Ishtiaq Khan MA '24 (conflict transformation), a refugee resettlement caseworker and restorative justice practitioner for The Refugee Center in Champaign, Illinois, received the Immigrant Leadership Award from the Champaign-Urbana Immigration Forum on Sept. 20. Through his work, "Khan focuses on helping people from war-affected and conflict zones like Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, be it organizing children's education, finding jobs or honing in on health," states an article in The News-Gazette.
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The People of Sudan Continue to Struggle for a Better Future
Children fetching water at Hassa Hissa Camp for internally displaced persons, near Zalingei, in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Church World Service is endorsing and supporting the grassroots “Dear ... read more about The People of Sudan Continue to Struggle for a Better Future
Refugee Children’s Artwork Given to EMU
Ken and Ellen Peachey Lawrence show an example of the Salvadoran refugee children’s drawings they have donated to EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program.Photo by Jim Bishop The art is simple, stark, ... read more about Refugee Children’s Artwork Given to EMU