by Kathryn Kraft | Jul 3, 2017 | Opinion
When she stood up from the little stool on which she had been perched throughout our interview, I saw that she was indeed pregnant. I guessed about seven months. But, I thought, she already had seven children, a sunken eye and a lost home. I wondered if she wanted...
by Kathryn Kraft | Mar 28, 2017 | Opinion
There are presently more than 63.9 million “persons of concern” in the world. This designation includes refugees, people awaiting recognition as refugees and people who have fled their homes but not sought refuge in another country (internally displaced...
by Kathryn Kraft | Nov 6, 2015 | Opinion
Cairo, Egypt, is one of the world’s largest metropolises. Many people associate Cairo with the Giza Pyramids, with one of the most impressive national museum collections in the world, and with the more recent iconic images of protests in Tahrir Square during the...
by Kathryn Kraft | Jun 24, 2015 | Opinion
Many churches in Lebanon are providing assistance including food, blankets, clothing or education to refugees, most of whom are from Syria. They also engage refugees in a variety of other social and religious activities within the everyday life of the church. Churches...