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Syrian Family Reunited in Chicago Awaits Green Cards
Chicago Tribune, January 16, 2018
Chicago Tribune, January 16, 2018
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The smile has returned to Fattoum Bakir’s face, a symbol not only of happiness, but also of the resilience the Syrian refugee and her family have shown in their turbulent journey from their war-torn homeland to two one-bedroom apartments in Skokie.
Nearly a year after being reunited in Chicago, everyone in the family has applied for a green card. They wait eagerly for their status as legal permanents, which would allow them to shed the refugee label that has dogged them for years as they fled violence at home, endured a Turkish refugee camp and settled in America — a country that’s offered them both a fresh start and a stark ending to life as they once knew it. |
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Media Archive: 2018
One Year Later, Chicago Jeans Makers Size Up and Keep Humming Along, WTTF, March 8, 2018
Immigration, Refugee Resettlement, and Rogers Park, RogersPark.com, March 3, 2018
Family Journeys from Afghanistan to Chicago, with Elgin's Help - Daily Herald, February 23, 2018
Syrian Family Reunited in Chicago Awaits Green Cards - Chicago Tribune, January 16, 2018
Media Archive: 2017
This #GivingTuesday, Stand with Refugee and Immigrant Women - Huffington Post, November 21, 2017
Adjusting to New Lives, Chicago's Rohingya Look to Aid Those Still in Myanmar - NBC News, October 11, 2017
Heartbreaking Refugee Stories Inspire Syrian Charity Dinner at Avec - DNAInfo, October 9, 2017
New Trier Cross Country Team Runs for Refugees - Daily North Shore, October 4, 2017
Hyde Park Refugee Project Hosts Community Dialogue on Refugee Resettlement - Hyde Park Herald, September 20, 2017
Displaced by Fire, Syrian Refugee Family Receives Aid - ChicagoTribune's Evanston Review, September 20, 2017
Refugees Escape Violence and War, but Anguish Remains - Chicago Tribune, May 9, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Finding Its Way in Chicago - Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2017
That's So South Asian: 30 Years of Channeling Diversity - The Chicago Maroon, April 3, 2017
As Resettlement Agencies Face Uncertainty, Donors Rally for Syrian Family - Chicagoist, March 8, 2017
Chicago Synagogues Still Waiting to Help Refugees Trump Left in Limbo - The Forward, February 16, 2017
So You Want to Help a Refugee Family - Daily KOS, February 12, 2017
Elgin Church Gets First-Hand Look at Refugee Experience - Chicago Tribune's Elgin Courier News, February 11, 2017
Hyde Park Refugee Project Shifts Focus Among Political Climate - Hyde Park Herald, February 8, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Arrives in Chicago After Travel Ban Delay - ABC 7, February 8, 2017
Syrian Family Arrives in Chicago After Long Wait - Wall Street Journal, February 7, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Arrives at O'Hare Amid Immigration Ban Lift - CBS 2, February 7, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Arrives at O'Hare to a Crowd of Love - FOX 32, February 7, 2016
Syrian Refugees Arrive in Chicago - WTTW Chicago Tonight, February 7, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Arrives in Chicago to Cheers as Court Weighs Controversial Ban - Chicago Tribune, February 7, 2017
Syrian Refugees Due to Reunite with Family at O'Hare as Court Considers Ban - Chicagoist, February 7, 2017
Last Refugees to Arrive at O'Hare as 120-Day Ban Takes Hold - Chicago Tribune, February 3, 2017
Refugee Ban Separates Families in Chicago Area, Unites Aid Groups - Patch, February 1, 2017
Refugees: A World Away from Loved Ones, Anxious and in Limbo - The Associated Press, February 1, 2017
Want to Help Refugees? 'Don't Just Stay Angry' Volunteer, Donate, Hire - DNA Info, February 1, 2017
Refugees, Agencies Relay Impact of New Immigration Restrictions - Chicago Tribune's Skokie Review, February 1, 2017
