There's a strange phenomenon among Iraqi refugees in Damascus -- most are nocturnal. Virtually everyone sleeps all day, wakes up late in the afternoon, and stays awake until the small hours of the night.
For every five people who have read Lolita in Tehran, roughly a billion have tried, in the privacy of their own rooms, to master the moonwalk.
This week we're profiling FilmAid International, a non-profit organization that aims to bring the healing and educating power of cinema to refugees in the most desperate situations.
The Iraqi refugee tragedy continues to unfold. It is time for proactive policy and action, for Americans to make friends of the people we were seeking to help by doing the right things.
By: Patrick Duplat, Advocate "When they realize you're a Mehsud, they treat you like a suicide bomber who's wearing an explosive jacket." -- A displ...
When I wrote this book, Objects of Remembrance: A Memoir of American Opportunities and Viennese Dreams, there was a question of genre: Was this a Holocaust or refugee book?
The symptoms of catastrophe are unmistakable, and the diagnosis is clear: we are in a race against time with the forces of the natural world.
Frustration in the face of this humanitarian tragedy is understandable. Where is SOS Hillary Clinton in the face of this, especially after her courageous meetings with Congolese President Joseph Kabila?
Doulas have been gaining popularity but are still a relatively uncommon. The word comes from ancient Greek, meaning "woman servant." But, in fact, they are much more.
Somalia's civil war constitutes a danger to the whole region, but it is not the only cause of instability. How far will chaos spread, and what is the appropriate US policy response?
Why did I spend Rosh Hashanah in Darfuri refugee camps in Eastern Chad? Why would a rabbi welcome the Jewish New Year in a place where there are no Jews?
A brutal plundering of this rich cultural heritage has been taking place in broad daylight ever since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
4 years ago I spent the Jewish holidays in Eastern Chad and blogged about it for Huffington Post. Since then a mass movement has grown to inform the w...
Congolese president Joseph Kabila paved the way for a troupe of Spanish Clowns, while thugs and militia rule the Kivus and truth-seeking journalist are threatened.
'EID IS FOR EVERYONE' – HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES & REFUGEE NEIGHBORS DURING THEIR HOLIDAY SEASON "Ramadan is the Muslim holy month...
Since Secretary Clinton ended her African trip, the news cycle has seemingly abandoned the women of Congo.
These three shared an outspoken passion for the cause of aiding refugees and other victims of oppression, war and poverty, but they also shared something rarer: the ability to translate concern into action.
Tonight Kennedy will be quietly remembered and honored in thousands of tents, huts and homes of refugees around the world who owe their lives and the lives of their children to his generous devotion to their safety and security.
The deeper one delves into the issue, the more Iraqis face injustice and the more peculiar the case of the Danish government appears.
The UN has designated August 19th the inaugural World Humanitarian Day, to honor aid workers and the jobs they do in difficult and dangerous environments. Here is a slideshow to mark the event.
My ReThink Review of Neill Blomkamp's excellent film, District 9, and why its creativity and social/political commentary make it a modern classic.
