The terror comes to Amani in flashes. She remembers rockets shrieking overhead as her family fled their home in Syria. She can still hear the bellowing booms of shells exploding and destroying the homes and buildings in her old neighborhood. Even six years later, the...
Would you burn your only pair of shoes to stay warm? Or would you light your favorite book on fire in order to give your children heat, even if it were just for a moment? Refugees are facing life-threatening winter conditions right now. And without help, they may not...
Freezing to death is probably not something you’ve ever had to worry about. But it’s a very real threat for refugees living in northern Iraq and Syria.Refugee families are counting down the days until the temperature drops and the freezing winds blow. They aren’t...
Yusef is a 5-year-old boy whose life has already been filled with more chaos than many people will face in their entire lives. His parents are from Syria, but Yusef can hardly remember living there. That’s because Yusef is a refugee … and has been for almost his...
The moment I landed in the Middle East and stepped out of the airport, I was immediately grateful I packed my winter coat. It was extremely cold outside, and the wind was biting. But as I arrived in the refugee camps, I noticed many of the men, women, and children...