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How refugee scientists can change the world

What becomes of the scientists among those fleeing war and conflict in Africa and the Middle East, asks a documentary, Science in Exile

By Sandrine Ceurstemont

7 December 2017

Ghanya Naji Al-Naqeb — Ghanya Naji Al-Naqeb now has a new life
Nicole Leghissa/Science in Exile

Ghanya Naji Al-Naqeb left Yemen because she felt her life was at risk. “In my faculty, a few people disappeared. We don’t know anything about them,” she says.

Her story isn’t unique. Millions fled Africa and the Middle East when conflict and war closed in. But as a scientist, Naji Al-Naqeb may have been in greater danger since authoritarian regimes often target this group because of their knowledge and influence.

Although it is hard to get exact numbers, thousands of science students and professionals are thought…

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