Ignoring Christie, the U.S. has now settled 275 Syrians in N.J.
WASHINGTON — New Jersey welcomed 275 Syrian refugees in the past 12 months, even as the state was one of only two in the nation that refused to help in the resettlement effort. The refugees were among the 11,491 from Syria who settled in the U.S. as President Barack Obama met his goal of accepting […]
Why World Leaders Must Do More to Help Syria’s Children
Once more, a striking image of a vulnerable Syrian child has dominated newspaper front pages and sent emotional shock waves around the world. Omran Daqneesh, a five-year-old boy from Aleppo, was able to break through “audience fatigue” and move millions around the world with footage of him being brought out from under the rubble of […]
UK: Families opening doors to refugees
The British government officially offers some level of material support to refugees who have reached the UK by their own means to seek asylum. But, there are various circumstances under which this support can be withheld or withdrawn if the state refuses or delays the initial claims for asylum. In such cases, people seeking asylum […]
Breaking bread, reaching out to refugees
Foundation for Ethnic Understanding cohosts welcome to Syrians Women with their babies and small children during the program before the iftar meal. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg Men and women were served the meal on opposite sides of the room. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg Men and women were served the meal on opposite sides of the […]
German Town Hails Syrian Refugee ‘Hero’ Who Turned in $55,000
German police are hailing the actions of a 25-year-old refugee from Syria who turned in a stash of cash that he found inside a donated cabinet. The city of Minden has called him the “hero of the day” after his honesty led him to return several bank savings books and cash totaling more than 150,000 […]
Syrian refugees now in N.J.: some say too many, some say too few
JERSEY CITY_ Hussam Al Roustom and his family have been living in Jersey City for the past year, getting used to a new language, a new climate, a new culture. While that is difficult, Roustom said it’s nothing compared to his journey here: After his grocery store was destroyed during the Syrian Civil War, he […]
Syria: Aleppo hit again as death toll from earlier hospital attack ‘rises to 50’
There was more chaos and panic on the streets of Aleppo on Friday as fresh airstrikes hit the northern Syrian city after only a brief respite. Several more deaths were reported on both sides. Another medical facility was reportedly hit, said a civil defence chief working in rebel-held areas. Bebars Mishal told Reuters there were […]
Syria civil war: Helping traumatised children in Aleppo
Aleppo, Syria – As the Syrian government continues its military offensive against rebel-held areas in Aleppo and the civilian death toll mounts, thousands of the city’s children have been left traumatised by the harrowing conflict surrounding them. But one after-school initiative in Aleppo is aiming to help these children cope. “We want to help children […]
Syria conflict will be central to major Islamic summit
It calls itself the collective voice of the Muslim world. And ahead of a leaders summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, foreign ministers from the 57 member states have been meeting in Istanbul. At the heart of their agenda is the civil war in Syria. “As the Islamic world, it is time for us […]
The Gulf States refuse to step up and accept their share of refugees
The Syrian civil war is now five years old, spreading deep economic and humanitarian costs around the world. The arrival of more than one million refugees and migrants in Europe is leading to tensions that could bring an end to internal mobility in the European Union. Canada’s response to the Syrian crisis also became a […]