Cross Cultural Conversation

Do you ever feel misunderstood? Maybe you're a husband or a wife, or you have a boyfriend or girlfriend. These type of relationships, despite their many joys, can really serve as a good example of communication breakdowns. We need a lot of patience and communication skills with one another in these times.

Just imagine what conversations are like for refugees. Talk about complicated! Watch this video for some helpful insight into cross cultural understanding and how understanding someone's culture may help you better communicate with them.

Giving refugees a video platform.

Video production allows refugees to share their story, help one another.

Sesame Street bringing quality education to refugee children.

Sesame Street's beloved Muppets will soon help some of the most vulnerable children in the world.A new partnership between Sesame Workshop, the brand's educational nonprofit, and global humanitarian aid organization International Rescue Committee (IRC) will allow the two groups to develop, distribute, and test educational resources and programs designed with young refugees in mind. See more: Sesame Street and Refugees

How do U.S. Islamic organizations help or hinder refugee assimilation?

Eight more members of Congress have signed onto the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, two Senators and six representatives. Twenty members have come onboard since the Clarion Project letter campaign was launched, raising the number of supporters to 76....Regardless of whether it passes or not, the legislation is an unprecedented opportunity to educate congressmen about the Muslim Brotherhood's involvement in terrorism. The legislation also outlines how the Brotherhood is linked to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT).

BY RYAN MAURO

Tue, May 24, 2016 The Clarion Project.

Refugees In France

Syrian Refugees in California.

From Los Angeles Times.

Brief political history in the Middle East From The Economist