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Refugees and Migration

United Nations flag (Photo by Sanjitbakshi/Flickr User)
Rights

In the shadow of history, UN youth gather in defiance of Trump’s refugee ban

A sign reads "We welcome refugees" at a demonstration in Boston's Copley Square on January 29, 2017. (Photo by Giulia Afiune/GroundTruth)
Rights

Trump travel ban riles American resistance

BOSTON — These are the new front lines of the fight for democratic values in America: airports, public...

Jan 29, 2017
Democracy

Latinas at Women’s March on Washington send a message to Trump

They wore hand-painted cardboard butterfly wings on their backs as symbols of migration, with words like “peace,” “warrior”...

Jan 25, 2017
Rights

Record turnout at Washington Women’s March kickstarts opposition

WASHINGTON — Overnight, the capital transformed from the lower energy of President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration to the...

Jan 21, 2017
(Left to right) Claris Bergman, Samantha Bergman and Chien-Chi Huang, all part of the same family, explain why they march in Boston on Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Kelly Kasulis/GroundTruth)
Rights

Three generations of a multiracial, Asian American family explain why they march

Almost 10 years ago, Chien-Chi Huang sat in the audience of a Massachusetts Health Disparities Council meeting, taken...

Jan 21, 2017
The destroyed courtyard of Qaraqoosh's Al-Taheera church, the largest in Iraq and one of the biggest in the Middle East. ISIS transformed the grounds into a shooting range with mannequins from a nearby clothing shop. (Photo by Lauren Bohn/GroundTruth)
Faith

‘Where do we go from here?’ Deep wounds and dark memories for Christians in Iraq

QARAQOSH, Iraq – On Sunday, 17-year-old Ismael Al Kanon will celebrate his favorite holiday, Christmas, for the first...

Dec 23, 2016
(Photo by Iaritza Menjivar/GroundTruth)
A New Light

Documenting my family as a first-generation American

Growing up, my parents always had one message. It was something along the lines of, “I sacrificed everything: family,...

Nov 23, 2016
Illustrations by Sally Nixon
War and Peace

Four women who fled Syria

Americans are often introduced to women in conflict through two media tropes – they're either shown as victims under siege...

Jun 27, 2016
Because of his college degree and community activism, Cabrera became a leader for the Mexican-American community in New York. (Maite H. Mateo/GroundTruth)
Rights

The accomplished dream of a Dreamer

An immigrant New Yorker worked hard for 24 years, sought legal immigration status, but was barred from re-entry...

Jun 01, 2016
War and Peace

Chapter 5: Departures and Arrivals

By Dalia Mortada and Lauren Bohn Rubi wanted two things for his 13th birthday: a bicycle, and to...

May 13, 2016
syrian cream puffs
Middle East

Recipe: Warbat bil ishta (Syrian sweet cream puffs)

A huge range of desserts from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Jordan use sweet cream, or ishta, whether...

May 01, 2016
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