No refuge

摘要

The concrete walls ringing the Al-Aw-dah camp for Syrian refugees in Lebanon appear cheerful. Pink hearts adorn one segment, SpongeBob SquarePants another. The walls, though, are the only remaining traces of 178 homes that were demolished in June, ostensibly for building-code violations. "It's an upsetting thing," says Abu Ja-wad, a longtime resident. "Even if it was only temporary, this was where you raised your children."