Time for one of my own:
Refugee (2), FIlip Spagnoli
I’m a stranger, like hope in a world that doesn’t change
or change in a world that doesn’t hope.
And like all strangers I wash my hands separately,
and I scratch my own back,
and I no longer wonder ’bout the double meaning of “asylum”
‘cos there is none:
you have to be [...]
Today the 20th of June is refugees day and the number of refugees has grown to more than 16 million worldwide in the past year according to the UN secretary general but we all know that the number is way beyond that. I hope pro war pigs are happy after facing terrorism with terrorism and correcting mistakes with mistakes, I just want to tell them how sorry I am that mass destruction weapons that
Tents, sacks of food and a replica of a burnt-out village hut appeared in Trafalgar Square today as a tourist hotspot became a refugee camp to highlight the plight of millions of people displaced in Darfur and elsewhere.The display, set up to mark World Refugee Day this week, came as the U.N. refugee agency reported a record 11.4 million people were driven from their home countries last year.In it
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June 20th is World Refugee Day, and Angelina Jolie has lent her voice for a public service announcement supporting the cause.
As we all know, Jolie is a Goodwill Ambassador to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and has been involved with refugee causes for over seven years. In addition to the video, she is [...]
Malik :: Book 15 : Hadith 15.8.33
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’zZubayr al-Makki from Tawus al-Yamani from Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to teach this dua in the same way that he would teach them a sura of the Qur’an, “O [...]
Okay, this is one of those military topics that requires quite a bit of background information in order for you to understand the context of what’s going on. Taking into consideration the sensitive nature of my work in the past, it’s incredibly important for me to back up everything I say here with open [...]
Partnerships and Refugee & Asylum Seekers Initiative AdministratorThe Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial FundLocation: London, UKLast Date: May 12, 2008Email: ann.rowles@memfund.org.ukWe are an independent grant giving charity established in 1997. Our vision is to help secure sustainable improvements in the lives of the most marginalised people in the UK and around the world.Partnerships and Refugee & Asylum Seekers Initiative Administrator(£25,238 – £30,848)Reporting to both the Head of Partnerships and to the Head of Refugee & Asylum Seekers Initiative. Providing PA and administrative support to Partnerships and RASI. Tasks will include assisting with the processing and management of grants, assisting with the organisation of meetings and events, and developing and maintaining databas
Fasthosts customers have suffered another outage today after the failure of a core network router. Some dedicated server customers have been affected for a period of up to 8 hours without connectivity, and as a result we’re re-launching our Fasthosts Refugee Offer.
If you have any domains or hosting (reseller, shared, dedicated, VPS, email) with Fasthosts, [...]
Kaliti Blog (April 14) - I have been observing the increasing sexual exploitation of refugees in Kampala. The concerns are increasingly worrying. Rumors are no longer rumors as these issues are openly discussed among young female asylum seekers who are regularly being pressurized to do sexual favors and/or to pay bribe by refugee workers employed by intergovernmental agencies in Kampala.I, myself, have experienced the pressure and I am outraged by the behavior of some male officers who directly and indirectly ask for sexual favor in order to speed up my asylum case.I have also been in contact with several other young females especially from Ethiopia and Eritrea who have categorically been under similar pressure by these Ugandan officers who deal with asylum cases. However, many of these yo
By Laura MacInnis, GENEVA (Reuters, April 08) - Google technology first envisaged as a video game backdrop has been adapted to raise awareness -- and potentially financial support -- for the plight of refugees and vulnerable people once far from the public eye.The search engine's Google Earth platform, a mapping service that allows users to move through three-dimensional satellite images of city streets and countryside, now offers a close-up view of U.N. refugee camps and aid projects.Rebecca Moore, head of Earth Outreach for Google, said the browsable, high-definition pictures of humanitarian crisis zones stood to captivate a mass audience that may not otherwise see them.Many of the 350 million people who have downloaded Google Earth use it to scan for holiday destinations or to see what
Kimani Maruge is his name. You might never have heard of him.This Kenyan peasant farmer and great-grand father was illiterate all his life, until at the age of 83, he jumped at a belated opportunity to educate himself when free primary schooling was introduced in Kenya, five years ago.Maruge became something of a national celebrity and poster boy for free education campaigners worldwide. The U.N. even sponsored a trip for him to New York.Now, at the age of 88, he is faced with a new challenge. In the recent post-election violence, members of his Kikuyu tribe were attacked by gangs and Maruge became one of the 300,000 refugees around the country are still scared to return home.So every morning, "Mzee" as he is called - Swahili for 'elder' - gets out of his white Red Cross canvas tent at an
Welcome back to Photo Friday - my little way of taking a break from San Francisco Real Estate and instead blogging about our great City’s past instead. All photos are published with permission from the San Francisco History Center and San Francisco Public Library.
It’s been a light week for me this week in [...]
