Omar Made It Here, Hopes Others Can Too
by | Sep 23, 2015 4:48 pm | Comments (1)
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Omar Rajeh was behind the counter at his Mediterranea restaurant on Orange Street when his cell phone rang. The call came from his native Syria.
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IRIS Resettles Syrian Refugees
by and | Sep 11, 2015 12:17 pm | Comments (15)
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George: First 5 of many.
As the U.S. moves cautiously to opening its doors to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing civil war, New Haven’s Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services (IRIS) has resettled four families from that conflict with another on the way to New Haven.
The Iranian (IVF) Revolution
by | Sep 11, 2015 7:21 am | Comments (0)
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Do you know about the Iranian IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) Revolution?
City Dems Urge Blumenthal To Back Iran Deal
by | Sep 7, 2015 12:38 pm | Comments (3)
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BLumenthal, left, meets with DTC in private in June.
So far two face-to-face meetings haven’t swayed the senator, so New Haven Democrats Monday tried a last-minute letter.
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Ghana In The News, The Right Way
by | Aug 17, 2015 12:13 pm | Comments (0)
From politics to migration to slums, American media tends to focus on the sensational in their coverage African affairs. On this week’s episode of At The Moment, Ghanaian journalist Anny Osabutey spoke with host Sharon Benzoni about the complex world of journalism in his West African country and how Africa is represented in international media.
Click on the above audio file to listen to the show, or download it on iTunes to listen later.
The Meaning Behind The Mountain
by | Aug 12, 2015 12:48 pm | Comments (0)
Before she moved to the U.S., before her career with 60 Minutes, and before her recent books brought a history to light in sharp and nuanced focus, Roya Hakakian was just a teenager, and on her way to a hike with friends in northern Tehran.
A “Let’s Get It Done” City Recognized For Ebola Campaign
by | Jul 14, 2015 8:32 am | Comments (1)
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When Mayor Toni Harp asked New Haveners to help the people of Freetown Sierra Leone i in the face of the ebola crisis in that community last year, they responded.
Their response produced money to purchase four vans, and two cargo containers filled with school and medical supplies and thousands of cases of water. It also produced top honors for New Haven, Freetown’s sister city.
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Big Brother Would Approve Of This “Peace” Hoax
by | Jun 26, 2015 4:49 pm | Comments (4)
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If the necessity to “think outside the box” could ever have a physical manifestation, it would be the golden shipping container called the “Portal” currently hosting visitors to the New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas.
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DeLauro: I Wish I Could Detail The Trade Deal’s Demerits
by | Jun 15, 2015 4:52 pm | Comments (2)
Rosa DeLauro said she would love to tell us all the reasons she successfully led a charge to stop President Obama, at least for now, from negotiating a Pacific trade treaty. But if she were to tell us, she’d be breaking the law.
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City’s “Sticky.” Is Iran?
by | Jun 10, 2015 4:12 pm | Comments (0)
“Stickiness” — in New Haven, and abroad — was the theme at Kroon Hall Tuesday night.
Blumenthal Faces Local Dem Rebuke On Iran
by | Jun 8, 2015 12:03 pm | Comments (8)
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Blumenthal, Dolores Colon and Lowendor at Sunday’s meeting.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal slipped into town for a closed-door meeting with local Democrats about an international issue — U.S. peace talks with Iran.
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482 New Citizens Pledge Allegiance
by | Jun 2, 2015 8:50 am | Comments (0)
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June 1, 2015, was just a date in the distant future when Natassia Lindo arrived in the U.S. 15 years ago. It became a turning point in her life, as she said her first pledge of allegiance as a new citizen — as part of the largest naturalization ceremony in state history.
Palmyra Artifacts Survive ISIS—On Chapel Street
by | May 22, 2015 2:31 pm | Comments (0)
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“Abuna,” funerary relief, limestone with trace of paint, from around 170-230 A.D.
As the world frets about whether ancient sculptures will survive the sledgehammers of the newly arrived conquerors of Palmyra, Syria, a sense of what’s at stake can be found here in New Haven.
