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HEADLINES: Millions have fled violence and death in Iraq and scattered across the world - more than a dozen are here in Ohio. One of them will take us back to Iraq to talk about why he left, and what he hopes to do here. And the leader of the group of refugees helping him and others talks about giving back by reaching out to new arrivals.
SEGMENT 1: In a time of war, there are soldiers and civilians, allies and rebels, supporters and opponents, casualities and survivors. And there are refugees. Refugees International describes the displacement of Iraqis from their home country as the world's fastest growing refugee crisis, with over 4 million Iraqis trying to escape violence by moving to other parts of Iraq, to other countries in the middle East, or to Western nations. More than 16-hundred have come to the United States in the last year. And in spite of a brief flap over Gov. Ted Strickland's comments on refugees and opposition to the Iraq war earlier this year, 14 Iraqis are now in Ohio, after fleeing for their lives, uprooting their families, quitting their jobs and leaving behind all they owned to seek safety in a strange new country. Several of them are here in Columbus, and one is ready to tell his story. His name is Ziad. He's a 27-year-old television reporter and producer working for a network based in Jordan. He's tall and has a warm handsome smile. But we can't show you that. We met up with Ziad and an interpreter to talk with him, and I started by asking why he wants to be shown only in shadow.
SEGMENT 2: Refugees are guided into their new lives by groups that help them find housing, jobs and a place in their new homeland. Those who end their journeys in Columbus turn to a non-profit organization called Us Together, which is headed up by Nadia Kasvin.
SEGMENT 1: In a time of war, there are soldiers and civilians, allies and rebels, supporters and opponents, casualities and survivors. And there are refugees. Refugees International describes the displacement of Iraqis from their home country as the world's fastest growing refugee crisis, with over 4 million Iraqis trying to escape violence by moving to other parts of Iraq, to other countries in the middle East, or to Western nations. More than 16-hundred have come to the United States in the last year. And in spite of a brief flap over Gov. Ted Strickland's comments on refugees and opposition to the Iraq war earlier this year, 14 Iraqis are now in Ohio, after fleeing for their lives, uprooting their families, quitting their jobs and leaving behind all they owned to seek safety in a strange new country. Several of them are here in Columbus, and one is ready to tell his story. His name is Ziad. He's a 27-year-old television reporter and producer working for a network based in Jordan. He's tall and has a warm handsome smile. But we can't show you that. We met up with Ziad and an interpreter to talk with him, and I started by asking why he wants to be shown only in shadow.
SEGMENT 2: Refugees are guided into their new lives by groups that help them find housing, jobs and a place in their new homeland. Those who end their journeys in Columbus turn to a non-profit organization called Us Together, which is headed up by Nadia Kasvin.
November 30, 2007