In September 2003, Israfil Shiri, a gay Iranian asylum seeker, died after pouring petrol over himself and setting himself on fire in the offices of Refugee Action in Manchester, after his asylum claim was refused (in the lower and appeal court) and his deportation to Iran, where he would have been hanged, had been arranged. Iranian authorities had obtained documented evidence of his sexuality.In April 2005 Hussein Nasseri shot himself two weeks after his asylum claim was turned down by the Home Office, refusing in this way to let himself be killed by Iranian executioners.In 2005 then Home Secretary Charles Clarke was asked by Stonewall to intervene when an Appeal court judge used the following language in turning down a refugee's claim:'He [the asylum seeker] says he fled when he realised
Spin the Globe playlist22 February 2008It was all about African in the first hour, with music from Africans and an interview with Refugee All Stars of Sierra Leone leader Reuben Koroma. Then more global goodness, including new releases and music by featured artist Angelique Kidjo, in the second hour. Congrats to all the listeners who won tickets to see upcoming shows by the Refugee All Stars and Gamelan X.Angelique Kidjo put on a sizzling show Friday night at the Washington Center for the Perfor
The incident involved a shootout with automatic rifles Friday morning in the Bourj el-Barajneh camp, south of Beirut. The officials said three people were wounded - two from the Palestinian mainstream Fatah group and one from the rival Syria-backed radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.An official of the PFLP-GC in the camp, Ramez Mustafa, described the incident as a squabble between two families, the al-Bashirs and the al-Habets. He said the squabble erupted into a gunfight near the Palestinian group's offices after Friday noon prayers.Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are generally known for lawlessness and armed groups vying for control. The Nahr el-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon was the scene of heavy fighting between Lebanese troops and al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants from May to September. That battle left around 400 people dead, including Lebanese soldiers, Islamic militants and civilians. More...
A refugee camp is a place that is quite nasty enough as it is, obviously, without the added grief of ridiculous nonsense like "witchcraft" allegations:
When 11 refugees fell ill and died within a single week earlier this year at the Dosseye refugee camp in southern Chad, witchcraft allegations swirled through the community and led to cases of assault and arson.
In one incident, three siblings died within an hour and Adjara, a widowed mother of eight in the camp, was attacked by 15 others who accused her of cursing the children.
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Josiane Nguerebaye, from UNHCR's community services team, said after the 11 deaths – mostly from diarrhoea, malaria and malnutrition – "other refugees really lost faith in their ability to recover from illnesses and lost faith in modern medicines." Many went exclusively to the traditional healers in the camps for treatment, and if they succumbed to their illnesses it was often explained as witchcraft.
"People had stopped drinking the well water
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage, including First Lady Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono and several ministers, performed morning prayers at his camp in the Pluncing square, Siman Village, Kepung sub distrrict, Kediri district, early Thursday.The president and his entourage spent the night in the area where hundreds of people who left their homes around Mount Kelud are taking refuge.After the prayers led by a lecturer of the Islamic Institute of Kediri, the president gave a chance to the refugees to shook his hands.The president was scheduled to visit the refugee tents in the area.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
Australian film crews stumbled upon a shocking discovery while filming a documentary on Algerian refugees. The findings will be presented to U.S. based human rights groups, legislators, and media.You really want to know what is sad about all this? O.k. liberals, brace yourselves:This area is monitored by the United Nations!!!!
Hardbeatnews, TORONTO, Canada, Fri. Oct. 12, 2007: A decision by the Canadian government this week to removed five refugee claimants, four of whom are Haitians, has been met with criticism by The Canadian Council for Refugees and Amnesty International Canada.
So are we to assume Brazil learned its lesson? Maybe, but definitely a little too late … athletes who fled their country’s delegation at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro in July … the games. Two-time Olympic bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux and 2005 welterweight world
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In this post, Riverbend describes how it feels to leave Iraq. An excerpt:"We were all refugees- rich or poor. And refugees all look the same- there’s a unique expression you’ll find on their faces- relief, mixed with sorrow, tinged with apprehension. The faces almost all look the same.The first minutes after passing the border were overwhelming. Overwhelming relief and overwhelming sadness… How is it that only a stretch of several kilometers and maybe twenty minutes, so firmly segregates life from death?"Let us wish her well.Picture (unrelated to the Riverbend blog) courtesy CBS
Last night Ken, his wife, son, and myself went to see The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, a band formed in a refugee camp. All I can say is it was incredible. Their music is a mixture of reggae, traditional African rhythms, and rap. You couldn't help find yourself bobbing up and down to the music. To top it off the weather was perfect and we had an incredible view of the Philadelphia Sky Line. Did I mention the show was free?
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"What do you get if you take THE NICE and replace Keith Emerson for Patrick Moraz? The answer is simple REFUGEE, an excellent Symphonic Prog band less pompous but IMHO with a technically better keyboardist. The previous story is well known, Keith Emerson, the heart and sould of THE NICE left the band to form the first Prog supergroup ELP, so in that instant THE NICE
Last weekend while Live Earth concerts were promoting conservation and environmental awareness from all corners of the world, the Van’s Warp Tour blew threw Denver, apparently proving that it IS possible to completely fill up a parking lot ravine with garbage.
Alas I was not at the tour as I was meandering through the Denver Museum of Nature and Science seeing the Titanic Artifacts Exhibit. Although they could have upped the lights a bit -seeing the restored cups, saucers, steamer trunks, manifests, and ship parts that have been haunting the bottom of the ocean for the past 96 years was very interesting, especially considering that in another 100 years the remains of the Titanic will be nothing more than dust.
