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10 Best Practices for Engaging with Refugee Leaders

Media Relations 6/10/22 Media Relations 6/10/22

10 Best Practices for Engaging with Refugee Leaders

Refugee Advocacy Lab, Refugee Congress, CWS

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Commemoration of Black History Month

Media Relations 2/18/22 Media Relations 2/18/22

Commemoration of Black History Month

Refugee Storytellers Collective

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2021 Doc Series | The Donut King Talkback (TIFF, Indie Lens Pop-Up, PBS)

Media Relations 5/19/21 Media Relations 5/19/21

2021 Doc Series | The Donut King Talkback (TIFF, Indie Lens Pop-Up, PBS)

Teaneck International Film Festival

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Listen: A Baghdad-trained physician on the barriers to getting a medical license in the U.S.

Media Relations 4/21/21 Media Relations 4/21/21

Listen: A Baghdad-trained physician on the barriers to getting a medical license in the U.S.

STAT

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Foreign-trained doctors like me were asked to help fight Covid-19. Now we’re being tossed aside

Media Relations 4/9/21 Media Relations 4/9/21

Foreign-trained doctors like me were asked to help fight Covid-19. Now we’re being tossed aside

STAT

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The Stories of Us: The Storytellers Journey

Aleia Mariel 1/21/21 Aleia Mariel 1/21/21

The Stories of Us: The Storytellers Journey

Zoom

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What American freedom means to a refugee from Iraq at a time of protests and pandemic

Aleia Mariel 7/9/20 Aleia Mariel 7/9/20

What American freedom means to a refugee from Iraq at a time of protests and pandemic

Chicago Sun Times

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Why We Put 137 People on Our Cover

Aleia Mariel 7/7/20 Aleia Mariel 7/7/20

Why We Put 137 People on Our Cover

Entrepreneur

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Aleia Mariel 6/25/20 Aleia Mariel 6/25/20

Ghazwan Alsakafi, an Iraqi refugee living in North Carolina, organizes drives to collect and distribute masks and hand sanitizer to his community.

Refugee Council USA

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Refugee's Pandemic Service Idea Goes National

Aleia Mariel 6/24/20 Aleia Mariel 6/24/20

Refugee's Pandemic Service Idea Goes National

Spectrum Local News

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Dr. Kelli, and his incredible wife Dr. Abdullah are both cardiologists who have stepped up to support their community during Covid-19

Aleia Mariel 6/20/20 Aleia Mariel 6/20/20

Dr. Kelli, and his incredible wife Dr. Abdullah are both cardiologists who have stepped up to support their community during Covid-19

Tent Partnership for Refugees

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Guest Opinion: America welcomed me, now I fight COVID as a registered nurse

Aleia Mariel 6/19/20 Aleia Mariel 6/19/20

Guest Opinion: America welcomed me, now I fight COVID as a registered nurse

Bucks County Courier Times

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How economic inclusion enables refugees

Aleia Mariel 6/18/20 Aleia Mariel 6/18/20

How economic inclusion enables refugees

Western Union

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Menuka Dhungana is one of the thousands of health care workers on the frontlines in Columbus, OH.

Aleia Mariel 6/18/20 Aleia Mariel 6/18/20

Menuka Dhungana is one of the thousands of health care workers on the frontlines in Columbus, OH.

Refugee Council USA

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Aleia Mariel 6/16/20 Aleia Mariel 6/16/20

“Feeding my Austin community during this hard time fills my heart with joy."

USA for UNHCR

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Meet the refugee health care heroes fighting the coronavirus

Aleia Mariel 6/14/20 Aleia Mariel 6/14/20

Meet the refugee health care heroes fighting the coronavirus

International Rescue Committee

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Meet Mustafa: This former refugee is using food and conversation to build community in Lancaster, PA

Aleia Mariel 6/12/20 Aleia Mariel 6/12/20

Meet Mustafa: This former refugee is using food and conversation to build community in Lancaster, PA

USA for UNHCR

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The Pathologist: She Confronts the Virus From Inside Nursing Homes

Aleia Mariel 6/12/20 Aleia Mariel 6/12/20

The Pathologist: She Confronts the Virus From Inside Nursing Homes

The New York Times

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Former refugee steps up to feed his community in Texas during pandemic

Aleia Mariel 6/9/20 Aleia Mariel 6/9/20

Former refugee steps up to feed his community in Texas during pandemic

USA for UNHCR

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An Iraqi Dental Surgeon and Refugee Finds Home in Chicago

Aleia Mariel 6/5/20 Aleia Mariel 6/5/20

An Iraqi Dental Surgeon and Refugee Finds Home in Chicago

Refugee International

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