The first ever Syrian refugee to run for parliament in Germany has launched his electoral campaign this week. Law student Tareq Alaows, 31, fled from Syria almost six years ago when he was targeted by the regime after participating in peaceful demonstrations and helping the Red Cross. He then travelled…
An Afghan refugee on trial in German for stabbing his 20-year-old girlfriend to death in front of their baby daughter has told that "she was only a woman". The murder took place when he confronted her in a jealous rage in the town of Plattling in the district of Deggendorf…
This is the viral moment a Syrian refugee tortured by the Assad regime shouts for joy after being admitted to Georgetown University in the US capital. Omar Alshogre, a protester of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, posted the video on Twitter where it is has been seen 160,000 times.…
This stunning Afghan refugee - who fled to Europe when her father was killed for trying to stop her marriage to a much older man - is vying to become the next Miss Belgium. Mahdia Karimy, 19, is hoping to become Miss Belgium 2021 after arriving in the country in…
A hijab-wearing Somali refugee has won the fourth annual Miss Muslimah USA pageant. Zehra Abukar, 23, who lived in Turkey for seven years before moving to the US in 2014, represented her state of Maine in the fourth annual Miss Muslimah USA competition. The pageant is the brainchild of clothing…
