Essay contest & good writing opportunity for refugees to share their experiences: refugeewriters.org via Mvrc Regis. cc Refugee Writers

A fantastic new essay writing competition from Refugee Writers - open to all, from anywhere in the world refugeewriters.org/#6d3/custom_pl…

Great piece on philosophy (gasp) outside "the West": "Can non-Europeans think?" -Al Jazeera English aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio…

"We don’t want to get into politics, we want to tell the global story of migration." africasacountry.com/2012/05/08/wev…

"The film highlights a global story of human (in)equality, the dignity & indignity of the migrant experience." Interview w/ Africa Is a Country

30th Tehran International Short Film Fest submissions now open via Shortfilmdepot. shortfilmdepot.com/en/home/accuei… morehshin Refugee Writers #Iran

"We have currently lost control of the African story generation." jeremyweate blogs.african-writing.com/blog/archives/…

"It has evolved as the longest-running writing group for torture survivors in the world." freedomfromtorture.org/survivor-voice…

.@bentley_brown of Faisal Goes West writes "In the Absence of Cinema" - on filmmaking in Chad - for HRI Online. hrionline.org/in-the-absence… #film

Half of Texas' construction workers are undocumented immigrants, and make $3 less per hour than U.S.-born workers: d-m.ag/Zx9LI9

Bentley Brown: In the Absence of Cinema fb.me/1XR0KXWV2

Good luck to the cast of Oscar-nominated ASAD! We can't thank you enough for supporting #refugees with your art!

As Israel quietly returns migrants to Sudan, rights groups worry for their safety. foxnews.com/world/2013/02/…

Hey #Dallas! HRI & Refugee Writers present a moving film short- the life of a #Sudan #refugee this Sunday June 23 faisalgoeswest.eventbrite.com

Plural + Video Festival submission deadline 30 June. Filmmakers age 9-25 make 5 minute films about migration. pluralplus.unaoc.org

Come see Faisal Goes West in Dallas on June 23 at the Angelika! faisalgoeswest.eventbrite.com

Poetic Reflections for #Refugee Day - Beautiful #Poetry "I never left, only my shadow did" ow.ly/mdPOf Cowbird Refugee Writers

Don't forget #Dallas June 23rd Refugee Writers and HRI are presenting a film about #sudan refugees #WorldRefugeeDay ow.ly/mdVy5

World Refugee Day 2013. Faisal Goes West screens tonight at the San Antonio Film Festival (safilm). instagram.com/p/aypFUDt6mX/

"I've always had to adjust the way I speak so that speakers of other Arabic dialects can understand me." aaiusa.org/blog/entry/ara… via Arab American Institute