Group A
Refugee Voices on the Page: Meet Faez
Alex Altman, “A Syrian Refugee Story: Inside One Family’s Two-Year Odyssey from Daraa to Dallas.” Time, Nov. 20, 2015. http://time.com/a-syrian-refugee-story/
Refugee Voices Raised in Song: Meet Abu Abdullah
Traditional Syrian music Alexandra Petropoulos, “Songs of the Syrian Refugees,” Songlines Blog, January 27, 2016. http://www.songlines.co.uk/world-music-news/2016/01/songs-of-the-syrian- refugees/
Mohamad Isa Al-Maziodi & Abu Abdullah Al-Qadah, “The Camel Shepherd.” (Recording Earth)
Refugee Voices Seen in Art: Meet Hasko
Perilous Journey: Hasko PositiveNegatives, “A Perilous Journey: Hasko’s Flight to Europe from Syria,” The Guardian, November 12, 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/nov/12/a-perilous- journey-haskos-story-syrian-refugee
Refugee Voices Experienced through Film: Meet Sidra
Clouds over Sidra (A VR Film) http://with.in/watch/clouds-over-sidra/ Download the Within app for iOS or Android, then either stream or download the video and insert your phone into the Cardboard viewer to experience it. Use headphones/ear buds for stereo sound. Group B Refugee Voices on the Page: Meet Doaa
Doaa Al Zamal and Melissa Fleming, “Syrian Refugee Doaa al Zamal Tells Her Heartbreaking Tale of Survival.” The Daily Beast, January 28, 2017. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/28/syrian-refugee-doaa-al- zamel-tells-her-heartbreaking-tale-of-survival.html
Refugee Voices Raised in Song: Meet Bashar
Country Fusion Jolene Latimer, “Refugees and Rock Stars Protest through Music,” Huffington Post, March 1, 2017. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58b716a7e4b0563cd36f63fc
Can’t Come In, Country for Syria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP-kAg5ojuw
Brave as a Pigeon, Country for Syria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK7G_gGuSO8
Refugee Voices Seen in Art: Meet Khalid
Perilous Journey: Khalid PositiveNegatives, “A Perilous Journey: Khalid’s Flight to Europe from Syria: An Illustrated Account,” The Guardian, November 11, 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/nov/11/a- perilous-journey-khalids-story-syrian-refugee
Refugee Voices Experienced through Film: Meet Mohammad
Life on Hold: Mohammad Life on Hold: “Portrait: Mohammad,” Aljazeera. http://lifeonhold.aljazeera.com/#/en/portraits/mohammad (You can also explore some of the other featured narratives.) Group C Refugee Voices on the Page: Meet Mira
Kaelyn Forde, Why This Woman Wouldn’t Let Her Father Control Her Life. Refinery29, November 24, 2015. http://www.refinery29.com/2015/11/96815/mira-obed-syrian-refugee-radio
Refugee Voices Raised in Song: Meet Khebez Dawle
Indie Rock Naomi Larsson, “How One Group of Refugees Turned their Plight into a Musical Tour,” The Guardian, December 16, 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals- network/2015/dec/16/refugees-musical-syrian-rock-ban-khebez-dawle
Khebez Dawle, “Aayesh” https://soundcloud.com/khebezdawle/aayesh
Refugee Voices Seen in Art: Meet Madaya Mom
Madaya Mom Jack Shepherd, “Madaya Mom: Marvel’s Latest Hero Is Syrian Mother Trapped in Besieged Town,” Independent, October, 2015. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/madaya-mom- marvel-syrian-mother-trapped-besieged-town-a7359891.html
Xana O’Neill and Rym Momtaz, Madaya Mom: The Story of One Mother’s Unimaginable Struggle for Survival. Illustrated by Dalibor Talajic. ABC News and Marvel Comics. Includes discussion guide for teachers. http://abcnews.go.com/International/fullpage/madaya-mom-42363064
Refugee Voices Experienced through Film: Meet Hussam
John Green, “The Extraordinary Story of Hussam: Teenager, Writer, and Syrian Refugee,” Vlogbrothers March 15, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDaPg3q7br4
Group D
Refugee Voices on the Page: Meet Amal and Mohammad
Venetia Rainey, Growing Up as a Refugee: ‘I Missed My Childhood.’” Aljazeera, November 20, 2015. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/11/growing-refugee- childhood-syria-lebanon-151119152052205.html
Refugee Voices Raised in Song: Meet Refugees of Rap
Hip Hop Omar al-Assaad, “Syrian Rap Group Draws Attention to Humanitarian Crisis,” Al- Monitor, March 6, 2014. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/culture/2014/03/syria-yarmouk-rap-group-songs- protest-humanitarian-crisis.html
Refugees of Rap (ft. Nadin), “Haram” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeLth9qxX4U
Refugee Voices Seen in Art: Meet Artists at Za’atari Camp
Artists at Za’atari Camp, Jordan
Jordan Hewson, “The Refugee Crisis Told through Syrian Artists,” Huffington Post, n.d. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jordan-hewson/syrian-refugee- art_b_9673096.html
Refugee Voices Experienced through Film: Meet Firaz
Alexandra Ma, “Meet the Syrian YouTube Star Who’s Making Germany Laugh,” Huffington Post, February 8, 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/firas-alshater-zukar-asylum-seeker-video- series_us_56b4c783e4b04f9b57d94a16
Zukar (Sugar): Who Are Those Germans? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZozLHZFEblY
Additional Resources
Second a Day “Second a Day,” Save the Children, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBQ-IoHfimQ
Home by Somali poet Warsan Shire http://seekershub.org/blog/2015/09/home-warsan-shire/
Beyond Asylum: Syrian Artists in Europe http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/culture/beyond-asylum-syrian-artists-in-europe_39374
7 Art Initiatives That Are Transforming the Lives of Refugees http://www.unhcr.org/innovation/7-art-initiatives-that-are-transforming-the-lives-of-refugees/
Refugee Voices: Sahar Aldurobi U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrp-emIM6qk
Refugee Voices: Stories Written by Refugees and Immigrants Refugee Center Online (U.S.) https://therefugeecenter.org/voices/
Refugee Music Project http://www.refugeemusicproject.com/
Music with Refugees https://www.facebook.com/musicwithrefugees/?pnref=lhc
Esther Yu His Lee, “Artists in France’s Biggest Refugee Camp Are Topping World Music Charts,” ThinkProgress, August 11, 2016. https://thinkprogress.org/artists-in-frances-biggest-refugee-camp-are-topping-world-music-charts- c12783f3ac77#.phz38pukl
The Calais Sessions http://www.thecalaissessions.com/
Weyam Ghadbian, “10 Syrian Indie Musicians Who Give Us Hope For The Future of Syria,” Mideast Tunes, June 20, 2015. http://blog.mideastunes.com/post/122027272879/10-syrian-indie-musicians-who-give-us-hope-for-the
Amin Awad, “10 Insights about the Syrian Refugee Crisis Five Years On” https://voices.unhcr.org/syria/stories/10-insights-about-syrian-refugee-crisis-five-years/
Canadian Council for Refugees, Raising Refugee Voices http://ccrweb.ca/en/refugee-voices