by Brittany Toolis | News 9 | Jan 4, 2022 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 1,000 people who sought refuge from Afghanistan are now calling the Sooner State their home, and that number continues to grow. About 70 more refugees are expected to come to the Oklahoma City metro in the coming days. Refugees from...
by Lionel Ramos | Oklahoma Watch | Nov 8, 2021 | In The News
(Editor’s Note: The university affiliation of Dr. Imad Enchassi, a local imam, has been corrected. Enchassi is a theology professor at Oklahoma City University) Afghan refugees touching down at Will Rogers and Tulsa International airports are arriving scarred. Scarred...
by Erika Lee | News 9 | Sep 30, 2021 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma chapter of CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations) is working hard to sort through the bags and bags of clothes and supplies that have been donated to give to the Afghan refugees. CAIR employees and volunteers are currently...
by Katelyn Ogle | KFOR News Channel 4 | Sep 23, 2021 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of OKC said the first refugee family from Afghanistan is now in Oklahoma. Now, the two charities are working together to...
by Augusta McDonnell | News 9 | Sep 23, 2021 | In The News
Oklahoma has welcomed the first group of refugees from Afghanistan this week. The state looks to resettle about 1,800 people that will be here well before the end of the year. These new families initially need a lot of support, and there is a flurry of activity...