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Parents Take Prayer, Protest To Ex-Mex Prez
by | Apr 17, 2015 12:27 pm | Comments (0)
Relatives of 43 disappeared Mexican students called out former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo and the U.S. government, accusing them of complicity in state-sanctioned terrorism in their country.
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Bound For Freetown
by | Mar 2, 2015 2:10 pm | Comments (1)
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Ambassador Stevens: “Ebola is not gone yet.”
New Haven is sending four ambulances and $16,000 in medical supplies to its Ebola-torn sister city in Sierre Leone, after a three-month community campaign exceeded its fundraising goal.
A New Channel Opens To Tehran
by | Feb 24, 2015 6:01 pm | Comments (0)
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For dozens, perhaps hundreds of people in New Haven, the metallic, gold-painted shipping container deposited on the broad walkway outside the Yale University Art Gallery last week until Mar. 1, will be a gateway to Iran.
Closing The Deal On Clinic Opening
by | Feb 11, 2015 1:05 pm | Comments (1)
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Jack Paulishen, an award-winning teacher at James Hillhouse High School, didn’t mince words: “As some of you know, I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma this past August, and part of me knows that I would not be getting this award if I didn’t have cancer. Having said that, if I was running this fundraiser (which I have in the past) I’d give me an award too. (Who wouldn’t buy a $25 ticket for a guy who has cancer? LOL.)”
Blumenthal, Murphy: Time To Respond To N. Korea
by | Dec 22, 2014 2:20 pm | Comments (2)
Connecticut’s two U.S. senators called Monday for the Obama administration to respond — in an undefined way — to North Korea’s alleged hacking into Sony Pictures’ computer system and lethal threats against the airing of the movie The Interview.
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At Junta Gala, The Heart Matters
by | Sep 29, 2014 8:24 am | Comments (1)
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Ears perked up as U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, one of two guests of honor at Junta’s (Junta for Progressive Action) 45th Anniversary Gala held at the The Ballroom at LoRicco Tower Friday, began to address the audience in Spanish: “I’m not going to say a lot because I can’t speak much [Spanish]. I have to practice,” he said, eliciting a burst of laughter.
Cashmere & Taurai Network
by | Jul 10, 2014 8:10 am | Comments (0)
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Nkomo, Chinyamakobvu, and Streater.
Cashmere Streater, who grew up in New Haven, had never met anyone from Zimbabwe, let alone an African businessman developing power plants there.
She asked Taurai Chinyamakobvu if there were internship opportunities in his country. Not many, he said, but it’s a good idea that should be worked on.
Then they traded contact info.
Notes From A Nation Of 1.2 Billion
by | Apr 25, 2014 12:36 pm | Comments (0)
Murphy Tells E. Rock: Russia Acting Out Of “Weakness”
by | Mar 20, 2014 8:45 am | Comments (3)
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Sophia Opatska: “When you bury over 100 young men and women who were shot, you cannot stand that emotionally.”
Reporting back from Ukraine, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told a crowd in East Rock Wednesday night that contrary to public perception, Russia’s takeover of Crimea is a sign of weakness, not strength.
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Direct From Kiev, It’s ...
by | Mar 18, 2014 4:01 pm | Comments (1)
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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has been to Ukraine and back, and he has an update for the voters back home.
Speaker Decries Rise Of Europe’s Anti-Semitic Right
by | Mar 11, 2014 1:38 pm | Comments (0)
Baltimore responds to a question from Peter Rogol.
Leonard J. Honeyman of Congregation Bikur Cholim Sheveth Achim on Marvel Road sent in this write-up about an event there this past Sunday:
The resurgence of right-wing parties and their anti-Semitic words and actions in Europe in general, and Hungary in particular, is looking more and more like the events in the years before and during the Holocaust.
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Local Venezuelans Rally For Jailed Opposition Leader Back Home
by | Mar 2, 2014 6:03 pm | Comments (0)
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Asier Zurimendi wrapped himself in the Venezuelan flag. Literally. He also wore a hat to match.
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