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TPS extension for Yemeni Nationals: Good but not enough:

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

TPS extension for Yemeni Nationals: Good but not enough: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) welcomes the Biden Administration’s extending the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) designation for Yemeni nationals residing in the United States. However, we believe Yemen is owed more than the band aid provided to a very small number of Yemenis. Yemen have been torn…

Arab World, Gulf States, NewsWire

New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 rayhanania 1 Comment

New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement Refugees who have fled famine and violence and resettled in the US too often are isolated, disconnected, living in despair. They typically have housing, food, clothing. Yet they miss the large inter-connected families, the all-embracing social fabric of their previous homes. They yearn…

Book Review, Culture, Entertainment, Features, News, refugees

Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 Two years since the end of the war with the Islamic State group, more than 1.3 million people in Iraq are still displaced from their homes and are now extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 due to overcrowded and unhygienic living conditions, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins…

Arab World, coronavirus, Iraq, News

Response to COVID-19 in Wavel Palestinian Refugee Camp

April 22, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Response to COVID-19 in Wavel Palestinian Refugee Camp Anera is beginning a multi-faceted response to COVID-19 in Wavel camp for Palestinian refugees in Baalbeck, Lebanon. A Palestinian refugee who fled the Syrian civil war, and who lives near the camp, tested positive for the virus today. She traveled in and out of the camp often,…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, coronavirus, Health, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

128 detainees repatriated back to Yemen from Saudi Arabia

November 28, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

128 detainees repatriated back to Yemen from Saudi Arabia Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, facilitated the repatriation of 128 detainees from Saudi Arabia to Yemen following a request from the Coalition’s Joint Forces Command and in agreement with both parties. Before the operation, the…

Arab World, Press Releases, Saudi Arabia

US Institute for Peace to detail Syria Report Sept. 26

September 24, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

US Institute for Peace to detail Syria Report Sept. 26 Congress directed the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) to facilitate the bipartisan Syria Study Group (SSG) to examine the current state of the conflict and make recommendations on the military and diplomatic strategy of the United States going forward. To present the SSG’s final…

Arab World, Civil Rights, Event, Events, Features, News, Syria

UNRWA USA partners in Run with Right to Movement Palestine to raise funds

September 24, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

UNRWA USA partners in Run with Right to Movement Palestine to raise funds UNRWA USA is partnering with Right to Movement Palestine to bring a group of runners and refugees from Palestine to relay run 250 miles down the East Coast, from New York to DC, in just five days, to deliver a message that…

Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

Hundreds of thousands remain missing in Iraq after decades of war, violence

August 30, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Hundreds of thousands remain missing in Iraq after decades of war, violence The families of hundreds of thousands of missing Iraqis marked the International Day of the Disappeared on Friday, as the office of Iraq’s Prime Minister pledged to support relatives and investigate cases, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (August 30,…

Arab World, Chaldean, Culture, Iraq, Kurdish, Kurds, News, refugees, Syria

Over 648,000 forcibly displaced people assisted in the first half of 2019 through UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund

August 21, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Over 648,000 forcibly displaced people assisted in the first half of 2019 through UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund A new report by UNHCR, The UN Refugees Agency revealed that 648,476 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees were assisted in the first half of 2019 with Zakat funds received through its ‘Refugee Zakat Fund’. The report released…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Middle East, News, refugees

Syria Direct launches audio series highlighting Syrian women’s voices

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Syria Direct launches audio series highlighting Syrian women’s voices Syria Direct, a non-profit journalism organization dedicated to telling the stories of the Syrian conflict, has launched its first-ever audio journalism reporting series, Souriyeh / سوريّة. The 10-part series, featuring both Arabic and English-language reporting, takes its title from the feminine adjective of “Syrian.” The goal: to…

Arab World, Middle East, News, Podcast, Syria

Algeria The People Speak: What’s Next?

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Algeria The People Speak: What’s Next? Algerian generals who have been trying to bring about some change to their people would benefit from reading the Chilean story. By Abdennour Toumi A country which only three weeks ago was still regarded as hopeless. The day of glory the people of Algeria have waited for so long…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Election, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Politics

Algeria Migration Policy: National Security Concerns Vs. Humanitarian Morality

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Algeria Migration Policy: National Security Concerns Vs. Humanitarian Morality Algeria’s migration policy reflects the interdependence of its domestic national security and to some extent regional foreign policy priorities and objectives. By Abdennour Toumi The first ever international agreement on the migration crisis aimed at coordinating action on migration around the world was signed by a…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, immigrants, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Politics