Posted on September 8, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Marla B.
There are an estimated 750,000 Iraqi refugees now residing in Jordan and another 1 to 1.5 million in Syria. In June, I traveled to Jordan to conduct interviews with families and to talk with them about their experiences. That task proved to be one of the most challenging of my [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Marla B.
We’ve just finished interviewing several doctors - from a psychiatrist to a head and neck trauma specialist to a dermatologist. None of the doctors wanted to on video because they all were worried about the situation for their families back in Iraq and as a precaution if they decided to return one [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Marla B.
Every day we interview Iraqis now living here in Jordan, so many of whom escaped violence back in Iraq or came here looking for medical care. All were ready to just leave the violence behind them.
Yesterday I heard a story that is of particular interest to CIVIC’s work. I sat with [...]
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Posted on June 2, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Marla B.
CIVIC’s associate director Marla Bertagnolli talks briefly from Jordan about the stories of Iraqi war victims who have fled to the country as refugees.
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