News Roundup, 11/3/2007

Some news stories from the past week on the refugee crisis which you may not have seen:

"Prominent Iraqi oud player Naseer Shamma says he plans a fundraising campaign next month that he hopes will raise millions of dollars to help Iraqi refugees in countries such as Syria and Jordan." - Reuters Africa (Read here)

"New Hampshire Prepares for Iraqis' Arrival" - New Hampshire Public Radio (Listen to the broadcast)

"From Baghdad to Ohio, a refugee family settles in" - Reuters (Read here)

"Band on the run", the chronicle of an Iraqi rock band trapped in unwelcoming Turkey - Reuters (Read here)

And finally, "Heartbreaking kids of a humanitarian crisis", an Seattle-based journalist explores a refugee camp in Syria and sums it up in one headline... - Seattle PI (Read here)

News Roundup: 10/24/07

Among desperate Iraqi refugees, prostitution a growing problem (From the International Herald Tribune): ...the problem is growing as thousands of Iraqis flee their homeland. Most troubling to some human rights groups is the possibility that ever-younger girls may turn to, or be pulled into, the sex trade, desperate to support families barely getting by...

Iraq refugees headed for Twin Falls, ID (From the Times-News): They fled their homeland because they helped the United States... A family of four Iraqis will arrive in Twin Falls from Jordan in the near future, but their exact arrival date is unknown... "It's like the army says, hurry up and wait," [College of Southern Idaho Refugee Service Center Director Ron Black] said.

Fire ravages UN refugee agency warehouses in Syria (UN News Centre): This story has been up for a few days, but is worth drawing attention to...