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Fashion model and former refugee Halima Aden, who is breaking boundaries as the first hijab wearing model gracing magazine covers and walking in high profile runway shows has her makeup applied during a shoot at a studio in New York City, U.S .August 28, 2017. Photo taken August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (REUTERS)

Hijab-Wearing Somali Woman Breaks Fashion Barriers in New York

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 14, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

New York, London- One year ago, Denise Wallace, executive co-director of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, received a phone call from 19-year-old Halima Aden asking if she could compete in the contest wearing her hijab. “I saw her photo, and I remember I said, ‘Wow, she...

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A fire broke out at a Syrian refugee encampment in the eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon on July 2. (NNA)

Report: 3 Killed in Fire at Syrian Refugee Camp in Lebanon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 2, 2017 | Middle East

Three people were reportedly killed on Sunday in a fire that blazed at a Syrian refugee encampment in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, local media said. The identities of the alleged victims have not been revealed. Flames and thick clouds of black smoke rose from the...

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Hundreds of Danes hold candles and torches during a memorial service in Copenhagen for the two men who were killed in the double-attacks in the capital. Reuters

Syrian Refugee Charged of Plotting Attack in Copenhagen

by Majid al-Khateeb | May 16, 2017 | World

Cologne- German prosecutors said they have charged a Syrian refugee with preparing an act of violence over allegations he had gathered bomb-making materials to commit an attack in Copenhagen. Stuttgart prosecutors said Monday the man was in possession of 17,000...

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Photo caption: A Syrian refugee boy stands outside his tent as a heavy snowstorm batters the region, in a camp for Syrians who fled their country’s civil war, in the Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. (photo credit: AP)

Lebanon Launches New Plan to Respond to Refugee Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said that the Syrian refugee influx was one of the “severest crises faced in Lebanon”. The crisis was “complicated and destructive” Hariri said, “pressure on the Lebanese economy due to the conflict in Syria is tremendous and...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

Merkel Launches Election Bid, Vows to Balance Refugee Influx

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 6, 2016 | World

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday lashed populists seeking to exploit Germany’s refugee influx, but set down a tough line on integration — including a ban on the veil — as she launched into election campaign mode. Merkel outlined a strategy to...