Singing ‘salaam,’ synagogue hosts a welcome dinner for Syrian refugees
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer In Syria, Mostafa Hassoun was told that Jews were the enemy of Syrians and that Israel was out to occupy and oppress his […]
European churches say growing flock of Muslim refugees are converting
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood in London and Philip Oltermann in Vienna A growing number of Muslim refugees in Europe are converting to Christianity, according to churches, which have conducted mass baptisms in […]
Syrian refugees assist Canada’s wildfire victims
Source: Aljazeera By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Toronto, Canada – Tareq Hadhad knows what it means to lose everything in an instant. That’s why the 24-year-old Syrian refugee and his family did not hesitate […]
Some 13,000 migrants saved, over 700 dead in a week: media
Source: New China ROME, May 30 (Xinhua) — Around 13,000 migrants have been rescued and more than 700 are feared to have died at sea in the southern Mediterranean over […]
Number Of Afghans Uprooted By Violence Doubles In Just 3 Years, Amnesty Reports
Source: Huffington Post By Magdalena Mis Thomson Reuters Foundation LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of Afghans internally displaced by conflict has “dramatically” doubled to 1.2 million in just three years, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, warning that a lack of basic services was putting people on the brink […]
Over 650 Migrants Saved by Italian, Irish and German Ships
Source: Time By Frances D’Demilio / AP The multi-national patrol has saved thousands this week. (ROME) — Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels as well […]
Paul Ryan: There Will Be No Religious Test For Syrian Refugees
Source: Huffington Post By Laura Barron-Lopez Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Legislation to restrict the flow of Syrian refugees into the United States will not include a religious test, […]
Why Are So Many Muslim Refugees in Europe Suddenly Finding Jesus?
Source: The Daily Beast By NADETTE DE VISSER Whether out of conviction or convenience, thousands of migrants in Europe are converting to Christianity. AMSTERDAM — Hundreds of Pakistanis and Afghans […]
Syrian refugees give new life to struggling city of Malmö
Source: The Guardian By Richard Orange in Malmö When Fisal Abo Karaa stepped off the train in Malmö’s central station this time last year, exhausted after a long journey by train […]
EU mission ‘failing’ to disrupt people-smuggling from Libya
Source: BBC he EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is failing to achieve its aims, a British parliamentary committee says. In a report, the House […]
Migrant crisis: EU plans penalties for refusing asylum seekers
Source: BBC The European Commission has proposed reforms to EU asylum rules that would see stiff financial penalties imposed on countries refusing to take their share of asylum seekers. The […]
Unicef: 75m children in desperate need of education support
Source: BBC Some 75 million school-age children in crisis areas around the world are in desperate need of educational support, according to a new report by Unicef. One in four […]
PNG court rules Australia’s Manus detention centre unconstitutionalPNG court rules Australia’s Manus detention centre unconstitutional
Source: BBC Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled that the detention of asylum seekers and refugees on Manus Island is unconstitutional. Australia sends asylum seekers to the Manus Island […]
Greens back rise in refugee intake to 50,000, new ‘skilled’ visa
Source: The Age By Michael Gordon Political editor, The Age Australia’s refugee intake would increase to 50,000 a year, including 10,000 via a new “skilled refugee” category, under a policy to […]
Germany unveils integration law for refugees
Source: The Guardain By Philip Oltermann Asylum seekers face cuts to support if they reject mandatory measures such as classes in language and culture Germany has announced new legal measures requiring migrants […]
Pope Francis takes refugees to Rome after Lesbos visit
Source: The Guardian By Helena Smith Pope Francis has taken a dozen highly vulnerable refugees who faced deportation from the Greek island of Lesbos back to Rome, offering them refuge in […]
With migrant mission to Greece, pope cements Orthodox ties
Source: Crux By Nicole Winfield Associated Press April 14, 2016 VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, […]
Fewer than 0.1% of Syrians in Turkey in line for work permits
Source: The Guardian By Patrick Kingsley Fewer than 0.1% of Syrians in Turkey currently stand to gain the right to work under much-vaunted Turkish labour laws, undermining EU claims that the […]
First Syrians leave for US under surge resettlement program
Source: Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan — The first Syrian family to be resettled in the U.S. under a speeded-up “surge operation” for refugees left Jordan on Wednesday for Kansas City, […]
Mormon leader on refugees: ‘Their story is our story’ — Monson announces more temples
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By PEGGY FLETCHER STACK In a stirring speech Sunday, an LDS British general authority called on the Mormon faithful to see themselves in the suffering […]