Podcasts about Karam Foundation

CTL Script/ Top Stories of July 9th               Publish Date: July 9th        From the Ingles Studio Welcome to the Award-Winning Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast    Today is Tuesday, July 9th and Happy 68th Birthday to actor Tom Hanks. ***07.09.24 – BIRTHDAY – TOM HANKS*** I'm Keith Ippolito and here are the stories Cherokee is talking about, presented by Credit Union of Georgia.  Reception Center Coming to North Georgia Angel House Improvements Coming to Buice Avenue in Southwest Cherokee Cherokee Sheriff's Office Asking for Help Finding Missing Woman   Plus, Bruce Jenkins sits down with Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets to discuss cooking fish.   We'll have all this and more coming up on the Cherokee Tribune-Ledger Podcast, and if you're looking for Community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe!    Commercial: CU of GA STORY 1:  Reception Center Coming to North Georgia Angel House The Saint Agnes Foundation of North Georgia Angel House Inc., a nonprofit in Cherokee County serving girls and young women in foster care, has received approval from the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners to rezone property for a new reception center near Canton. The center will provide a dedicated space for therapy, family visits, and other activities crucial for the children's well-being. The project involves demolishing and rebuilding a home into the reception center, featuring private offices, ADA-compliant facilities, and additional parking. The nonprofit is seeking community support to fund this initiative, emphasizing the importance of creating a safe and nurturing environment for the children. STORY 2: Improvements Coming to Buice Avenue in Southwest Cherokee Cherokee County has approved a development agreement with Lynwood Development Group to improve Buice Avenue off Bells Ferry Road, part of the Buice Lake mixed-use development near Acworth. The roadway, previously known as West Pine Ridge Drive, will undergo enhancements including wider travel lanes, curb and gutter, drainage facilities, striping, and accessibility ramps at its intersection with Bells Ferry Road. The county will oversee the project, with the developer reimbursing a portion of the construction costs. The county's share is estimated at $342,507.90, while the developer's contribution is approximately $101,000. Construction, beginning this month, is expected to last about 90 days. STORY 3: Cherokee Sheriff's Office Asking For Help Finding Missing Woman The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is seeking public assistance in locating Elexus Latasha Washington, 31, who was last seen on June 30 near Highway 92 and Bells Ferry Rd in Woodstock. Washington is described as approximately 5'1” tall, weighing around 150 pounds, with brown eyes and currently blonde hair. She was last seen wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt. Anyone with information is urged to contact the sheriff's office at 770-928-0239 or call 911.   We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info.    Back in a moment  Break: DRAKE STORY 4: Bassel and The Supernaturals Performing in Downtown Woodstock   Bassel and The Supernaturals, a soul and jazz ensemble led by singer Bassel Almadani, will perform in downtown Woodstock on July 20 as part of Woodstock Arts' Lantern Series. The Chicago-based group, known for their unique blend of influences from Otis Redding to Steely Dan, tells Almadani's story as a first-generation Syrian American through their music. They touch on themes like love, loss, and the Syrian war. Recently featured on PBS, they plan to release a new EP in 2024. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Woodstock Arts Event Green, with tickets ranging from $12 for lawn seating to $200 for table seating. Proceeds benefit the Karam Foundation, supporting Syrian refugees. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/yetyjhf2. STORY 5: Cherokee County Fire Department Staff Recognized for Service    Two Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services staff members were recognized on July 2 by the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners for their dedicated service. Division Chief Chad Arp, who also serves as the county's fire marshal, was honored for 25 years of exemplary leadership and commitment to community safety. Lisa Grisham, senior fire safety educator, was celebrated for her five years of expertise and dedication in enhancing fire safety awareness across Cherokee County. Fire Chief Eddie Robinson expressed gratitude for their unwavering commitment, noting their contributions reflect the core values and mission of Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services. 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Ramy Youssef Returns: You Already Love Him(Recorded October 2023) Ramy Youssef was one of the first and most popular guests on Working It Out back in 2020, and now he's back with updates to some of the same very material he worked out the first time around. Mike and Ramy discuss which Death Cab For Cutie songs make Ramy cry, unfriendly encounters in Jacksonville, the perils of public restroom keys, and Ramy's not-so-secret “secret marriage.” All that and why Ramy wants Mike's next special to be called “The Arab Dad.”Please consider donating to Karam Foundation

Ramy Youssef was one of the first and most popular guests on Working It Out back in 2020, and now he's back with updates to some of the same very material he worked out the first time around. Mike and Ramy discuss which Death Cab For Cutie songs make Ramy cry, unfriendly encounters in Jacksonville, the perils of public restroom keys, and Ramy's not-so-secret “secret marriage.” All that and why Ramy wants Mike's next special to be called “The Arab Dad.”Please consider donating to Karam Foundation

