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The Real Stories Behind World’s First Refugee Team to Rio Olympics 2016

This year, the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be the first ever to host a team comprised entirely of refugees. The team consists of six male and four female athletes who have fled South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria and Ethiopia. They will compete in the games as well as enter the opening ceremony …

“Mother, Don’t cry if they couldn’t find my body”. In Memory of 4000 Syrian refugees who drowned in the Sea

This Post was originally written for Global Voices The humanitarian aid agency Support to Life is working to increase global awareness about the more than 4,000 refugees from Syria who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. As part of this effort, the organization has launched a film project called “The Sea Cemetery,” which features different depictions of the dead. …

Syrian Refugees? Get Your Facts Straight Before You Share Their Stories

This Post was originally written for Global Voices Sadly, this year is shaping up to be the year of Syrian refugees. Although the countless stories of people fleeing their war-torn country are heartbreaking, we need to look at some of those stories with a pinch of salt. Unfortunately, in some cases the world continues to be misinformed by images and …

Buy a Pen, Save a Life. How a Syrian Father Inspired Fundraising his Cause

This Post was originally written for Global Voices Always we talk about the social media powerful way of changing lives. If you haven’t heard #BuyPens trending story on Twitter and Facebook for the last week, read this noble story of world collaborating to help a Syrian refugee father who carry his sleeping daughter selling pens in …

The Sex Chats That End With Syrian Hackers 2/2

7.7GB of Data Stolen According to the report, these hacking actions resulted in 7.7 GB of stolen data, including military and political information, humanitarian activities, refugees profiles, communication and media. In an Arabic post on Raseef22 blog, Mohamad Gazi writes the incidents that several officers of armed Syrian rebels were victims of sex-based hackers by …

Help #WithSyria Campaign to gather 100K signatures to stop the indiscriminate attacks against Syrians

“In Syria there are daily attacks, from groups on all sides, hitting schools, hospitals and other residential areas. In February, the UN Security Council demanded that indiscriminate attacks in Syria stop. It promised to take further steps if these attacks continued. As the violence gets worse, please use your power to hold the UN Security Council to its …

Barrel Bombs in Syria Continue to Bring Death From Above

The post was originally published on Global Voices Online While the world’s attention focuses on Gaza, people continue to lose their lives in Syria, where the government drops barrel bombs in civilian areas held by forces who want to oust President Bashar Assad’s regime. The crude devices, made from large oil drums, gas cylinders and water tanks filled …

British Mother Yells at Syrian Officials: “Why Did You Kill My Son?”

The original post was published on Global Voices Online in 05 February 2014 “Why did you kill my son?” yells Fatima Khan, the grieving mother of British doctor Abbas Khan who was killed in Syria, at regime officials who were in Geneva for peace talks aimed at ending the country’s civil war. Dr Khan had …

حملة دعم للسوريين بوجه العنصرية في لبنان

The post was originally published on GlobalVoicesOnline and translated by the author. نشرت وترجمت المقالة الأصلية على الأصوات العالمية. أطلقت الحملة الداعمة للسوريين بوجه العنصرية في 21 مارس/آذار 2014، بمناسبة اليوم الدولي للقضاء على التمييز العنصري “في رفض لجميع أشكال العنف تجاه السوريين [في لبنان] والعنصرية السياسية والضجة الإعلامية المصاحبة”. بعبارة أخرى، تهدف الحملة لمعالجة …