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Wednesday June 29th, 2016
A 25-year-old Syrian refugee living in Minden, Germany has been hailed as a “hero” for turning €150,000 to authorities. The Syrian man found the money in a cupboard that had been given to him by a charitable organization. After discovering that the huge amount, which was hidden in the cupboard,...
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At least 400 refugees travelling by boats from Egypt to Italy have drowned in the Mediterranean sea, reported BBC Arabic citing Somalia’s Ambassador to Egypt. Earlier in the idea, Somali media reported that hundreds of Somali youth had died when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the...
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Saturday April 16th, 2016
In a “gesture of welcome”, Pope Francis returned from Greece to the Vatican with 12 Syrian refugees, including six children. The three families, all of whom are Muslim, flew with the Pope on his plane back to the Vatican. Earlier, Pope Francis visited refugees and migrants living in the...
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Saturday March 26th, 2016
Pope Francis made headlines on Saturday after he washed and kissed the feet of 12 young Muslim, Christian and Hindu refugees in an act aimed at bolstering international protection for refugees. In statements, the Pope said that all people are children of the same God, regardless of their religion....
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Palestinian school teacher Hanan Al Hroub, who grew up in a refugee camp, won a $US 1 million global education award. Al Hroub, who teaches at the Samiha Khalil High School in the West Bank, was presented the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize in the United Arab Emirates, with Pope...
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Saturday March 12th, 2016
The Belgian government launched a website, Zanzu, aimed at giving migrants and refugees “who have been in Germany for a short time” the ability to learn about “sex and sexuality”. In a press release marking the website’s launch in Germany, Parliamentary State Secretary Elke Ferner said that the website will...
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Wednesday March 9th, 2016
Renowned Egyptian heart surgeon Professor Magdi Yacoub has announced he will perform surgeries for Arab children free of charge in Oman, state-owned Al-Ahram reported. Yacoub will offer his services through the Omani center to all Arab children with heart-related birth defects but wants to focus on children from Yemen,...
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Thursday February 4th, 2016
As some European countries continue to open up their borders to individuals fleeing war and trauma, controversial far-right Dutch figure Geert Wilders increased his attacks on refugees. In the town of Spijkenisse in Holand, Wilders, who is renowned for his xenophobic rhetoric in Europe, handed out ‘defence sprays’ containing...
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Sunday January 31st, 2016
Up to 100 ‘masked men’ have been accused of attacking and molesting child refugees in Sweden, reported local and international media. Believed to belong to a Neo-Nazi group, the masked men dressed in all-black outfits gathered in the capital city of Sweden to “punish migrants”. “They gathered...
A 25-year-old Syrian refugee living in Minden, Germany has been hailed as a “hero” for turning €150,000 to authorities. The Syrian man found the money in a cupboard that had been given to him by a charitable organization. After discovering that the huge amount, which was hidden in the cupboard,...
At least 400 refugees travelling by boats from Egypt to Italy have drowned in the Mediterranean sea, reported BBC Arabic citing Somalia’s Ambassador to Egypt. Earlier in the idea, Somali media reported that hundreds of Somali youth had died when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the...
In a “gesture of welcome”, Pope Francis returned from Greece to the Vatican with 12 Syrian refugees, including six children. The three families, all of whom are Muslim, flew with the Pope on his plane back to the Vatican. Earlier, Pope Francis visited refugees and migrants living in the...
Pope Francis made headlines on Saturday after he washed and kissed the feet of 12 young Muslim, Christian and Hindu refugees in an act aimed at bolstering international protection for refugees. In statements, the Pope said that all people are children of the same God, regardless of their religion....
Palestinian school teacher Hanan Al Hroub, who grew up in a refugee camp, won a $US 1 million global education award. Al Hroub, who teaches at the Samiha Khalil High School in the West Bank, was presented the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize in the United Arab Emirates, with Pope...
The Belgian government launched a website, Zanzu, aimed at giving migrants and refugees “who have been in Germany for a short time” the ability to learn about “sex and sexuality”. In a press release marking the website’s launch in Germany, Parliamentary State Secretary Elke Ferner said that the website will...
Renowned Egyptian heart surgeon Professor Magdi Yacoub has announced he will perform surgeries for Arab children free of charge in Oman, state-owned Al-Ahram reported. Yacoub will offer his services through the Omani center to all Arab children with heart-related birth defects but wants to focus on children from Yemen,...
As some European countries continue to open up their borders to individuals fleeing war and trauma, controversial far-right Dutch figure Geert Wilders increased his attacks on refugees. In the town of Spijkenisse in Holand, Wilders, who is renowned for his xenophobic rhetoric in Europe, handed out ‘defence sprays’ containing...
Up to 100 ‘masked men’ have been accused of attacking and molesting child refugees in Sweden, reported local and international media. Believed to belong to a Neo-Nazi group, the masked men dressed in all-black outfits gathered in the capital city of Sweden to “punish migrants”. “They gathered...