Sentences with phrase «from war torn countries»

Of course this case has relevance to our shifting immigration patterns, especially where these immigrants may be coming from war torn countries like Syria, and forced to engage in atrocities as children.

There are also many examples of people helping individuals from war torn countries.

From a war torn country to a touristic pilgrimage, Croatia has emerged from the dark days to become a haven for foodies, the intrepid and those who simply want to laze on the beach drinking mojitos and wearing short shorts.

Not exact matches

Before he founded the popular fruit - and - nut bar company KIND Healthy Snacks, Lubetzky launched PeaceWorks, a company that brought Middle Easterners from war - torn countries together to make natural Mediterranean spreads.

The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is no longer reserved for bombarding the bejesus out of ISIS militants in Syria from the cover of the war - torn country's rolling deserts: Marine Corps officials are experimenting with firing the guided artillery system from the deck of an amphibious ship in the middle of the ocean.

Member states from Sweden to Greece to Hungary already blame the EU for saddling the confederation with 1 million refugees from Syria and other war - torn countries.

«And the thousands of volunteers in our country who will give up their time to make someone else's Christmas that little bit better: from faith inspired projects like the Churches Together initiative in my own constituency - to aid workers helping those in war - torn parts of the world.

More than half (54 %) of the 1.3 million refugees applying for asylum in Europe in 2015 came from the war - torn, Muslim - majority countries of Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

A local church provided a base for Marksteen to meet refugees fleeing from the war - torn country.

Chairman of the Ware British Legion, George Rist, told the Hertfordshire Mercury: «What is it that gives these know - nothings the God - given right to walk into a church and steal money that is going towards helping the poor girls and boys coming back from war - torn countries?

I, too, wonder about all the parents who pray that there will be enough food for their children, or that they will be safe from harm, especially in impoverished and war - torn countries.

It also explains the causes of the recent deterioration in US - Pakistan relations and how they can be rectified; pinpoints factors responsible for the failure of the Obama Administration's approach towards Pakistan and the Afghan war; and suggests ways to stabilise Pakistan and achieve a lasting peace in Afghanistan, amid the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from the war - torn country by 2014.

With the military campaign in Afghanistan in the middle of its eleventh year, NATO has firmly moved from what is idealistically desirable to what is realistically achievable in the war - torn country.

The principal argument, to my knowledge, that Europe ought to take in refugees from Syria (and other war torn countries) is a moral one.

Now that NATO is committed to transfer security responsibility to Afghanistan, withdraw its combat forces from there and commit itself to long - term security of the war - torn country, what remains are steps that the alliance, and America as its lead player, need to take to co-opt Pakistan and other regional states in an Afghan - led and Afghan - owned peace process to secure an ethnically - balanced and all - inclusive political structure in Afghanistan.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan Democrat and the most liberal member of the state's House delegation, tore into Trump's Syria strike, and further assailed the Republican commander - in - chief's opposition to admitting refugees from the war - bloodied country.

It also put in place an indefinite ban for all refugees from the war - torn country Syria.

The comments from Gerald Howarth MP came as Tory MPs reacted angrily to Theresa May's decision to allow in Syrians fleeing from the war - torn country.

Congressman Jerrold Nadler tore into President Donald Trump's decision to launch a missile assault on a Syrian airbase yesterday evening in retaliation for dictator Bashar al - Assad's use of nerve gas against a rebel - held town — and further assailed the Republican commander - in - chief's opposition to admitting refugees from the war - bloodied country.

To understand diseases that are widespread in poor, war - torn countries, scientists study refugees from those nations that are infected with those diseases.

His visits around the world, from prisons to hospitals, war - torn countries to refugee camps, the floor of the Senate to a typhoon - ravaged Philippines, are especially compelling, and provide a chance to see the pope's word in action.

Living on the edge amid the constant threat of attack, an offbeat band of TV journalists, lead by hotshot Jimmy Flynn (Harrelson), report from a devastated war - torn country.

Not too far off from Theron's Mavis Gary in «Young Adult,» Marlo has a prickly, sardonic side that is more welcome than off - putting, referring to her body as a «relief map for a war - torn country» or telling someone that she feels «like an abandoned trash barge.»

