In an interview on BBC, Rethink Rebuild Society's Office Coordinator described his trials not only in Syria and through his journey to the UK, but also now as he waits painfully for his asylum decision from the Home Office. He needs a positive decision granting him refugee status before he can take action to bring his family to join him here in the UK.
In an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live, Rethink Rebuild Society stressed that the UK's intake of Syrian refugees will not hurt the UK's economy. Rather, Syrians are eager to contribute to their communities and to support themselves.
In an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live, Rethink Rebuild Society Office Coordinator describes the hardships of living as an asylum seeker. Not only having gone through a dangerous journey himself, he left behind his wife and two daughters.
Lucy Powell MP for Central Manchester has called on David Cameron to fulfil the UK's "‘moral obligation’ to act" after she 'met with members of the city’s Syrian community'. It was a pleasure to meet with Lucy in the Annual Syrian Fun Day in Manchester and we look forward to working with her on Syria-related issues.
Jeff Smith MP has published a very powerful article for the UK Government to take in more Syrian refugees. Jeff also highlighted the work of Rethink Rebuild and our upcoming policy document, and encouraged members of the public to join us in our protest in Piccadilly Gardens on 4 September.
Rethink Rebuild Society, in preparation for the 'All Lives Matter' protest in Piccadilly Gardens on 4 September, told Mancunian Matters that: "The bottom line is, we think the UK should play a role in accommodating these refugees, but our primary interest is to see the conflict in Syria ended so we don’t have to see people risking their lives to show up on Europe’s shores an
Mohamed (not his real name), a Syrian Ph.D. candidate at the University of Manchester Business School feels discriminated against by the Canadian embassy because of his Syrian nationality and refugee status. His visa application to attend the “academy for management conference” on 7 August was denied without explanation or right to appeal.
Our Fifth Annual Syrian Family Fun Day on 30 August was a huge success, bringing together Syrians from all across the UK!
Fadi Rajjoub, a 41 year-old Syrian refugee, had no choice but to leave his family and children behind in Kurdish areas in Iraq and to flee to the UK in November 2014 when ISIS began to threaten Kurdish civilians, telling them to leave their homes or die. However, Fadi has been refused asylum by the UKVI.
Our member Yasser Aljassem attended the Militant Labour Forum titled 'Open UK borders to the "Calais immigrants" on 22 August. He provided his insight not only as a Syrian asylum seeker but also as someone who was previously in Calais himself. Yasser's presentation was praised by audience members as highly informative.