/tags/syrian-refugees Syrian refugees en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:59:21 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-17/syrians-st-louis-rejoice-collapse-assad-regime About 250 community members gathered in Chesterfield on Sunday to celebrate the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:59:21 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-17/syrians-st-louis-rejoice-collapse-assad-regime Ulaa Kuziez /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-01/how-welcome-neighbor-stl-is-helping-refugees-find-their-place-in-st-louis Welcome Neighbor STL founder and executive director Jessica Bueler and Syrian refugee and business owner Mawda Altayan discuss on "St. Louis on the Air" how the organization has been helping refugees since 2016. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:43:50 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-01/how-welcome-neighbor-stl-is-helping-refugees-find-their-place-in-st-louis Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-18/100-years-of-the-international-institute-of-st-louis The International Institute of St. Louis has been a welcoming community for immigrants and refugees to the area for 100 years. Its mission is to foster a… Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:15:39 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-18/100-years-of-the-international-institute-of-st-louis Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-11-15/farrah-fazals-north-star-former-st-louis-journalist-details-reporting-on-conflict-zones-abroad Former KSDK reporter Farrah Fazal’s career as an investigative journalist has transported her from her Midwest home to conflict zones in Somalia, Bosnia… Thu, 15 Nov 2018 21:49:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-11-15/farrah-fazals-north-star-former-st-louis-journalist-details-reporting-on-conflict-zones-abroad Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-06-20/with-largest-world-refugee-crisis-since-wwii-how-are-st-louis-refugee-resettlement-efforts-going Tuesday marks World Refugee Day, a designation made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The number of refugees and displaced persons in… Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:06:48 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-06-20/with-largest-world-refugee-crisis-since-wwii-how-are-st-louis-refugee-resettlement-efforts-going Kelly Moffitt /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-02-02/how-trumps-executive-orders-on-immigration-refugees-and-enforcement-are-affecting-st-louisans Last week, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that sent the lives of many into chaos — in St. Louis and across the world.On… Thu, 02 Feb 2017 22:02:05 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-02-02/how-trumps-executive-orders-on-immigration-refugees-and-enforcement-are-affecting-st-louisans Kelly Moffitt /government-politics-issues/2016-12-15/local-advocates-call-for-stronger-u-s-response-to-war-torn-aleppo Several of the 300 families of Syrian refugees who have settled in the St. Louis area this year are still afraid to publicly condemn their former… Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:20:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-12-15/local-advocates-call-for-stronger-u-s-response-to-war-torn-aleppo /arts/2016-11-22/international-institute-serves-up-first-thanksgiving-for-new-refugees-in-st-louis Updated Nov. 23 with corrected numbers – Thanksgiving came a little early for hundreds of refugees and immigrants who gathered for a meal with all the… Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:19:43 GMT /arts/2016-11-22/international-institute-serves-up-first-thanksgiving-for-new-refugees-in-st-louis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-06-09/muslim-police-chaplains-house-of-goods-helps-refugees-and-others-in-need-in-st-louis When St. Louis city police chaplain DzemalBijedic responded to a call for help from a newly-arrived family of Syrian refugees last year, he couldn’t have… Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:05:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-06-09/muslim-police-chaplains-house-of-goods-helps-refugees-and-others-in-need-in-st-louis /health-science-environment/2015-12-10/new-refugees-in-st-louis-get-help-from-others-already-here When St. Louis police chaplain Dzemal Bijedic met a Syrian refugee family struggling to keep basic necessities in their home, he took to Facebook.“I'm… Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:35:32 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-12-10/new-refugees-in-st-louis-get-help-from-others-already-here