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Tag Archives: refugees

Iyad Al-Afandi (far right) with his wife Lina (second from left), daughter Noor and sons Nawar (center) and Homam at their home in Richardson.

by Alex Hannaford

‘Refugees Are Victims of the Very Thing You Are Afraid Of’

Despite an uncertain welcome in Texas, these Syrian families are trying to rebuild their lives after fleeing civil unrest and violence half a world away.

Tue, Dec 8, 2015 |

The Al Afandi family is part of an exodus of four million displaced Syrian refugees (there are an estimated 7.6 million internally displaced within Syria). Most...Read More

Lloyd Doggett

by Forrest Wilder

Texas Democrats Scramble to Explain Support for Bill Limiting Syrian Refugees

Sat, Nov 21, 2015 |

When Congressional Democrats joined forces with Republicans to back a House bill that would intensify scrutiny of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, Lloyd Doggett’s �...Read More

by Andrea Grimes

Blessed are the Cowards

Did God's commandment to turn away people in need get lost in a Gnostic gospel somewhere?

Mon, Nov 16, 2015 |

On Monday, Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to President Obama announcing that Texas will not take in any Syrian refugees following the Paris terror attacks....Read More

Mary Kang — refugees

Eye on Texas: Bhutanese Refugees

Thu, Aug 20, 2015 |

This photo is of Hindu priest Dilli Ram Pokhrel preparing for an infant’s naming ceremony. Pokhrel is a Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugee who arrived in Austi...Read More

by Melissa del Bosque

At New Detention Facility It’s ‘Hurry Up and Deport’ Central Americans

Wed, Jul 23, 2014 |

Immigration attorney Shelley Wittevrongel says the U.S. government is only going through the motions when it comes to the asylum seekers....Read More

Tony Diaz

by Jonathan McNamara

Observer Radio Episode 39: Texas Gets Schooled In Mexican-American History and Central Americans Seek Asylum

Fri, Jan 3, 2014 |

In this episode of Observer Radio, staff writer Patrick Michels explains how Texas is on the way to creating a public school course in Mexican-American history....Read More

by Jen Reel and Laura Burke

Building Little Baghdad

Tue, May 4, 2010 |

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, established Muslims are working hard to keep refugees from falling through the cracks....Read More

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