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“The System Isn’t Set Up for the Applicants”

Amman, Part II: Washing the Heart with Tears; or, Najlaa, Teach Us How to Heal People

Have you ever realized, after a particularly bitter fight or an angry encounter, that you’ve flat out broken your relationship with someone, whether they’re a friend or a stranger? You know that sinking feeling you get, realizing how much work it will take to repair the trust? This morning we met with Najlaa, a former teacher [...]

Flight to Amman

Hello everyone, Sally writing from Amman, Jordan. I’m wearing a couple hats here – I’m a very active member and at times spokeswoman for Code Pink, but I’m also a law student, and I’m traveling with Yale Law School’s Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). IRAP helps displaced Iraqis get official refugee status from the UN [...]