http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-syrians-take-risks-help-refugees <p>Members of Michigan’s Syrian community are stepping up to help refugees fleeing the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/19/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8610SH20120819">bloody conflict in that country</a>.</p><p>Some lawyers in particular are helping Syrians seeking <a href="http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=556d2d912d556310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&amp;vgnextchannel=c94e6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD">“temporary protected status”</a> or political asylum in the United States.</p> Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:09:28 +0000 Sarah Cwiek 8723 at http://michiganradio.org Michigan Syrians take risks to help refugees http://michiganradio.org/post/detroits-chaldean-community-fears-middle-east-christians <p>The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Arab Spring revolutions have meant <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/1224/As-Christmas-arrives-crisis-for-Mideast-Christians">a year of anxiety for Metro Detroit&rsquo;s Arab Christian community</a>.</p><p>Most members of that community are Chaldean, mostly Iraqi Catholics. Southeast Michigan is home to the largest Chaldean population outside Iraq.</p> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:01:28 +0000 Sarah Cwiek 5607 at http://michiganradio.org Detroit's Chaldean community fears for Middle East Christians