How a refugee went from Target cashier to famed supermodel — without sacrificing her hijab
Discovered on Instagram, Ugbad Abdi's journey from Somali refugee raised in Des Moines, Iowa, to high fashion supermodel is a testament to resilience.
How a refugee became a role model serving and protecting the country that helped him
A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo escaped amid tragedy and violence to build a new life in the U.S.
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Two Minnesota towns rally to protect Ukraine war refugee whose future is in doubt
Daria “Dasha” Shyroka is a 19-year-old college student with a naturally bubbly disposition. She’s rarely seen without a smile, even in her precarious predicament: War in ...
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Double joy for refugee after surgery, delivery
A patient from the Hagadera refugee camp can afford a smile after medics from Garissa County Referral Hospital successfully manage a complex pregnancy and goiter. Bisharo Iftin, a 21-year-old refugee ...
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‘This is our home’: D-day for Afghans facing Pakistan deportation
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have lived in Pakistan for decades face deportation from April 1. They’re being asked to ...
‘It’s dangerous’ – Inside rural village ‘overrun’ by migrants with locals ‘scared to go out’ – but is it really unsafe?
RESIDENTS of a small rural village in Essex watch in horror as dozens of white minibuses drive slowly past their living room ...
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How a refugee went from Target cashier to famed supermodel — without sacrificing her hijab
“Everyone in that refugee camp had a similar story of something ... “I'd always crack jokes or do weird things, just so I could see that smile.” There are gospels of the immigrant experience ...