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The Stories Behind Syrian TPS
October 11th, 2018 / Madelyn ColesOn the last day of last January, the Trump administration announced an 18-month extension of the temporary permission that granted some Syrians to stay in the United States.
Known as TPS, or temporary protected status, this designation allows Syrians to work legally in the U.S. through September 30, 2019.… Read more
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Gratitude in Action: Syrian-Americans pay back the American town that embraced them
June 27, 2018 / Madelyn Coles
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Ahmad: ‘We all feel discriminated against by the government’
January 25, 2018 / Coco McCabeIt has been five long years since Ahmad, his sister, and their parents were all together as a family back in Damascus, Syria. Today, as…
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Monzer: ‘I’ve always wanted democracy’
January 23, 2018 / Coco McCabeHe goes by Moe, his favorite character from The Simpsons. And it’s thanks to them--along with a hearty diet of American movies, shows, and video games--that Monzer’s English is so good…
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Syrian-American Organizations Advocate for Refugee Education
December 1, 2017 / Haleluya HaderoWashington D.C. -- On October 25th, Syrian-American organizations, and members of the American Relief Coalition for Syria (…
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ARCS Advocacy Day 2017
October 31, 2017 / ARCS StaffOn October 25th, ARCS members from across the country came to Washington, D.C. to meet with their representatives and advocate on issues that have the most impact on their work. They spoke the importance and need for new approaches…
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My Year at ARCS
August 30, 2017 / Haleluya HaderoThis May, I concluded my full academic year internship with the American Relief Coalition for Syria; serving as the Communications/Advocacy/Marketing Intern during the Fall 2016 semester, and continuing on as the Senior Communications/Advocacy Intern for…
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Syrians Go Way Back
July 14, 2017 / Omneya MohamedThe first Arabs immigrated to the United States in the 1880s. Most of them came from Greater Syria, which is present-day Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Syria. Typically, immigrants made the journey to escape economic struggles and to pursue…
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World Refugee Day 2017
June 19, 2017 / Omneya MohamedThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1951, during the Second World War. The purpose of its creation was to help millions of Europeans who fled their countries and left everything behind.
Today, the world…
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A Syrian Tailor Finds a Home in Chicago
March 27, 2017 / Haleluya HaderoAhmad Al Atrash does not like to be called a refugee. To him, a Syrian who fled a brutal civil war in his country, that word is loaded with negative connotations, and separates him from the…
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Six years after start of the crisis, there is no escape for Syrians seeking safety
March 15, 2017 / Oxfam AmericaPresident Trump’s ban on Syrians goes into…
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Statement on Safe Zones in Syria
March 13, 2017 /In January, President Trump announced his support for the creation of safe zones in Syria. Which, if planned and executed properly, can protect civilian populations from the crossfire.
In light of current discussions surrounding…