Viral Photo of Empty Crib Shows Heartbreaking Effects of Trump's Ban - Carbonated.TV, January 31, 2017
A Syrian Family Who Fled Aleppo Was Unable to Come to Chicago Due to Trump's Ban - Teen Vogue, January 31, 2017
Illinois' Synagogue that Sponsored Some of Last Syrian Refugees Before Ban Fights On - Chicagoist, January 31, 2017
Trump Won't Make America Great Again Without Refugees - Chicago Sun-Times, January 31, 2017
Trump's Travel Ban Delays Refugee Sisters from Congo - CBS 2, January 31, 2017
Muslim Ban is Tearing Apart Families, Not Stopping Terrorists - The Islamic Monthly, January 31, 2017
Syrian Family Set to Arrive in Chicago 'in Limbo' After Trump Travel Ban - NBC Chicago, January 31, 2017
Mom Shares Photo of Crib to Show Heartbreaking Result of Muslim Ban - Huffington Post, January 30, 2017
Faith Communities Search for Tools of Resistance - WBEZ Chicago, January 30, 2017
Chicago Refugee Support Groups Denounce President Trump's Travel Ban - ABC 7, January 31, 2017
Warm Welcome for Syrians in a Country About to Ban Them - The New York Times, January 28, 2017
Refugees Resettled In Chicago Help Make Its Most Famous Cheesecake - NPR Morning Edition, January 3, 2017
Media Archive: 2016
Spikeball Founder's Donation Will Allow Refugee Family To Come To Chicago - DNAinfo, December 27, 2016
Chicago Comes Through In Fundraiser To Bring Refugee Family To City - DNAinfo, December 24, 2016
One Refugee Family’s Long Road to Christmas in Chicago - Chicago Sun-Times, December 23, 201
Glenview 'Kindness Week' Touches Syrian Refugees - Daily North Shore, December 21, 2016
Chicago parents raising funds to give refugees a new start - Chicago Tribune, December 19, 2016
Refugee Resettlement Groups See Surge in Volunteers - WBEZ News Chicago, December 2, 2016
Community Groups Help Refugee Family Move into Hyde Park - Hyde Park Herald, November 30, 2016
Hyde Park Church Fundraising to Support Syrian Refugees - The Chicago Maroon, November 22, 2016
With Help, a Refugee and his Family Builds a New Life - Chicago Tribune's Lake Forester, August 30, 2016
Elgin Church Helps Afghan Refugees - Daily Herald, April 14, 2016
UNHCR Chief Welcomes US Leadership Over Global Crisis - UNHCR, March 19, 2016
Opinion: Why My Chicago Company Helps Refugees - Chicago Sun-Times, February 10, 2016
This Chicago Floral Company Hired Refugees To Help Make Valentine's Bouquets - Chicagoist, February 10, 2016
West Town Florist Helps Refugees' Dreams Bloom - Chicago Tribune, January 23, 2016
One Year Later, Chicago Jeans Makers Size Up and Keep Humming Along, WTTF, March 8, 2018
Immigration, Refugee Resettlement, and Rogers Park, RogersPark.com, March 3, 2018
Family Journeys from Afghanistan to Chicago, with Elgin's Help - Daily Herald, February 23, 2018
Syrian Family Reunited in Chicago Awaits Green Cards - Chicago Tribune, January 16, 2018
Media Archive: 2017
This #GivingTuesday, Stand with Refugee and Immigrant Women - Huffington Post, November 21, 2017
Adjusting to New Lives, Chicago's Rohingya Look to Aid Those Still in Myanmar - NBC News, October 11, 2017
Heartbreaking Refugee Stories Inspire Syrian Charity Dinner at Avec - DNAInfo, October 9, 2017
New Trier Cross Country Team Runs for Refugees - Daily North Shore, October 4, 2017
Hyde Park Refugee Project Hosts Community Dialogue on Refugee Resettlement - Hyde Park Herald, September 20, 2017
Displaced by Fire, Syrian Refugee Family Receives Aid - ChicagoTribune's Evanston Review, September 20, 2017
Refugees Escape Violence and War, but Anguish Remains - Chicago Tribune, May 9, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Finding Its Way in Chicago - Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2017
That's So South Asian: 30 Years of Channeling Diversity - The Chicago Maroon, April 3, 2017
As Resettlement Agencies Face Uncertainty, Donors Rally for Syrian Family - Chicagoist, March 8, 2017
Chicago Synagogues Still Waiting to Help Refugees Trump Left in Limbo - The Forward, February 16, 2017
