Iran is a country located in Western Asia, bordered by countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Turkey, with coastlines along the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, Iran has a rich cultural and […]

Yemen is a country located in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It has a long history, beautiful old buildings, and a unique culture. The capital, Sana’a, is one of the oldest cities in the world. But today, instead […]

Gayatri Spivak once asked: Can the subaltern speak? Not because the silenced lack language, but because the world is full of ears that only listen when a voice sounds familiar. So maybe the real question is: Can you listen? Not […]

Image: Amnesty Maastricht International This article is based on the lecture/discussion which took place at an event arranged between the Refugee Project Maastricht and Amnesty Maastricht on 26th March 2025. The discussion was led by Christine Doumbe, who provided a […]

The most common public perception of refugees, often shaped by media narratives and rooted in stereotypes, portrays them as a homogenous group of impoverished individuals from foreign cultures, struggling to adapt to life in the Western world. Their vulnerability, need […]

On the 24th of January, RPM Academy hosted an event in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Henk van Houtum. In this event, van Houtum presented his book titled “Free the Map”. This book explores borders, migration, and the role of cartography […]

While scientific debate continues, it is commonly believed that the first modern humans migrated out of Africa tens of thousands of years ago, and traveled across the globe. This movement of people continues today, with over 3% of the world’s […]

Amplifying Refugee Voices, an event organized by Kristina and the Academy team for World Refugee Day 2025. Is there anyone left in Europe who hasn’t heard about the “ongoing migration crisis”? If we go by recent headlines in national and […]

On March 21st, at the Project Room of Lumière Cinema, Refugee Project Maastricht and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences came together to host Stateless in the Netherlands, a lecture by Bani da Lima Ahrendt that offered personal perspectives […]