When T'Challa wonders if Wakanda could start taking in refugees from war - torn countries, military leader W'Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya), argues that refugees bring their country's problems with them.

The film tells the story of Osman, an Afghan journalist exiled from his war - torn country to a small bohemian community in Northern California.

Refugees from a war - torn country start showing up to seek asylum in an American town.

These two sets of images show the multiple layers of the upcoming film, which follows Agu as he's torn from his family to fight in the civil war of an African country.

Based on the highly acclaimed novel, director Cary Fukunaga's Beasts of No Nation brings to life the gripping tale of Agu (newcomer Abraham Attah), a child soldier torn from his family to fight in the civil war of an African country.

Beasts of No Nation is based on the highly acclaimed novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala, bringing to life the gripping tale of Agu, a child soldier torn from his family to fight in the civil war of an African country.

Cast: Steve Zahn, Sandrine Holt, Rob Campbell, Jay Karnes, Simone Kessell, Grant Harvey, Tommy Bastow, John D'Leo, Kelley Missal, Marcuis W. Harris Producers: Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, Jason Reed, Rob Bowman (director) Premise: Refugees from a war - torn country start showing up to seek asylum in an American town.

This may superficially look like Oscar - bait — Butler brawls and does drugs, then converts and cries, then saves children from atrocities in a war - torn country, descending rapidly into rage and despair in the process.

The three are recent arrivals from war - torn Syria, and have been in the country for only a year.

Students sit inside the «Newcomers» exhibit, where they can follow in the footsteps of immigrants to Western Michigan, like French fur traders and present - day refugees from war - torn countries.

Many of her students» families had come from developing and war - torn countries and made homes in a high - poverty community representing over 100 nationalities and languages, she says.

At the same time, they may be dealing with the trauma of leaving a war - torn country or being separated from family.

More than 12 percent of Revere's students are immigrants, many of whom are refugees from war - torn or unstable countries who come to school with limited — or no — English and with interruptions in their education.

Learn from Rawnsley and Archer as they outlines how, since it opened in 2005, the school has been committed to providing a safe, caring, and comprehensive learning environment for its 1,250 students — many of whom are refugees from war - torn countries.

L. S. Matthews» Fish (2006), the story of a family's escape from their adopted unnamed country, could be set in a number of war - torn countries where the lives of natives and humanitarian workers are in danger.

Ariel, a refugee from an unnamed, war - torn country, has been adopted by the Burgesses, and he and the Burgesses» son, Max, have been sent to a camp for boys addicted to electronics (even though they're not).

Iain had just returned from that war - torn country,...

Varina explores one woman and her children's escape from Jefferson Davis, and their journey through a country torn by war and stained by its past.

Whether those people came from the parts of the world that gave Minnesota its distinctive accent, or from war - torn countries today, Minnesota has always been welcoming and those new residents have contributed to vibrant communities.

One is set in Australia's capital Canberra as a national election looms, and two are set on water: a boat with adventuring Australians chasing waves in remote east Indonesia, and a sabotaged boat full of asylum - seekers from various war - torn countries heading to Australia.

It stars a totally new character who has to kill enemy soldiers, rescue friends from imprisonment, and escape the war - torn country.

The work is based on the personal narratives of six individuals who have fled their countries in response to a range of oppressive conditions: Sarah Ezzat Mardini, who escaped war - torn Syria, José Maria João, a former child soldier from Angola; Mamy Maloba Langa, a survivor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Shabeena Saveri, an Indian transgender activist; Luis Nava, a political dissident from Venezuela; and Farah Abdi Mohamed, a young atheist from Somalia.

Kobaslija's effort to record the devastation stemmed not only from his relationship to the country and its people through his wife and her family, but also from his own experience of carnage and displacement as a young man in war - torn Bosnia.

Of the 136 invited artists, around a third come from developing or war - torn countries.

When it comes to flying, more than half of the respondent that makes $ 25,000 a year or more preferred to fly to a dream vacation destination rather than rescue people from war - torn countries.

Combined with natural population growth, the country's cities were already experiencing an influx of refugees from neighboring war - torn Iraq.

Many worry that by allowing great amounts of immigrants from poor and war - torn countries, we are «harbouring» terrorists or providing them with a safe place to plan their attacks.