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Tagged: refugees

Politics & Government
8:09 pm
Sun August 19, 2012

Michigan Syrians take risks to help refugees

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Members of Michigan’s Syrian community are stepping up to help refugees fleeing the bloody conflict in that country.

Some lawyers in particular are helping Syrians seeking “temporary protected status” or political asylum in the United States.

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Politics
9:01 pm
Sun January 1, 2012

Detroit's Chaldean community fears for Middle East Christians

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Iraqi Christians mourn following a 2010 attack on a Baghdad church that killed dozens
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The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Arab Spring revolutions have meant a year of anxiety for Metro Detroit’s Arab Christian community.

Most members of that community are Chaldean, mostly Iraqi Catholics. Southeast Michigan is home to the largest Chaldean population outside Iraq.

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