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Syrian refugee hospitalized with concussion after high school beating: 'You're lucky you're from another language because I will crush you'
The Syrian teen, who is the only one in her family who speaks English, escaped war to be faced with harassment at school.
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Syrian refugees get dressed up as Disney princess and share their dreams for the future
All images via Instagram/sainthoax The love for Disney stretches far and wide. At least that’s what artist Saint Hoax discovered while visiting a refugee camp in Akkar, Lebanon. A Syrian citizen herself, the artists teamed up with MALAAK, an NGO providing aid and education for Syrian refugees, and a team of girls currently residing at the came for a project entitled, “Once Upon a War.” “’Once Upon a War’ is the outcome of my life-altering encounter with these girls,” Saint Hoax explains. “Most
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These two Canadian families have given up gifts and treats this holiday to support Syrian refugees
The image of the young refugee, who drowned along with his mother and brother while his family fled from Turkey to Greece, appeared on over 20 million screens in 12 hours according to research from Sheffield University’s Visual Social Media Lab. It galvanized global awareness about the growing Syrian refugee crisis and was named one of Time magazine’s most influential photos of 2015. Born in Iran and of Armenian descent, Babayan was already familiar with the crisis in Syria through the Armenia