Portland woman in Greece helps Syrian refugeesimage
25 Dec 2015

Portland woman in Greece helps Syrian refugees

It may be Christmas on Friday, but for Syrian refugees it doesn’t feel like a holiday as they run from […]

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Cheryl Strayed and Elizabeth Gilbert help raise $1 million for Syrian refugeesimage
25 Dec 2015

Cheryl Strayed and Elizabeth Gilbert help raise $1 million for Syrian refugees

There are still some people who believe it’s better to give than receive. And thousands of them joined together this […]

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Turkey provides education for 300,000 Syrian refugeesimage
24 Dec 2015

Turkey provides education for 300,000 Syrian refugees

‘They are our guests. They have rights to education under both national and international law,’ says Turkish Ministry of Education […]

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Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra musicians unite for concert to aid Syrian refugeesimage
24 Dec 2015

Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra musicians unite for concert to aid Syrian refugees

Music director Osmo Vanska conducted the Minnesota Orchestra’s first concert of two in Havana, Cuba, in May. The Minnesota Orchestra […]

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Kitchener libraries add Arabic books to help Syrian refugeesimage
23 Dec 2015

Kitchener libraries add Arabic books to help Syrian refugees

At Forest Heights Library, there is a little display of books and materials in Arabic, a new addition to help […]

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Syrian refugee Ameer Mehtr swims for 7 hours to start new life in Europeimage
22 Dec 2015

Syrian refugee Ameer Mehtr swims for 7 hours to start new life in Europe

The ex-swimmer trained for nearly every day with a coach in the sea off the coast of Beirut to make […]

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Syrian refugee pianist awarded Beethoven human rights prizeimage
21 Dec 2015

Syrian refugee pianist awarded Beethoven human rights prize

Syrian refugee Aeham Ahmad was granted the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights, Peace, Inclusion and the Fight Against Poverty. […]

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Edward Norton Hopes to Help More Families After Starting Fundraising Campaign for Syrian Refugeeimage
21 Dec 2015

Edward Norton Hopes to Help More Families After Starting Fundraising Campaign for Syrian Refugee

You get what you give. Such is the case with Edward Norton and the amount of support and positive feedback […]

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Turkish businessman opens houses to Syrian refugeesimage
21 Dec 2015

Turkish businessman opens houses to Syrian refugees

Akfen Holding Chairman Hamdi Akın has opened some of his houses to Syrian refugees in Istanbul after he saw the […]

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Volunteers need help shipping food to Jordan refugee campimage
21 Dec 2015

Volunteers need help shipping food to Jordan refugee camp

Thanks to more than 1,500 volunteers who gave up their Saturday earlier this month, Syrian refugees in Jordan soon will […]

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