Voices from the Middle East

Welcome to Voices.

Part of the mandate of JRS is to help give a voice to refugees. This section is dedicated to just that. Here you will find stories from refugees, their successes and the challenges they face rebuilding their lives.


Turkey: Service is love, a volunteer’s perspective
22 March 2013
Annette Stacy is from the USA and volunteers with JRS Turkey. This is her reflection about her interactions with the refugees and asylum seekers.
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Jordan: finding peace and home amidst chaos
25 February 2013
(Amman) February 25, 2013 – Giulia El Dardiry spent time with Jesuit Refugee Service Jordan in 2012, while working with Iraqi refugees for her PhD dissertation in Anthropology. She is a student at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She shares her experiences in Jordan with us in this reflection.
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Syria: JRS centre offers a fresh start to Iraqis
28 May 2012
Aleppo, 28 May 2012 – After his daughter, Ghufran, was shot in the leg and his home and business attacked, Bassam Abdullah had reached his limit. Six days later he fled. In 2010, three years later, his wife and four children came across the JRS Deir Vartan Centre, a stroke of luck which changed his life.
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