Paul Hefel-James

ByAnna Kummelstedt

Paul Hefel-James is a freelance journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon. He covers migration and refugee issues, the humanitarian sector and conflict in the Middle East region. His previous publications include explorations of labor migration in Lebanon, Syrian archives and reconstruction and the displacement crisis during the Israel-Hezbollah war. He is the author of the Substack, Wayward Bound, and his work has appeared in DAWN’s Democracy in Exile, New Internationalist and The Progressive.

Prior to beginning his career in journalism, Hefel-James worked in the humanitarian sector providing legal aid to asylum seekers in Cairo, Egypt. He holds an M.A. in migration and refugee studies from The American University in Cairo and a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. His academic research focuses on forced displacement and humanitarian responses in conflict zones.

Click ‘listen’ to hear Dominic Bowen and Paul Hefel-James discuss the current situation on the ground in Lebanon during the latest Israel-Hezbollah war and the country’s growing displacement crisis,

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