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Hard Way Home (Out There News/BBC)
A powerful documentary about Iraqi refugees follows Ahlam Mahmood’s daily life Aired on BBC Arabic and BBC English (Part 1 of 6)

Hard Way Home official website
More information on the documentary and follow-up stories

It Is What It Is (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago)
Artist Jeremy Deller’s Conversations About Iraq

One Iraqi’s Collateral Damage (Salon Magazine)
Chronicles Ahlam Al-Jabouri (Ahlam Mahmood) and her fearless humanitarian work in Iraq as well as what came next

Iraqi Refugees, and Palestinians Living in Iraq, Need a Little Help From Their Friends (Washington Report on Middle East Affairs) 

Chicago’s Iraqi Refugees (Chicago Public Radio)
Worldview program on Iraqis in Chicago 

From a Syrian Prison to a Chicago Apartment: An Iraqi Refugee’s Story (Huffington Post)

A Great Need Unmet: Chicago Refugees have Fewer Options for Mental Health Aid (Chicago Public Radio)

Iraqis in U.S. aid new arrivals (Chicago Tribune)
Ahlam’s story of refugees helping one another 

Abandoned, Adrift, Enduring (Chicago Tribune)
Weary Iraqi refugees describe how life in Chicago and America has left them with very little hope

Hopes Shattered (Gulf Times)

Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Present-day Challenges and Opportunities for Lasting Solutions (American University Washington College of Law)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009, Ahlam Mahmood addresses the Iraqi situation

Refugee groups call for help as funding dries up (Medill Reports)