In today's episode, you will hear from Diana Jarrar, founder, and CEO of Magic Dates. Diana shares her journey as a female immigrant and entrepreneur and what it took to scale her product based-business. They discuss the importance of consumer mapping and leaning into your story authentically. Diana also shares how, after being rejected four times, she landed an appearance on the TV show, “Shark Tank” and made an unforgettable deal with Kevin O'Leary.    Founder and CEO Diana Jarrar is the inspirational woman behind Magic Dates, the nutrient-dense, indulgent date-based snack brand that captivated Shark Tank judges in March 2022. With flavor2s as rich as the culture and history it's derived from, Magic Dates is her way of reconnecting with her family's heritage and sharing it with the world.   Having grown up in Damascus, Syria, Diana is no stranger to dates, an ancient Middle Eastern fruit. Stemming from her intimate connection with the refugee experience, Diana and Magic Dates are proud partners of the Karam Foundation, a non-profit based in Chicago. With the help of Karam, Magic Dates is committed to supporting those most impacted by the Syrian Civil War, especially the youth. Diana lives in LA and enjoys celebrating her Middle Eastern roots through dinner parties and date tastings with Magic Dates' newest Date Flight!   Connect with Diana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DianaJSolomon/ Instagram Magic Dates:: https://www.instagram.com/magicdatesbites/ Website: https://magicdatesbites.com/     Hello there, future leader. The CEO club is a monthly digital membership where female entrepreneurs come together to up-level their businesses and lives. The doors are now open: https://theceoschool.co/ceo-club-2022  

At this week's Round Table, Inica, Jack & Kenisha spoke with Lina Sergie Attar, Founder and CEO of the Karam Foundation, about the refugee crisis, which is on many of our minds given what's happening in Ukraine. Karam means generosity in Syrian and the Karam Foundation, founded in 2017, invests in young Syrian refugees to help shape a new generation of kind, courageous future leaders. Lina's path to, and vision for, refugee education was unconventional from that of many others in the humanitarian field, which provides her with a different perspective on refugee work. With a background in architecture, creativity is at the forefront of what she does. Coming to the work with fresh perspective, and listening DEEPLY to people, she has learned a LOT about what refugees need versus what is actually offered to them. Her work is steeped in notions of radical generosity, which is necessary to help those who have been displaced recover from what they've lost and to prepare for lives and livelihoods beyond. The Karam Foundation approaches this work as investment rather than aid. It's not about providing “just enough” or basic skills–it's about helping people hone in on their potential and work towards their dreams. Karam is committed to giving refugees' agency and enabling them to be co authors in forging solutions rather than subjecting them to top down solutions we know don't work. Through this, Karam creates a ripple effect, instilling the people they serve with commitment to creating positive change wherever they are and whatever they are doing. She–and we–feel it's not enough just having your life protected; it's about having your humanity protected. It's about thriving, not just surviving. Refugees want no less—and need much more. We were incredibly inspired by Lina's transformative mindset. Refugees are not a monolith and there are no forever solutions, which is why we need people like Lina and the Karam Foundation blazing the trail. If you'd like to support the Karam Foundation's vital work, you can do so here. Thank you for listening!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextgenpolitics/message

While the international news media has mostly turned the page on the war in Syria, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Megan Mylan's (“Smile Pinki”, “Lost Boys of Sudan”) new documentary “Simple as Water” shows how the shattering consequences of the war continue to reverberate through the lives of those who have been displaced, as well as those who have stayed behind. Presented in five unforgettable vignettes, the film spans the globe from Syria to Greece, Turkey, Germany, and the U.S. How is it possible to capture the sprawling nature of this terrible international tragedy while keeping the focus on the mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, brothers and sisters who are struggling to grab onto a more hopeful future? In an intimate Top Docs conversation, Megan joins Mike to talk about the close ties she formed with these families and how her experience of becoming a mother changed the way she sees the world and informed her approach to the film. Mike relates how watching the film with his own children was an eye-opening experience. It's a film that parents everywhere will want to share with their children. It's as simple as that. The film will have a limited theatrical run and then debuts on HBO and HBO Max on November 16th. Follow Megan on twitter @megamylan Follow us on twitter @topdocspod   Hidden Gem:  Sing Faster To support Syrian refugees:  Karam Foundation

When Lina Sergie Attar started Karam Foundation, the goal was to unlock the charity potential of the Arabic community in Chicago and reinforce the culture of giving to help others. This mission was brought into focus in 2011 during the "Arab Spring", especially the Syrian conflict. Now, Karam is an international NGO with offices in the USA and Turkey, helping Syrian refugees in the social and education sectors. We sat with Lina and we talked about the beginnings, the mission and the vision for the future. Visit: www.karamfoundation.org. for more info. Music: Bassel & The Supernaturals 

