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Inside the 'Pizza Church' of Amman

A restaurant tucked inside a house of worship trains Iraqi Christian refugees for jobs abroad.
Gabriel Davis and Matthew Petti March 3, 2023
Detroit, Michigan

Baobab Fare

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.
murder

How Félicité Niyitegeka Saved her Tutsi Neighbors from Genocide in Rwanda

"They are human beings, your brothers and sisters."
Elizabeth Svoboda March 4, 2022
restaurants

How Boise, Idaho, Became a Sanctuary for Refugees and Their Cuisine

Becoming a "Welcoming City" has been a boon to the region's restaurants.
Laura Kiniry March 12, 2021
Finspång NO, Sweden

Site of Doverstorp Refugee Camp

A few crumbling buildings and the occasional pipe sticking out of the ground are all that remains of the largest refugee camp in Sweden during World War II.
Ottawa, Ontario

Vietnamese Commemorative Monument

A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.
Chennai, India

Burma Bazaar

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.
art

War, Romance, and Everyday Life in Beirut's Emerging Alt-Comix Scene

A generation of creators is carrying on the Arab world's history of expression and frustration.
Jonathan Guyer September 9, 2019
bars

The Founder of America's Earliest Lesbian Bar Was Deported for Obscenity

Eve Adams was eventually murdered at Auschwitz.
Reina Gattuso September 3, 2019
Veracruz, Mexico

Plaza of the Lebanese Migrant

A coastal monument honors one of Mexico's most notable immigrant groups.
food

The Refugee Women Turning Tastes of Home Into a Food-Delivery Business

Fleeing conflict in Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, they've created a rare melting pot in India.
Reina Gattuso August 20, 2019
Alicante, Spain

Archibald Dickson Memorial

A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.
volcanoes

Where Did All the Refugees From Vesuvius End Up?

Their quest for new lives wouldn't have been that different than that of refugees today.
Noor Al-Samarrai February 27, 2019
Mgarr, Malta

Il-Barri Air Raid Shelter

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.
Tskaltubo, Georgia

Abandoned Soviet Sanatoriums of Tskaltubo

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.
judaism

The 1945 'Liberation Concert' Played by an Orchestra of Holocaust Survivors

The performance took place at St. Ottilien Archabbey, a Benedictine monastery that became a hospital for Jewish displaced persons.
Emanuella Grinberg December 7, 2018
refugees

During WWII, Polish Refugees Found a Home in India

The Maharaja of Nawanagar opened his summer palace to displaced children.
Sunaina Kumar November 28, 2018
Amersfoort, Netherlands

Belgian Monument

This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.