The racial juxtaposition could not be any clearer and is often highlighted by the very media outlets that make human appeals for Ukrainian refugees. While Syrian and Afghan refugees languished between statelessness and media silence, outlets like France 24 mentioned them only in relation to the far-right populism sweeping the nation.

XREF: Connects to broader critiques of humanitarianism and media representation of refugees, echoing work on who is deemed a deserving victim.

Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamopho…, loc. 1198