Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, invited a family of Syrian refugees living in New Jersey to her official residence on Monday. Her children and theirs soon hit it off.
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Muslims on Twitter Say They Have Better Things to Do Than Join ISIS
(3/3) “I had one student who came to my school as an ‘emergency…
(3/3) “I had one student who came to my school as an ‘emergency transfer.’ He was fourteen when he came into my class. He’d kick, bite, scream. He’d even pee his pants just to take them off and throw them at you. I taught him for several years. Recently he graduated, and to celebrate I took him to see The Minions. He stood in line to get his popcorn. He sat still through the entire movie. He was able to ‘be there.’ And that’s what gives me the most satisfaction. Getting my students to the point where they can be in this world.”
Scheveningen NL 2015
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Scheveningen NL 2015
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Ending thoughts…
So I’ve been thinking of where I’d like to go with this blog. For once I’d like to keep it consistent, and I don’t want to ever delete a post. I am an open book, but I can’t be read in a conventional manner. People say we are all the same and that they don’t see color… Well I embrace my difference and choose to show my color to those who are “color blind”. After all, what is a world with just black and white?
‘The Jungle’: Christmas in a Refugee Camp | Masha Alekhina




As a child you were told, “If you behave, Santa Claus will bring you a lot of gifts, and if you misbehave — nothing.” What is good behavior? Do not skip school to return home on time. And what would you say to Santa Claus if you’re not allowed to enroll in school, and if, instead of the house every night you go back into an icy tent?At Christmas you can dream of a miracle, or you can try to be the miracle for someone else.”To Avrist from Pussy Riot and the Belarusian Theatre” — I wrote on a white piece of paper and put a note in a black guitar case. Buying a guitar in Calais — that was a quest that deserves a separate story. The city only has one music store, it is not on the map, and all the others are closed down because they do not bring profits.Miracle — it’s not just a word in a book, but also your purchased ticket to the refugee camps, it is your gift, your two hours in which you listen to the story of one of the refugees because he wants to tell it. Miracle — it means not turning away someone you don’t understand.
Source: ‘The Jungle’: Christmas in a Refugee Camp | Masha Alekhina




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