After her husband received a death threat in the form of a note on their doorstep, Ekhlas and her family knew they had to flee their home. After arriving safely... read more →
After losing most of his family in the war, Mustafa is alone and single in Jordan, stuck in a seemingly endless limbo as he waits for asylum. Credits: Filmed by... read more →
NOTE: Due to increased threats to Ahmed's family in Iraq, for their safety we can no longer list Ahmed's story on our website. Please help us provide relief to refugees... read more →
After five years of waiting fruitlessly for asylum, a father wonders what kind of future his children face in a country that doesn't seem to want them. Credits: Filmed by... read more →
Naseer is a member of the Khuzaie tribe, an influential tribe with a tradition of providing assistance to its members. Naseer and his brothers worked with their father, a tribal... read more →
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 →