Locals give hope to refugee widows and orphans

August 25th, 20170 WARREN — “Should I even bring this little girl into the world? How will my child be raised? In a refugee camp?” These are the distressed thoughts— told by an Arab American teen— of Hanana Asaad, a young mother ready to give birth at a Jordanian refugee camp. She reportedly walked three miles, malnourished and weak, to the...

Muslims in foster care need exposure

August 18th, 20171 BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Muslim Foster Care Association (MFCA) is a nonprofit founded in 2015 by Ranya Shbeib and Sameena Zahoor that assists Muslims in the foster care system, and also facilitates licensure for parents wanting to foster children. Two years ago, Shbeib, a former teacher and administrator, received her foster care...