2019.03.25 Will Syrians ever find home again or are we destined to forever settle in the plight of resettlement? Must we finally let go of home in order to belong once more? For millions of displaced Syrians around the world, home prevails somewhere between fading memories and fragile dreams. In the aftermath of despair, the idea of home stretches beyond stone walls and ancient countries. Home reconstructs itself within new, unexpected, and sometimes virtual, communities. In this talk, Syrian-American writer, architect, and CEO of Karam Foundation, Lina Sergie Attar, examines the process of negotiating home and homeland through annotations of her Aleppo, portraits of resistance, and stories of resilient and ambitious Syrian refugee youth. Between war and post-war, between the trauma of memory and hope for the future, an alternative possibility of home-as-survivor emerges — one that we make and remake ourselves. Speakers Lina Attar, Founder and CEO, Karam Foundation

Before Jokes: Please consider donating to https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/christchurch-shooting-victims-fund, or to the Karam Foundation. If you feel safe, please speak out against hatred and white supremacy. Bigots should be ostracized and shamed. We love you all.Welcome to Kevin's bizarre dental adventure! Did you know that Sharks can regenerate teeth? Don't worry, we'll explain this and get into our nerdiest rabbit hole episode yet with the incandescent Nathan Ratapu of Thirst wine. Make sure you toe the party line -- there are probably 9 continents and NZ wine fucking whips. This episode also answers the long awaited question of "what Marvel and DC superheroes are the boys?" Cracking good fun with some important culinary lessons for you all. /// LIST//The Hermit Ram, Skin Fermented Sauvignon Blanc, 2017//Cambridge Road, Sauvignon Blanc, 'Down The Rabbit Hole', 2017 //Milton, Gisborne Chenin Blanc, 'Te Arai Vineyard' 2016//Rippon, Lake Wanaka, Central Otago, Riesling, 'Mature Vine' 2016////Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Disgorgeous)

On June 12th, President Donald Trump met with Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Despite widespread international news coverage, the state of US-North Korea relations is still shrouded in mystery. In the first part of this week’s episode, Victor Cha, senior adviser and Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses what was achieved in the meeting and what to expect going forward.   In the second part of the program, World Affairs CEO Jane Wales talks with Lina Sergie Attar, co-founder and CEO of the Karam Foundation, and Chelsea Handler, celebrated comedian, talk show host and activist, about the need for humanitarian and philanthropic intervention for Syrian refugees.   We want to hear from you! Please take part in a quick survey to tell us how we can improve our podcast: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PWZ7KMW

THE SYRIAN CRISIS. Host Bruce Franchi sits down to discuss the origins of the conflict in Syria and the experience of the millions of refugees that have fled their homes. If you would like to contribute to the refugees in some way, here are some great options: Karam Foundation: https://www.karamfoundation.org/  providing aid to the people recently displaced from Eastern Ghouta after the chemical attack Jusoor Syria: https://jusoorsyria.com/ - sponsors Syrians to complete university education International Rescue Committee: https://www.rescue.org/ - refugee advocacy, direct work in and around Syria Mercy Corps: https://www.mercycorps.org/ - lots of youth programs targeting education, vocational training around the region Syrian American Medical Society: https://www.sams-usa.net/ supporting doctors and hospitals all over Syria And for further reading on the Syrian Crisis, try "No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria by Rania Abouzeid.

Through our partnership, Syria’s Women: Policies & Perspectives, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and News Deeply challenged the stereotypes and generalizations about the impact of war on Syrian women and their role in the country’s future. Over the course of five months, we curated in-depth analysis, on-the-ground reporting and policy briefs, providing new perspectives on the role of Syrian women in education, peacebuilding, media, preserving cultural heritage, politics and the economy. We also covered underreported issues related to violence against women and barriers to women’s advancement to foster a nuanced and comprehensive understanding among the public and policymakers working to change these realities. You can catch up on the series here: www.newsdeeply.com/syria/series/syrias-women-policies-and-perspectives-syria www.timep.org/syrias-women/ On this episode of Deeply Talks in Partnership with TIMEP, Syria Deeply’s managing editor, Alessandria Masi, speaks with Hassan Hassan, senior fellow at TIMEP, Yisser Bittar, director of Development at Karam Foundation, Marvin Gate, founder of Humans of Syria, and Anna Lekas Miller, journalist and contributor to our series, about the changing role of women in the humanitarian, media and public sector and the future challenges women face in having a voice in traditionally male-dominated fields. For more information on the war in Syria, visit www.newsdeeply.com/syria and subscribe to our weekly emails.

