Advocates deliver petitions for relief to Congress on anniversary of Trump’s Muslim Ban
One year after the Supreme Court allowed ‘Muslim Ban 3.0’ to go into effect, individuals impacted by Trump’s policy were joined by organizations to deliver petitions signed by more than 150,000 individuals and endorsed by more than 27 organizations. The...
IRC Book Review: Dreams of a Refugee
Elise Bellin, MLIS is the IRC Librarian and this book review is part of an ongoing series that focuses on a range of books within the IRC collection as a service to the community. Dreams of a Refugee: From the Middle East to Mount Everest by Mostafa...
Somalia edges closer to famine as millions struggle without food
With nothing to eat and no sign of respite, people in the Somali town of Caynabo are fighting to stave off malnutrition and disease as they survive off scraps. They are among 6 million people here in Somalia in need of urgent food assistance to prevent a...
Madison and Milwaukee students tell their immigrant stories in new multimedia book
In the spring of 2018, James Madison Memorial High School in Madison embarked on an all school read of “Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School.” Over 2,000 students read immigration stories written by authors of their...
America’s rising Muslim politicians are being targeted by Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has a singular political taste that is a marker of the kingdom’s readiness to go at any length to discredit and silence perceived hostility. The historic election of two Muslim women to the US Congress caused waves of celebration in the Muslim...
Without enough time to pray, Muslim Amazon workers rally for fair treatment
Khadra Ibrahin, a 28-year-old single mother of two and Somali immigrant living in Minneapolis, has been working at Amazon’s Shakopee fulfillment center for two years. As a practicing Muslim, Ibrahin tries to pray five times a day. But because Amazon has...
Photo Essay: SAMS volunteers bring urgent medical services to war weary
For the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) trip in November, photographers documented each day of the mission. At the SAMS Mental Health Center in Anjar, one young speech therapy patient had a special interest in the photographer’s camera. For Mazen,...
Video from Lebanon: Wisconsin doctors share their experience helping refugees
Dr. Najeeb and Dr. Katib from Wisconsin joined the November Medical Mission to Lebanon, organized by the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), to alleviate the suffering of hundreds of Syrian refugees who escaped the nearly decade-long civil war in their...
Volunteer medical services provide Syrian refugees with needed chronic care
Chronic care is beyond the capacity of many nonprofit health organizations, as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) due to high costs and limited funding. Most organizations are limited to providing basic primary care for...
Wisconsin doctors join medical volunteers treating Syrian refugees in Lebanon
The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) began its November Medical Mission to Lebanon with stops in Tripoli, the Beka'a Valley, and at Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut. For this trip, 10 volunteers from Lebanon and 15 from the United States...
