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August 19th, 2008

Iraqi Exodus
Additional Web Resources

CIA World Factbook: Syria, Jordan, and Iraq
Information about each country’s history, population, geography, government, military and economy, compiled by the CIA.

UNHCR: Iraq
Articles and statistics about the Iraqi refugee crisis from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

Five Years Later, A Hidden Crisis
Report on the International Rescue Committee’s visit to Syria and Jordan in February 2008. Includes descriptions of living conditions, personal stories, graphs, charts and policy recommendations.

Refugees International: Iraq
News and policy recommendations from the non-profit organization Refugees International.

Bearing Witness: Five Years of the Iraq War
Multimedia history of the war in Iraq, including maps, photos and videos from Reuters reporters.

A Long Road for Iraq’s Refugees
Recent article on U.S. and Iraqi government policy related to the refugee crisis, from the Council on Foreign Relations.

Living Beyond Borders: Blogging the Iraqi Displacement Crisis
Blog about the Iraqi refugee crisis from the American Friends Service Committee’s Wage Peace Campaign.

Timeline: U.S. Government Response to Iraqi Refugee Crisis
Milestones in the U.S. and international response to the Iraqi refugee crisis from the non-profit Human Rights First.

The List Project
U.S. non-profit founded in 2007 to help resettle Iraqis who are imperiled due to their affiliation with the U.S. Website includes statistics, a timeline and FAQs about the Iraqi refugee crisis.

Iraq Action Days
Coalition of over 20 humanitarian organizations working for peace in Iraq.

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Emmanuel D'Silva -- August 20th, 2008 at 9:53 am

I would be interested in the name, address, and contact number of the Syrian journalist who has been helping an Iraqi refugee family to gain dignity and education in Syria

Kathleen Dusek -- August 20th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

Adopt a Refuge Iraqi family program. The Chaldeans Federation is doing it. 100% of donations go to the families and you can correspond with them. I wasn’t sure if you were aware of this. It might be good to put on your links page. http://www.chaldeanfederation.org/programs/index.html

liz Henry -- August 22nd, 2008 at 11:28 pm

Yes, please post her contact information as I’d like to make a donation.

Dennis McAllister -- August 23rd, 2008 at 12:57 am

I would like to know if there is some way I could support the Syrian journalist who is helping the Iraqi refugees in her country.

Emmanuel D'Silva -- September 5th, 2008 at 11:52 am

At least three persons asked for contacts of the Syrian journalist featured in the story in order to make a contribution, but there has been no response from Wide Angle staff. Do you folks care about the issues you cover, or are you only interested in TV coverage. In other words, in yourselves? I’m disappointed.

Tania Rakhmanova -- September 15th, 2008 at 11:21 am

hello, thank you very much for your interest and offer to help. Sorry for such a late answer but I wanted to see it with Rula fisrt. I talked to Rula, the Syrian journalist you saw in the rpogramme. She was so happy to know that you want to help her. Now, it’s not that easy. If you are still interested why don’t you write me at tania@wiltonfilms.com and we’ll see what we can do for Rula
best wishes

Tania Rakhmanova,
film director

Adel H. Saheb -- November 7th, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Hello,
Me as an Iraqi Citizen who appeared at the end of the film, is so proud of all people in the world who saw the film & tend to help the Iraqi refugees in this crisis, motivated by their instinct being human being wishing to assist their man-kind, one of them is Ms Tania.
Dr. Adel Saheb

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