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One of the families who was displaced was the Alrefai family, who lived in the Southwestern city of Daraa, Syria.

Listening to the story of the Aloqla family told by the matriarch of the family, Faiga, was a powerful experience that brought many emotions.

Did you miss the Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum with Tishaura O. Jones and Cara Spencer for Mayor of St. Louis City, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated?

Mary Zaggy’s lifelong interest immigration has played out in many ways—including an international adoption of a daughter from Guatemala. But two and a half years ago it led her to someplace very [...]

Ayman Almlla and his wife, Ghaidaa Masrabi, wake up at 6:30 a.m. every Sunday morning to begin food preparation. On this particular Sunday, the menu includes chicken, chickpeas, rice with [...]

As summer in St. Louis sends the heat index higher, one person you won’t hear complaining is Arwa Sukarya. The native of Damascus, Syria, came to the United States in September of 2016, landing [...]

Imagine you’re a refugee. You have fled your home country because of civil war or danger or poverty. You end up in a new country, but you don’t speak the language, you don’t know the people, you [...]

St. Louis’ longest-running program awarding area women for their volunteerism will recognize the class of 2019 during its 64th-annual awards on May 14.

Mawda Altayan didn’t know how to cook when she first got married, but she always took notes while her mother-in-law made her favorite meals.