Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media at the end of a two-day cabinet retreat in Calgary, Alberta, Canada January 24, 2017. Photo by Chris Bolin/Reuters BY ROB GILLIES, ASSOCIATED PRESS PBS, NEWSHOUR Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump: Canada will take you. He … Continued
The Huffington Post Linda Sarsour, the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, explains how President Donald Trump’s restrictions on refugees will affect U.S. national security and Muslims who live in the United States.
By Justin Wm. Moyer The Washington Post The Jbawi family arrived in Baltimore in July after fleeing war in Syria, carrying four suitcases into a nearly empty apartment. Nadia Jbawi, 35, didn’t get to choose the art on the walls — two pictures of garden scenes and one of seashells — but she likes them. … Continued
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
The Center for Arab American Philanthropy After fleeing war, drought and starvation, the last thing that new refugee families need is to worry about making their rent payment. After seeing refugee families in Michigan struggle to get the support they need, the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP), an ACCESS institution, recently launched a new … Continued
Press release: UNHCR Annual VASyR Study with UNICEF, WFP Shows Food Insecurity Rising; Share of Households Below Poverty Line at 71 percent Syrian refugees in Lebanon remain highly vulnerable after many years living in the country, according to a benchmark study from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UN partner agencies. Household surveys conducted by … Continued
By Andrew Schmertz NJTV News Twelve-year-old Mohammed Djougal — who lost a leg and an arm — barely survived a bomb attack in his hometown in Syria. His father, Marwan Djougal, knew at that point, they had to escape the country and make it to the United States. “It was an exploding barrel on the … Continued
BY: Daughter of the Diaspora/Ambassador Blogger A rap at the door to my house. A figure peers through the shadows. Who comes a knocking at this time of night, Pleading for a warm welcome? I know not who you are, Enveloped in mystery and rags, I trust not that feeble smile, And hunger has … Continued
A group of children at the Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Cookbook writer and photographer Barbara Massaad visited the camp and was particularly touched by the Syrian children she met there. She wanted to raise awareness about the plight of Syrian refugees, so she decided to write a cookbook. By Neda Ulaby NPR … Continued
By Pam Bailey, founder of We Are Not Numbers I spent my Thanksgiving in Bire, a small town in northern Lebanon about an hour from Tripoli and within sight of the Syrian border, across from the ancient city of Homs. It is a village of maybe 5,000 Lebanese residents but now is more than … Continued
46 Results (Page 4 of 4)
Loading ...