Israel shocked by self-immolation of traumatized ex-soldier
An honour guard of Israeli soldiers with their rifles stands to attention during a one minute siren, as they partake in a state ceremony for Memorial Day in Jerusalem on […]
Traumatized and Tormented: A Difficult Homecoming for Yazidis Kidnapped by IS
Kidnapped Yazidis are being reunited with their families following the victory over Islamic State. They include children who have been deeply traumatized. While in captivity, IS brainwashed them to think […]
Canada struggles as it opens its arms to Yazidis victims of Daesh brutality
March 18, 2018 CALGARY—As leader of one of Canada’s largest refugee agencies, Fariborz Birjandian, a refugee himself, has years of experience welcoming the world’s most vulnerable — Kosovar Albanians fleeing ethnic cleansing, Burmese Karens evicted from Thai refugee camps, and Syrians escaping the civil war. Nothing prepared him for the […]