Iraq
If you have additional information on Iraqi refugees--about where they came from or their situation here now--please tell me! MARC@denrescue.org
In 2012, 148 refugees from Iraq were resettled in Colorado and 12,122 in the US as a whole.
Background information on Iraqi Refugees:
Refugees From Iraq - A publication by the Center for Applied Linguistics
Muslim Refugees - A basic introduction to the worldview of Muslim peoples and special considerations when working with Muslim refugees (PDF, 2003, CAL)
A good, long list of publications and resources on Iraqi refugees: http://www.brycs.org/clearinghouse/Highlighted-Resources-Iraqi-Refugees.cfm
UNHCR Official Iraq refugee profile: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e486426&submit=GO
Information and video on refugees from Iraq: http://www.culturalorientation.net/learning/populations/iraq
Arabic and Kurdish Language Resources:
Decent Arabic site: http://www.madinaharabic.com/
Arabic basics: http://www.searchtruth.com/arabic/lessons/unit1_writing.php
Animated Arabic alphabet learning: http://www.funwitharabic.com/
Lots of Arabic phrases: http://i-cias.com/babel/arabic/
Basic Kurdish: http://learnkurdish.blogspot.com/
Very basic Kurdish: http://www.wikihow.com/Learn-Key-Phrases-in-Kurdish
Kurdish language videos: http://learnkurdishnow.blogspot.com/
Basic Kurdish: http://www.kurdishonline.bazaarsoft.ca/
Typical Iraqi foods and where to find them in Denver:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_cuisine
http://www.food.com/recipes/iraqi
Restaurants:
Recommended by some Iraqis: http://albashamediterraneanfood.com/ (Denver)
http://www.shirazdenver.com/ (Greenwood Village)
Google Maps of Middle Eastern Food
Resources for Iraqi Refugees: