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Graduation Days at ISP Celebrating what your generosity makes possible . . . . Who knew five years ago that The Iraqi Student Project would be such a success? But you made it possible with your faithful support. A year ago, several of our Iraqi students finished their undergraduate studies. This Spring, fifteen will graduate with degrees in a variety of disciplines--and more will graduate in December.
Helping Refugees Get a College Education "INSIGHT Into Diversity" is the oldest and largest diversity magazine and website in higher education today. For nearly 40 years, INSIGHT Into Diversity has been connecting employees with institutions and businesses that embrace a workforce that is reflective of the world around us. read more
COMMONWEAL features writing of ISP Students Earlier this year eight Iraqi students between the ages of eighteen and twenty-three read the debate in Commonweal about the sanctions imposed on Iraq from 1990 to 2003 (“Better Than War?” February 10). Ironically, as guests of Syria,they were again living under sanctions. After reading the Commonweal articles by Joy Gordon, Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, and George Lopez, the students wrote brief responses. The following excerpts are taken from three of those responses. —Gabe Huck and Theresa Kubasak, Directors of The Iraqi Student Project, Damascus read more
Imagine Hope . . . A short video by Ben Younan, ISP Director of Media and Publicity, describes our mission...
ISP Cookbook Now Available! Several ISP students and families have helped put this wonderful collection of authentic Iraqi dishes together. Download the PDF and try them out! read more
"The River, The Roof, The Palm Tree" (Supplement) In 2008 we began to gather and publish some of the best writing done by our Iraqi students in their weekly Writers’ Workshop. Twice now we have added new works by new student writers. The result: "The River, The Roof, The Palm Tree: Young Iraqi Refugees Remember Their Home." A new supplement to the work includes the prose and poetry of the "Class 0f 2016," eight new ISP students who began studies in the US in September 2012.
Damascus Update Gabe Interviewed by The Chronicle of Higher Education read more
Iraqi Refugees - The Hidden Crisis A film from Cabrini College discussing the crisis that Iraqis are facing as a result of the war.
An Education, Free of Fear From land mines in her homeland to the Midwest's fall landscapes, an Iraqi student makes Minnesota home.
Beloit College group hopes to educate public about Islam Battles rage over mosque locations and expansions across the country, including Tennesse and New York. But a Rockford, Ill. mosque has been going forward with expansion plans without community opposition, and a Beloit College interfaith group today is hosting a showing of “Abraham’s Children,” a film about the Muslim faith.