Kudos to my very talented photographer friend who was working the Warp Tour and managed to escape with his expensive camera gear without being trampled or looted. And in case you’re wondering he DID check, and the nice lady pictured below was breathing.
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Established in 2000 by the United Nations General Assembly, (Resolution 55/76) on 4 December 2000 The World Refugee Day was first celebrated in 2001. The date of June 20 was chosen to coincide with Africa Refugee Day.Each year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) selects a theme and coordinates events across the globe. "Strength" is the theme for World Refugee Day 2007. ...World Refugee Day 2007 will provide an occasion to salute the incredible tenacity and strength of the world's refugees, not just in enduring the dangers and violence of the crises that made them refugees, but also in the fortitude they display in rebuilding their lives and contributing to their society.Mr. António Guterres (Portuguese), who joined UNHCR on June 15, 2005, is the UN refugee agency's 10th High Commissioner.
6/3/2007 6:23:01 AM Sunday,Lebanese troops continued shelling the Palestinian refugee camp in Northern Lebanon targeting militant-hideouts deep within the camp, according to reports. The Lebanese troops may have made significant inroads into the refugee camp, as evidenced by the artillery shelling and smoke arising from within the camp. In previous attacks the army often targeted outer areas of Nahr el-Bared camp in their bid to make progress. The militants are believed to have been forced to the southern part of the camp after fierce fighting with troops in the north and east. Lebanese sources said a top Fatah Islam militant Naim Deeb Ghali was killed, however no official confirmation was available with the ban on media in place.On Saturday, four soldiers were killed and 10 others injured in the fighting that ensued between government troops and militants. The Lebanese troops used air power, firing at least 2 missiles at suspected positions in an attempt to cut off fighters fleeing th
I recently read several stories in the news that motivated me to want to take action. There was the news of senior Polish officials ordering psychologists to investigate whether the Teletubbies promote a homosexual lifestyle. There were also images of gay rights demonstrators being attacked when trying to deliver a petition to Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, only for them to be arrested themselves for
“Burning From The Inside Out” is the second release of canadian aor group “Refugee” . Brilliand Aor album , with excellent keys , guitars and vocals. Absolutely Aor masterpiece !!!!!Genre: Melodic Rock / AorCountry: Canada Official Website: .............Line-UpRob Kennedy: Vocals, GuitarMyles Hunter: Vocals, GuitarMartin Jones: BassHoward Helm: KeysBrian Doerner: DrumsTrackList01.Survival In The Western World 02.The Beauty Of Pain 03.Love Survives 04.Lay Me Down 05.Burning From The Inside Out 06.Power 07.American Dream 08.Keep The Lion In The Cage 09.Violence Pswrd:=====> [Click Here]
YouTube Video: Video from Darfuri Refugee Camps (Save Darfur)YouTube Description:"David Rubenstein (Executive Director of the Save Darfur Coalition) and actress Mia Farrow traveled to Darfuri refugee camps in Chad to document first hand testimonials from the victims of the ongoing genocide in Darfur."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_jjTJ19WgEAlex
Microsoft Corp. today announced its continued collaboration with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a U.N. agency mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect...
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So, I didn't post yesterday. You know why? Because Verizon mixed up the date for shut off of our frikin service, so now, we don't have it. They won't turn it back on for about another week.So, technically, I didn't drop out of the NaBloPoMo race.It wasn't my fault!!! Yes!!Talk to Verizon....I am confined to the Library Internet. I feel like an Internet refugee....
No Motive Known...A man who shot and killed five people and seriously injured four others at a Utah shopping mall Tuesday before being shot dead by police was a Muslim refugee from Bosnia, according to immigration officials.Police have said 18-year-old Sulejman Talovic, a legal permanent resident living with his mother, had four minor incidents with police when he was younger, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported. However, police did not know what the motive for the shooting was as of Wednesday. Also, he apparently did not know any of the people he had killed.The paper quoted an FBI agent as saying the bureau had no reason to believe the shooter had been motivated by religious extremism.Talovic was dressed in a trenchcoat carrying a shotgun, a .38 caliber pistol and a backpack full of ammunition, the city's police department told the paper. Talovic wanted "to kill a large number of people," said Police Chief Chris Burbank.Three of the dead were women, including one 15-year-old girl, ac
Anne Ahira Belu and Hundreds of floods victim refugee in Kabupaten Belu, East Nusa Tenggara starts attacked by various contagion types eperti infection of exhalation channel, malaria, diarrhoea, skin disease and even something starts stres and experiences nerve trouble. The internet refugees marketing which since Tuesday then is accomodated in ...
{mosgoogle right}The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling that had granted refugee status to an Iranian man based on his political affiliation, dismissing the man's plea to be recognized as a refugee.The Iranian man, whose name has been withheld, had filed a lawsuit seeking refugee status after he came to Japan and joined a political party that called for the overthrowing of the Iranian government. He plans to file an appeal against the high court decision. [...]
