(*originally published on April 6, 2012*)
Two students at the University of Minnesota share how they feel about what is happening in their home country of Syria: http://kfai.org/news/2012/04/28169
(*originally published on April 6, 2012*)
Two students at the University of Minnesota share how they feel about what is happening in their home country of Syria: http://kfai.org/news/2012/04/28169
President Obama has told congressional leaders he may “take further action to support the security of U.S. Citizens” in South Sudan.
Four U.S. service members were injured over the weekend as part of an effort to evacuate almost four hundred U.S. officials and private citizens from the African nation.
Fighting in South Sudan between government loyalists and rebels who are aligned with a former Vice President has claimed hundreds of lives.
As Americans and other foreigners leave South Sudan, some South Sudanese are trying to get back into the country. And others who live abroad are trying a new peacemaking tool – they’re attempting to stop the fighting through the use of social media.
Listen to the full report here.

Shervon Cassim and Susan Burns speaking at a press conference for his brother, Shez Cassim, at the University of Minnesota on December 10, 2013. Learn more about what happened to Shez here.