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Ghosts of 2011 Haunt Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Heather Murdock

   BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON -

   "I'm scared to go out on the streets," said Yousra in her shop on the
   edge of a small makeshift camp for Syrian refugee families. "There is
   so much harassment."

   A few days earlier, a man on the nearby highway pulled down his pants,
   exposing himself, she said.

   On the shelves of her store, a few bottles of nail polish and some
   canned food were left. Police raided it two months ago and ordered her
   to close. Syrian refugees in Lebanon are increasingly being harassed or
   deported, she said, and the message to families is clear.

   "They are targeting us to scare us into going back to Syria," she said.

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