Socioeconomic Impact of Covid-19 on the Syrian Refugees in Scotland

Financial Exclusion, Soft Segregation and Moral Constraints as Drivers of Entrepreneurial Activities in Scottish Muslim Immigrants (2025)
Journal Article
Avdukic, A., & Khaleel, F. (2025). Financial Exclusion, Soft Segregation and Moral Constraints as Drivers of Entrepreneurial Activities in Scottish Muslim Immigrants. Global Policy, 16(S1), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13481

This study examines financial structures adopted by Muslim immigrant entrepreneurs in Scotland and the challenges they face accessing state‐driven financial support. It explores the effectiveness of different financing models, emphasising how religio... Read More about Financial Exclusion, Soft Segregation and Moral Constraints as Drivers of Entrepreneurial Activities in Scottish Muslim Immigrants.

Syrian refugees rearranging their disrupted lives in-between obscurities of social capital, opacities of integration and ambiguities of displacement (2024)
Report
Law, A., Khaleel, F., Avdukic, A., & Young, M. (2024). Syrian refugees rearranging their disrupted lives in-between obscurities of social capital, opacities of integration and ambiguities of displacement. Al-Maktoum Foundation

This study explores the coexistence of multiple and radically distinctive, yet rhythmic worlds, that Syrian refugees resettling in the Scotland found themselves within during the pandemic. This study applies rhythm analysis as a critical phenomenolog... Read More about Syrian refugees rearranging their disrupted lives in-between obscurities of social capital, opacities of integration and ambiguities of displacement.

Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland - PodCast (2024)
Digital Artefact
Khaleel, F., & Avdukic, A. (2024). Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland - PodCast. [Podcast]

While Scotland has been a beacon of hope for many Syrian refugees, resettlement can create a grievous sense of loss and emptiness for many.

Associate Professor Fawad Khaleel of Edinburgh Napier University and Dr Alija Avudukic of Al-Maktoum Colleg... Read More about Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland - PodCast.

Temporality and Futurity of the Forgotten: Everyday Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland amid Covid-19 Pandemic (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khaleel, F., Avdukic, A., Law, A., & Abdullah, A. (2023, October). Temporality and Futurity of the Forgotten: Everyday Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland amid Covid-19 Pandemic. Paper presented at Understanding Displacement in Visual Art and Cultural History: 1945 to Now, Manchester, UK

This study explores the coexistence of multiple and radically distinctive, yet rhythmic worlds, that Syrian refugees resettling in the Scotland found themselves within during the pandemic.

Methodologically this study applies rhythmanalysis as a cr... Read More about Temporality and Futurity of the Forgotten: Everyday Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland amid Covid-19 Pandemic.

In-between Belongings: Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
In-between Belongings: Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland. [In-Person Event]. 3 October 2023 - 3 October 2023

Discovering New Realities: Delve into the world of Syrian refugees as they navigate an entirely new rhythm of life during the pandemic. This event showcases how rhythm analysis serves as a critical lens, allowing us to comprehend the essence of 'bein... Read More about In-between Belongings: Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the Lives of Syrian Refugees in Scotland.