By Ashleigh Morgan One of my first encounters with Muslims was when I visited a mosque in New York City with a group from the International Mission Board during the month of Ramadan. We entered the mosque with the purpose of taking a tour and learning more about Islam. However, we were soon Continue Reading
How U.S. refugee resettlement has shifted in each state since 2002 By Jynnah Radford
The resettlement of refugees in the U.S. has been fairly consistent across the country since 2002, with no state resettling a majority of them. In fiscal year 2017, no state resettled more than 10% of the 53,716 refugees the nation admitted that year. California, Texas, New York, Washington, Continue Reading
The Ungrateful Refugee: ‘We Have No Debt to Repay’ By Dina Nayeri
A few weeks ago I dusted off my expired Iranian passport photo, an unsmiling eight-year-old version of me – stunned, angry, wearing tight grey hijab and staring far beyond the camera. It’s not the face of a child on the verge of rescue, though I would soon escape Iran. I have kept that old Continue Reading
World Relief Responds to Revised Trump Executive Order
Evangelical Relief Organization World Relief Says Revised Trump Executive Order is More of the Same, Expresses Dismay at Ongoing Suspension of the Refugee Resettlement Program and Asks for Greater Commitment to Welcome World’s Refugees. World Relief Appeals to the General Public to Stand in the Continue Reading