So You Want to Help a Refugee Family - Daily KOS, February 12, 2017
Elgin Church Gets First-Hand Look at Refugee Experience - Chicago Tribune's Elgin Courier News, February 11, 2017
Hyde Park Refugee Project Shifts Focus Among Political Climate - Hyde Park Herald, February 8, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Arrives in Chicago After Travel Ban Delay - ABC 7, February 8, 2017
Syrian Family Arrives in Chicago After Long Wait - Wall Street Journal, February 7, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Arrives at O'Hare Amid Immigration Ban Lift - CBS 2, February 7, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Arrives at O'Hare to a Crowd of Love - FOX 32, February 7, 2016
Syrian Refugees Arrive in Chicago - WTTW Chicago Tonight, February 7, 2017
Syrian Refugee Family Arrives in Chicago to Cheers as Court Weighs Controversial Ban - Chicago Tribune, February 7, 2017
Syrian Refugees Due to Reunite with Family at O'Hare as Court Considers Ban - Chicagoist, February 7, 2017
Last Refugees to Arrive at O'Hare as 120-Day Ban Takes Hold - Chicago Tribune, February 3, 2017
Refugee Ban Separates Families in Chicago Area, Unites Aid Groups - Patch, February 1, 2017
Refugees: A World Away from Loved Ones, Anxious and in Limbo - The Associated Press, February 1, 2017
Want to Help Refugees? 'Don't Just Stay Angry' Volunteer, Donate, Hire - DNA Info, February 1, 2017
Refugees, Agencies Relay Impact of New Immigration Restrictions - Chicago Tribune's Skokie Review, February 1, 2017
Viral Photo of Empty Crib Shows Heartbreaking Effects of Trump's Ban - Carbonated.TV, January 31, 2017
A Syrian Family Who Fled Aleppo Was Unable to Come to Chicago Due to Trump's Ban - Teen Vogue, January 31, 2017
Illinois' Synagogue that Sponsored Some of Last Syrian Refugees Before Ban Fights On - Chicagoist, January 31, 2017
Trump Won't Make America Great Again Without Refugees - Chicago Sun-Times, January 31, 2017
Trump's Travel Ban Delays Refugee Sisters from Congo - CBS 2, January 31, 2017
Muslim Ban is Tearing Apart Families, Not Stopping Terrorists - The Islamic Monthly, January 31, 2017
Syrian Family Set to Arrive in Chicago 'in Limbo' After Trump Travel Ban - NBC Chicago, January 31, 2017
Mom Shares Photo of Crib to Show Heartbreaking Result of Muslim Ban - Huffington Post, January 30, 2017
Faith Communities Search for Tools of Resistance - WBEZ Chicago, January 30, 2017
Chicago Refugee Support Groups Denounce President Trump's Travel Ban - ABC 7, January 31, 2017
Warm Welcome for Syrians in a Country About to Ban Them - The New York Times, January 28, 2017
Refugees Resettled In Chicago Help Make Its Most Famous Cheesecake - NPR Morning Edition, January 3, 2017
Media Archive: 2016
Spikeball Founder's Donation Will Allow Refugee Family To Come To Chicago - DNAinfo, December 27, 2016
Chicago Comes Through In Fundraiser To Bring Refugee Family To City - DNAinfo, December 24, 2016
One Refugee Family’s Long Road to Christmas in Chicago - Chicago Sun-Times, December 23, 201
Glenview 'Kindness Week' Touches Syrian Refugees - Daily North Shore, December 21, 2016
Chicago parents raising funds to give refugees a new start - Chicago Tribune, December 19, 2016
Refugee Resettlement Groups See Surge in Volunteers - WBEZ News Chicago, December 2, 2016
Community Groups Help Refugee Family Move into Hyde Park - Hyde Park Herald, November 30, 2016
Hyde Park Church Fundraising to Support Syrian Refugees - The Chicago Maroon, November 22, 2016
With Help, a Refugee and his Family Builds a New Life - Chicago Tribune's Lake Forester, August 30, 2016
Elgin Church Helps Afghan Refugees - Daily Herald, April 14, 2016
UNHCR Chief Welcomes US Leadership Over Global Crisis - UNHCR, March 19, 2016
Opinion: Why My Chicago Company Helps Refugees - Chicago Sun-Times, February 10, 2016
This Chicago Floral Company Hired Refugees To Help Make Valentine's Bouquets - Chicagoist, February 10, 2016
West Town Florist Helps Refugees' Dreams Bloom - Chicago Tribune, January 23, 2016
