Syrian refugees

Solomon Yhdego gained asylum in Germany after escaping Eritrea when he was forced to join the army.

For Refugees In Germany, Hope And Frustration Mark Path Toward Integration

11:21am March 14, 2017

by John Ydstie

Refugees were seen as the answer to Germany's declining population and worker shortage. But the mood has darkened, and those refugees who reach Germany face long waits as they struggle to assimilate.

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Syria President Bashar al-Assad in Paris in 2010.

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Amnesty International Identifies Assad's 'Policy Of Extermination'

8:45am February 11, 2017

by Scott Simon

Amnesty International says as many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar Assad have been hanged outside Damascus. NPR's Scott Simon wonders why any Syrian refugee who opposes the regime would return home.

A Syrian refugee boy plays outside his family's tent in a Syrian refugee camp in the town of Zahrani, Lebanon, in December. Some one million Syrians live in Lebanon as refugees, according to the U.N.

FACT CHECK: Trump Tweets On Christians, ISIS And Vetting Miss The Bigger Picture

2:21pm January 29, 2017

A day after criticism and chaos for some caused by his executive order temporarily banning Muslims from seven countries, the president took to Twitter Sunday morning to defend himself.

The HIAS welcomes refugees in Philadelphia in 2015. "The faith groups are going to kick and scream and object to every aspect of this disgusting, vile, executive order, which makes America out to be something that it's not," says Mark Hetfield, the organi

Trump Refugee Ban Clashes With Faith-Based Groups' Religious Missions

10:36am January 28, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Six of the nine agencies that resettle refugees in the U.S. are religious groups. Their leaders say the president's decision to halt the refugee flow runs counter to their beliefs and ministry.

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Omar Al-Awad sits with his daughter Taiba (left) and son Abdul-Jabar in their Toledo apartment in 2015.

In Toledo, Syrian Refugees Are Welcomed Amid A Difficult Immigration Climate

7:32pm January 04, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

In a return visit to an Ohio community that's seen decades of immigration, NPR finds some refugees acclimating while others are warned they might hear "some scary things" said about them.

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Employees hand-finish cheesecakes on the production line at Eli's in Chicago.

Refugees Resettled In Chicago Help Make Its Most Famous Cheesecake

11:48am January 03, 2017

by Deborah Amos

Refugees from Africa, the Middle East and Asia are a sought-after talent pool at Eli's Cheesecake in Chicago, where they manage the complex assembly line and rise through the ranks.

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The debit card the European Union is funding for 1 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, shown in a mock-up, would provide about $30 per person per month to each family member. The idea is to help the refugees in Turkey and keep them from going to countries

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Europe's Aid Plan For Syrian Refugees: A Million Debit Cards

2:23pm October 27, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

The European Union is giving the cards to Syrian refugees in Turkey. It's a massive project that will provide about $30 a person per month to the struggling families.

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Man Arrested In German Bomb Plot Kills Himself

6:17pm October 12, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A Syrian man, Jaber al-Bakr, was arrested Monday on suspicions he was plotting a bombing. German officials say he killed himself in the cell where he was being held.

The apartment (upper right) in a communist-era housing block in Leipzig, a city in eastern Germany is the location where a Syrian man, suspected of plotting a jihadist bomb attack, was arrested on Monday. After a nationwide manhunt, the man was caught by

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German Police Say Syrian Planning Attack Was Nabbed By Fellow Refugees

12:06pm October 10, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A Syrian refugee accused of planning a bomb attack was the subject of a nationwide manhunt in Germany over the weekend. Authorities say he was recognized by fellow refugees, who called police.

Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee living in Ontario, and when the bride next door's zipper broke, he came to the rescue.

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An Act Of Kindness, From One Immigrant To Another

8:28am October 01, 2016

by Scott Simon

Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee who had recently arrived in Ontario. And when the bride next door's zipper broke at the last minute, he came to her rescue.