Women in Displacement - Stories of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Opinion piece by Carla Akil, Visiting Contributor

Although war is typically associated with men, little light has been shed on the struggles that women and children bear as a result of war. This article reviews a film entitled “Not Who We Are” by Carol Mansour that gives us an insight into the lives of five Syrian refugee women that share their experiences of loss, displacement, and daily struggles in a harsh and often unfriendly environment in Lebanon.