Category Archives: Iraqi Refugees
Iraqi Refugees Struggle to Adjust to Life in U.S.
By KIRK SEMPLE Not long after the Iraq War began in 2003, Uday al-Ghanimi was accosted by several men outside the American military base where he managed a convenience store. They accused him of abetting the Americans, and one fired … Continue reading
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Iraq’s National Symphony Orchestra
I haven’t heard about Iraq’s National Symphony Orchestra for two years now, so it’s good to get an update. Here’s more about it in a New York Times blog: By Steven Lee Myers BAGHDAD – It was achievement enough that … Continue reading
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Honoring World Refugee Day
By Queen Noor of Jordan For 35 years, my home has been one of the world’s major conflict regions, home also to over 10 million refugees and displaced inhabitants. World Refugee Day (June 20) is a time to honor and … Continue reading
Guardian: Iraqi Children for Sale
And so, what happens after the storm? Here’s an article published in the Guardian newspaper: Corruption, weak law enforcement and porous borders are compounding a growing child trafficking crisis in Iraq, according to officials and aid agencies, with scores of … Continue reading
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Iraqi Surveys Start to Unveil the Mental Scars of War, Especially Among Women
An article in the New York Times on the mental health situation in Iraq…since the article came out more than 50 Iraqis have died this week… Only when the guns fall silent does the extent of damage wrought by … Continue reading
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Iraqi refugees returning to danger zone to escape poverty in Utah
An article from the Salt Lake Tribune on Iraqi refugees who are leaving their life in the US due to poverty and returning to Iraq. As human rights organizations call for aid and resettlement for millions of Iraqi refugees, some … Continue reading
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Top Ten humanitarian crises
Read about each crises Massive forced civilian displacements, violence, and unmet medical needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, andPakistan, along with neglected medical emergencies in Myanmar and Zimbabwe, are some of the worst humanitarian and medical emergencies in the world, the international medical humanitarian … Continue reading
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Video: Pres-Elect Obama: The Middle East Response
Watch On this edition of Independent Sources we talk with an Iraqi and Jordanian journalist about how people in their countries are reacting to the Obama victory. We look at the challenges facing African-American newspapers, and we profile Claire Chen, … Continue reading
Jennifer Utz: My Journey with an Iraqi Refugee
This is a great article by Jennifer Utz on a personal story of an Iraq refugee. Read the whole piece in the Huffington Post. In recent months, much has been said in the media about Iraqi refugees going back … Continue reading
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Cleansing of Neighborhoods in Iraq?
This is a claim published today by Reuters: Satellite images taken at night show heavily Sunni Arab neighborhoods of Baghdad began emptying before a U.S. troop surge in 2007, graphic evidence of ethnic cleansing that preceded a drop in violence, … Continue reading
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