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The connection between migrant workers and their employers, known as kafeel, is governed by the kafala system, sometimes called the sponsorship system. As expressed by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the Kafala system is extensively utilized in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and […]

This article was first published by American University in Cairo’s Cairo Review of Global Affairs. It was published as part of UCF’s partnership with AUC, thanks to the generous support of Jonathan and Nancy Wolf.   Immigrants have been vital to this nation’s success pre-COVID, and they will be key participants in ensuring the U.S. […]