Everything migration interests us. Unlike a book with it unchanging pages, the web is a transitory history, a website here today and moved or gone tomorrow. So when an important website dealing with migration disappears, we like to capture it and memorialize the change. USAIM.org used to be the primary website for the non-profit US …
On January 27, 2018, USA for IOM, the nonprofit partner of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), will join the “March Against Slavery in Libya and Beyond” in Los Angeles, California. The march organized by activists Sahndra Fon Dufe and Angelique Mendes aims to raise awareness for migrants being abused and exploited in Libya and …
USA for IOM to Join Anti-slavery March in Los Angeles Read More »
The border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan stretches for over 1,300 kilometers across harsh, mountainous terrain, cutting through some of the most inaccessible and remote places on earth. The geography alone makes this one of the world’s most difficult borders to manage. But the job facing the Tajik and Afghan border agencies has become even tougher …
The Women Who Guard Afghanistan and Tajikistan’s Borders Read More »
“They told us to jump. Some people shouted and begged the smugglers to take us closer, but they refused and started beating people with sticks. They had AK47s, so everyone was afraid to argue, and people started jumping into the sea. Unfortunately, very few survived. I remember some were very young and did not know how …
Migrants Falling Victim to Smuggler Abuses off the Coast of Yemen Read More »
Living under the horrors of ISIL, families continue to flee from West Mosul. As they arrive at the transit zone in Hamam al-Alil, they speak of extreme shortages of food, medicines, water, and the fear of being shot while escaping. “We ran out of food and were left with ground wheat and the skins of …
This year’s First Global Robotics competition grabbed the nation’s attention as Afghanistan’s all-girl team was denied their visas twice leading to a public uproar. They were eventually granted travel documentation to come participate in the event in person in Washington, D.C. As an Afghan woman who founded the country’s only coding school for girls, it …
My Homeland’s Greatest Untapped Resource: STEM-Educated Women Read More »
