by Anna Bisaro | Jun 10, 2011 | Back Home, Family, Problems with Papers, The Migration, What's New, World Refugee Day
On the afternoon of July 12, 2007, Alham Hasan received the phone call no wife ever wants to answer. A relative called her in Jordan to tell her that her husband had been kidnapped in Iraq. The kidnappers offered an ultimatum: $50,000 in ransom, or they would kill...
by Anna Bisaro | Apr 17, 2011 | Family, Identity, Our Staff, What's New
“Thanks Fruitstand,†echoes from our mouths as we laugh together, seated at the kitchen counter. My grandfather, who had just served us dinner, smiles and tells us to feed our faces, a favorite phrase of his at dinnertime. Throughout the meal, my siblings continue...
