by Jen Hund | The Oklahoman | Jun 19, 2022 | In The News
Since September 2021, Catholic Charities has moved roughly 90% of Afghan families into permanent housing — that’s nearly 900 individuals resettling in apartments and homes across the Oklahoma City metro area. As the final group of Afghan families arrived this spring,...
by Megan Prather | Non Doc | Jun 1, 2022 | In The News
With hundreds of school-aged Afghan children arriving in the Oklahoma City area following the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the subsequent Taliban takeover, local resettlement organizations identified the need for an educational transition...
by Brooke Anderson | The New Arab | May 22, 2022 | In The News
A refugee resource centre serving Afghan parolees has opened in Oklahoma City, where around 1,000 have resettled – and 1,800 statewide – following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last summer. In Oklahoma, a state that has not historically had a sizable...
by Abigail Ogle | KOCO News 5 | May 18, 2022 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY — Organizers in Oklahoma are working together to help hundreds of Afghan refugees get settled into the state. The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in partnership with St. John’s Episcopal Church, announced the opening of the...
by Adam Soltani | The Oklahoman | May 1, 2022 | In The News
The year I turned 17, I approached the holy month of Ramadan with both excitement and anxiety as a new Muslim. Although the physical difficulty of fasting — refraining from eating or drinking from dawn to sunset — became easier, the spiritual trial of improving my...
by Chris Polansky | Public Radio Tulsa | Apr 15, 2022 | In The News
As Ramadan enters its third week, an Oklahoma ministry organization says they’re helping the state’s incarcerated Muslims get access to items and resources they need to faithfully practice their religion throughout the holy month. The Suraltul Nur...
