Syrian Refugees Crises

"I am a Syrian refugee... I am not a terrorist... We are escaping from the terrorists," says a visibly worried Hussam Alroustom, speaking on a rainy November afternoon at a refugee resettlement center in New Jersey.

Ten years after she took office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands alone as the leader of a European Union that is grappling with multiple crises, despite the fact she has been weakened domestically, analysts say.

In response to the scenes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees making their way to Europe by any means possible to escape a dangerous conflict zone, there are finally the first signs that the technology industry's top thinkers are starting to rally behind the cause.

"I am a Syrian refugee... I am not a terrorist... We are escaping from the terrorists," says a visibly worried Hussam Alroustom, speaking on a rainy November afternoon at a refugee resettlement center in New Jersey.

Ten years after she took office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands alone as the leader of a European Union that is grappling with multiple crises, despite the fact she has been weakened domestically, analysts say.

In response to the scenes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees making their way to Europe by any means possible to escape a dangerous conflict zone, there are finally the first signs that the technology industry's top thinkers are starting to rally behind the cause.