Laughter, tears and dancing mark a Iraqi Voices Amplification Project Team visit with Iraqi refugee families in Beirut, Lebanon.
Laughter, tears and dancing mark a Iraqi Voices Amplification Project Team visit with Iraqi refugee families in Beirut, Lebanon.
Byblos is an ancient city just north of Beirut. It is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world. It is was also a great place for the IVAP team to get a sense of the historical depth that is woven into the fabric of the Middle East.
Members of the Iraqi Voices Amplification Project took a bus ride up to a mountain retreat and spent the day singing and dancing with 60 Iraqi refugee children
A discussion with recently resettled Iraqis refugees, Ameer, Assad, and Ehab regarding their experiences in Iraq, their new lives in the United States, and their hopes for the future and their country. Moderated by Ms. Anisa Mehdi, Emmy-award winning filmmaker and consultant about Muslims in the US to academic institutions and media outlets.
Click below to watch excepts of Ehab’s story.