1.0The Readerhttps://thereader.comGordon Spencerhttps://thereader.com/author/gordon-spencer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0ddRU5Mv6h"><a href="https://thereader.com/2017/04/01/a-refugee-sings-of-his-plight/">A Refugee Sings of His Plight</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thereader.com/2017/04/01/a-refugee-sings-of-his-plight/embed/#?secret=0ddRU5Mv6h" width="600" height="338" title="“A Refugee Sings of His Plight” — The Reader" data-secret="0ddRU5Mv6h" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> A Refugee Sings of His Plight Stranded and Abandoned Amid Weary, Bewildered Travelers A refugee from a mostly Moslem country is not given asylum when he arrives at an airport. He also cannot leave. His time in limbo seems endless. Travelers coming and going offer him sympathy. But he remains fixed while they move on. […]https://i0.wp.com/thereader.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Reader.png?fit=609%2C200&ssl=1609200