Teresa Schuster/Staff Writer In Miami, our image of the refugee tends to come from South America, but a graduate student wants to open the community’s eyes to a new refugee experience: that of Syrians in the U.S. To call attention to the challenges they encounter in the U.S. and how the community can help those […]
By: Denisse Machado Taboada/Contributing Writer In an effort to raise money and awareness for Syrian refugees, the student organization Shalom FIU will be hosting a fundraiser event on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parkview Multipurpose Room. Shalom means “peace” in Hebrew, but it encompasses well‑being, tranquility, prosperity and security and this is […]
Nataliya Vasilyeva and Ryan Lucas/ AP Staff Syria is ready to hold talks with the armed opposition trying to topple President Bashar Assad, the country’s foreign minister said Monday, in the government’s most advanced offer yet to try to resolve the 2-year-old civil war through negotiations. Walid al-Moallem did not say whether rebel fighters would […]
