Stronger Shines the Light Inside is a project on resettled refugees in the US – founded and photographed by Angie Smith and written by Hanne Steen. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/hanne-steen/rss en Integration Refugee Voices Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:51:03 +0000 Hanne Steen https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/17/resettled-in-the-heart-of-america-part-5 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/17/resettled-in-the-heart-of-america-part-5 In this final part of our World Refugee Day special series on the experiences of men and women from around the world who resettle in America, we speak with Shadi Ismail who fled Syria because of his sexual orientation and feels that his life has finally begun in Idaho. Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:06:53 +0000 Hanne Steen https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/16/resettled-in-the-heart-of-america-part-4 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/16/resettled-in-the-heart-of-america-part-4 In this fourth part of our World Refugee Day special series on the experiences of men and women from around the world who resettle in America, we speak with Khamisa, who fled violence in southern Sudan – now the world’s newest state, South Sudan. Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:04:37 +0000 Hanne Steen https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/15/resettled-in-the-heart-of-america-part-3 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/15/resettled-in-the-heart-of-america-part-3 In this third part of our World Refugee Day special series on the experiences of men and women from around the world who resettle in America, we speak with Ahmed about his journey from Iraq to Syria – from one conflict to another – to reach the safety of Idaho. Laws & Policy Refugee Voices Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:29:46 +0000 Hanne Steen https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/14/resettled-in-the-heart-of-america-part-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/06/14/resettled-in-the-heart-of-america-part-2 Patrick Bakwa describes his move from Kinshasa to Boise in the second part of our series ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20 that focuses on the experiences of men and women from around the world who resettle in the heart of America.