World Refugee Day 2015
Today is World Refugee Day, a day set aside to remember those forced to flee their homes due to civil, political, and religious unrest. In 2015, a record-breaking 60 million people are displaced worldwide—8 million more than in 2014—and half of them are women and...World Help Supporters Provide Aid to Ramadi Refugees
Only a few weeks ago, we received the first harrowing reports of ISIS’s brutal capture of the Iraqi city of Ramadi. Thousands of terrified refugees fled for their lives with nothing but the clothes on their backs . . . another strategic city claimed by the brutal...What the Church Can Learn from Refugees
ISIS was in a neighboring town when Faraj got the call. “They’ll be here in three days,” his family warned. “We will stay,” Faraj said, firmly. But when local army officers began to flee the village in droves, the truth of the situation forced its way into Faraj’s...ISIS Seizes Ramadi; Refugee Crisis Reaches New Heights
Ramadi, the capital city of Iraq’s Anbar province was seized only days ago by ISIS forces . . . yet another massive casualty of the extremist group’s notorious cruelty. The capture of the city is deeply significant—on both strategic and humanitarian levels. The main...
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