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Published on Your Middle East  and OpenDemocracy                    #WorldRefugeeDay   More than  2.8 million Syrians  have been forced to leave their country so far. The vast majority of them remaining in neighboring countries, such as Turkey (764,000), Lebanon (1,093,069) and Jordan (597,328), according to the UN Refugee Agency. They are often living in dire conditions because countries like Lebanon and Jordan are already under extreme economic and political strain. Few others went seeking refuge in Europe. However, Europe has only granted asylum to 89,000 people. Though  Europe is failing refugees from Syria  , Sweden is one of the few European countries to offer permanent residence to Syrians arriving at its borders. Salim Salamah, found refuge in Sweden after fleeing Syria to Lebanon. I met Salim few weeks ago in Malmo, the most densely populated are...

       While I was there, I couldn't write a word about Egypt "أم الدنيا", the first Arab country I visit, because it took me so much time to grasp the differences of our countries while we're both in North Africa, having almost the same background, language, religion ... I've always thought that who can drive in Tunisia would drive anywhere on earth due to the traffic and tight roads we suffer from. However, it seems that once you manage to drive in Egypt you deserve the international licenses. Never say that you've been to Egypt without drinking tea "koshari" on a very popular coffee while playing Domino or "Tawla". The pyramids should be an obligatory station, so that whenever you come to Egypt you have to pass by . However, dear tourists,  Egypt is more than Khufu and Bal Hamoun . It is a very rich history that only people living in places like kafr El Zayat and Tanta can teach you the true history and the real life....