As sectarian violence in Iraq escalated out of control, religious minorities were hit particularly hard. IRAP volunteers met with a community of Assyrian Christian refugees at a church service in... read more →
During the winter of 2010, IRAP student leaders from Yale, Stanford, NYU and Columbia law schools traveled to Lebanon, Jordan and Syria to meet with Iraqi refugees, US and UN... read more →
In late 2007, armed extremists in Fallujah gave Yusra Kadhim and her husband Jamal a choice between divorce and death. A Shi'a Muslim, Yusra had thought little of marrying a... read more →
UPDATE! With IRAP's help, the Ibrahim's have won their appeal and now live in Portland, OR. Watch our short documentary on their story. Credits: Filmed by Lee Wang, edited by... read more →
For the approximately one million Iraqis now taking refuge in Syria, life is often a daily battle between hope and despair. These two Iraqi shoeshine boys in Damascus are part... read more →
Mixed Sunni Shi'a families became targets of sectarian violence in Iraq. Many of them fled Iraq after enduring staggering danger and loss. This family managed to find temporary shelter in a... read more →
Zaman talks about how she was forced to drop out of college after being targeted for being a member of a Christian minority group. Credits: Filmed by Lee Wang, edited... read more →