Through our partnership, Syria’s Women: Policies & Perspectives, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and News Deeply challenged the stereotypes and generalizations about the impact of war on Syrian women and their role in the country’s future. Over the course of five months, we curated in-depth analysis, on-the-ground reporting and policy briefs, providing new perspectives on the role of Syrian women in education, peacebuilding, media, preserving cultural heritage, politics and the economy. We also covered underreported issues related to violence against women and barriers to women’s advancement to foster a nuanced and comprehensive understanding among the public and policymakers working to change these realities. You can catch up on the series here: www.newsdeeply.com/syria/series/syrias-women-policies-and-perspectives-syria www.timep.org/syrias-women/ On this episode of Deeply Talks in Partnership with TIMEP, Syria Deeply’s managing editor, Alessandria Masi, speaks with Hassan Hassan, senior fellow at TIMEP, Yisser Bittar, director of Development at Karam Foundation, Marvin Gate, founder of Humans of Syria, and Anna Lekas Miller, journalist and contributor to our series, about the changing role of women in the humanitarian, media and public sector and the future challenges women face in having a voice in traditionally male-dominated fields. For more information on the war in Syria, visit www.newsdeeply.com/syria and subscribe to our weekly emails.

The Karam Foundation began when Lina Sergie Attar and her friend started holding social events with a humanitarian spin for Chicago's Arab-American community. But when the Syrian Civil War created the largest humanitarian crisis of recent times, Lina (a Syrian-American herself) and her team were called to move from small-scale funding to on-the-ground programs. Learn how they stay grounded with a mission of immense scale. In this episode, Lina shares how Karam adapts their fundraising strategy in response to current events, how her expertise in architecture and design informs Karam's web presence, where she finds inspiration and motivation to keep going, and more.

"We throw around words like 'crisis' very easily, but this is a global crisis, and it is of historic proportions," says current U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken about the refugee crisis (for which he and his department mobilized a response that significantly accelerated government efforts to assist refugees, as well as engage the tech sector). "People don't realize that before 2011, the number of Syrian refugees was zero," shares Lina Sergie Attar of the non-profit Karam Foundation, which aims to build a better future for Syria through education, smart aid, and sustainable development programs for internally displaced communities inside Syria as well as refugee populations in neighboring countries. Yet in this episode of the a16z Podcast (with Sonal Chokshi and a16z's Matt Spence, who was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Middle East) both agree that it's a crisis that requires a global response, including from the tech industry. Especially when technologies like the smartphone, which "is the most important object" that refugees have -- for migration, communication, documentation, connection, commerce, more -- can and do play a role. But we need to go beyond the "mobile migration" narrative here: Maybe we shouldn't focus on promoting superhero 'migration' success stories or citing statistics, and instead find out more about the broader context and details of refugees' day to day lives. Maybe it's not about being 'solutionistic' ... but is about finding solutions. Maybe it's about the intersection of foreign policy and technology; it most certainly is about our collective humanity. image: Mustafa Bader / Wikimedia

Kinda Hibrawi is an acclaimed artist who has worked on various projects with organizations including the U.S. State Department and UNICEF. She co-founded and helped develop Karam Foundation's Innovative Education programs and jointly ran these education programs every six months for displaced Syrian refugees on the Syrian-Turkish border until December 2015. Prior to that, she was recognized as an internationally known painter in Arabic Calligraphy, using her artwork to bring awareness to nonprofits in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria and local charity work for children with cancer. A Syrian-American artist who grew up between Saudi Arabia, Syria, Bahrain, Lebanon, and the United States, Hibrawi's original artwork is sought by collectors worldwide and is currently exhibited in group and solo shows across the U.S. Find out more about how creativity and politics can intertwine in this fascinating interview!

On this weeks episode, we talk to Sarab Al-Jijakli, a well known Arab-American community organizer who has been at the forefront of organizing efforts in the United States on behalf of Syrian Refugees. We discuss various organizations working on this issue and ways for Americans to get involved and show support. In this episode, we highlight the following organizations (in order of mention): Network of Arab American Professionals (http://www.naaponline.org/) International Rescue Committee (http://www.rescue.org/) Sarab's Blog (https://sarabiany.wordpress.com/about-sarabiany/) Islamic Relief (http://irusa.org/) Karam Foundation (http://www.karamfoundation.org/) Arab American Association of New York (http://www.arabamericanny.org/) Arab American Family Support Center (http://www.aafscny.org/) Muslim Consultative Network (http://mcnny.org/) Muslims Giving Back (http://www.muslimsgivingback.org/) Syrian American Medical Society (https://www.sams-usa.net/foundation/)