World press on Syria refugee crisis (July 25, 2013)

"Syrian refugees suffer backlash in Egypt after Mohamed Morsi's removal" is article published by The Guardian today in the Syria refugee crisis. 

"Syrian refugees in Egypt are bearing the brunt of a sudden wave of xenophobia, in one of the more unexpected side effects of the removal of Mohamed Morsi from the Egyptian presidency," the article states.

"Since Morsi's fall, Egypt's new government has turned away hundreds of Syrians from its borders, at times sending whole plane loads of refugees back to their airport of origin. Widely watched Egyptian television hosts have threatened Syrians with hate speech – all because Syrians have become unfairly associated with Morsi's hated Muslim Brotherhood," the author explains.

"Some Syrians report an increase in xenophobic street harassment, others greater job insecurity. One man claimed his children were not allowed to register at a state-run school because of their Syrian nationality," the article reads.

"Of course Egypt has a right to reinforce their laws – but give us a heads-up. We're talking about people who are fleeing for their lives. They left Syria to escape being rounded up and arrested. Now that exact situation is happening to them here. They're being kicked while they're down," the article quotes one of the organisers in Cairo's Syrian community.

At least 90,000 Syrians have fled to Egypt from Syria's civil war, according to official UN figures – while community organisers say the real figure could be above 300,000. Under Morsi, Syrians were allowed to enter Egypt with just their passports – and were greeted with open arms by the state and wider society.