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Shami and Levantine Dialect

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Habeebti (f)

English:

My love / my dear

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School of Medicine study shows 60 percent of Syrian refugee children show signs of anxiety, half of adult refugees may have depression

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By Wayne State University School of Medicine  A study launched by Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers six months ago to determine the mental health impact and biological correlation of civil war trauma on Syrian refugees now living in the United States shows that 30 percent of adult refugees experience post-traumatic stress disorder and … Continued

Kal Penn Responds To Racist Troll By Raising Thousands For Refugees

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 Kal Penn Hilary Hanson The Huffington Post Kal Penn is turning racist vitriol into meaningful action to help other people. On Saturday, the Indian-American actor posted a screenshot on Instagram showing a text-message conversation with a friend. The friend was talking about an Iraqi refugee turned away from the United States in the wake of … Continued

22 People and Products America Would Miss if Trump’s Ban on Muslim-Majority Countries Had Always Been in Place

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BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer If President Trump’s ban on refugees and migrants from Muslim-majority countries always existed, America’s Middle Eastern and North African population would be miniscule. As the shock of the executive orders hits the Arab American population, we are reminded of the great contributions our community has given this country. Although the majority of … Continued

UNHCR: More than 5,000 Refugees Died in the Mediterranean Last Year

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Press Release: UNHCR UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has praised the rescue of some 1,500 people by the Italian Coastguard in coordination with Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, from boats struggling in rough weather on the Mediterranean over the past three days. In the wake of at least one known shipwreck of … Continued

Another brick in the wall

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BY: Huda Dawood from We Are Not Numbers/Contributing Writer Imagine living in a town where checkpoints monitor who goes in and out. Every time you leave or return home, you must show your ID. Same with friends and family members. And if you happen to have an acquaintance from overseas who wants to visit, she will … Continued

Refugees in Lebanon victims of racism, sexism and their children suffer

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BY: Huda Dawood/Contributing Writer We Are Not Numbers “اخشى ما اخشاه ان تصبح الخيانة وجهة نظر.” This quote is from Palestinian cartoonist Naji El Ali, creator of the little refugee boy Handala. It translates roughly as, “I fear the day that deception and betrayal are regarded as the norm.” We are living that day now, when … Continued

Goodbye My Little Friend…Goodbye Samir

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Photo: Samir When she was three years old, my daughter Amal would repeatedly tell me “When I grow up, I want to be a doctor, so that you will work with me”. Years went-by and Amal graduated as a dentist in May 2015 from Boston University. As a resident at the prestigious University of Texas … Continued

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