African Students Share How Often They Experience Racism In Lebanon

Racial reckoning in the U.S. has sparked conversations about racism worldwide. African students at the American University of Beirut share their experience of dealing with discrimination in Lebanon.

The U.S. isn't the only country reckoning with racism right now. In Lebanon at the prestigious American University of Beirut, African students are speaking up about discrimination. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports.

RUTH SHERLOCK, BYLINE: Shufaa Hame from Tanzania tells me that as a Black woman and a practicing Muslim, she thought she'd feel more welcome in the Middle East.

English | July 24, 2020

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