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Half-Price Hummus Brings Arabs and Jews Together Over Lunch
A restaurant is “giving chickpeas a chance” – to promote peace in Israel.
The Hummus Bar in Netanya is now offering half price hummus to...
Malala is Inspiration for Her Mother To Go Back To School
Malala Yousafzai has inspired millions of women and girls to stand up for their right to an education.
Her mother turned out to be one...
UK Auctions Let Artists Donate 100% of Proceeds To Help Refugees
Online art sales have painted a picture of relief for Syrian refugees.
During a five-week run in August and September, the “Creative Collective for Refugee...
Google Matches Donations To Raise $11 Million for Refugees in 3 Days
The world’s largest search engine has located—and donated—millions of dollars for refugees pouring into the EU.
Just three days after announcing it would match donations for...
3 Heartwarming Scenes of Europe Cheering for Refugees Arriving by Bus (WATCH)
In the last two weeks, the willingness of German and Austrian residents to provide sanctuary and aid appeared to be boundless, as thousands of...
‘Airbnb’ for Refugees Matches Migrants To Europeans Volunteering Homes
This week, GNN has been covering the positive global efforts to help Syrian refugees – from the Finnish Prime Minister opening up his home,...
Finnish Prime Minister Opens His Home to Refugees, Joins Growing List
From single mothers to a prime minister, Europeans are opening their homes for refugees who need housing.
Because he is serving in the capital, Helsinki,...
Billionaire Offers to Buy Island for Refugees Pouring into Europe
While Europeans are offering up houses to refugees, an Egyptian billionaire wants to buy an island where tens of thousands of refugees can live...
New Goal for German Football Stars: Helping Refugees
Some of the fiercest competition among German football clubs right now is happening off the field.
A number of teams are trying to outdo one...
Global Outpouring for Refugee Father and Child Selling Pens on Street
A photo of two exhausted Syrian refugees, a father holding his daughter while trying to sell pens on the street, inspired a worldwide outpouring...
Son’s Essay Moves Stranger to Buy Family a Wheelchair-Ready Van
A Michigan mother was stunned when she got a phone call telling her a complete stranger was buying her a new wheelchair accessible van–and...
Beyond Ugly Protests, Germans Open Hearts and Homes for Refugees
Anti-refugee protests and arson attacks dominate German headlines, but countless unsung volunteers have been collecting clothing and household goods donated by Germans to distribute...
Jew Saved From Nazis Now Helps Christians Flee ISIS to Repay ‘Debt’
A 95-year-old Jewish publisher saved from Nazi-occupied Austria as a child is now funding the flight of Syrian Christians who are seeking refuge from...
Yvel Jewelers Helps Save A Child’s Heart This Valentine’s Day
A luxury jewelry designer is partnering with the non-profit Save A Child’s Heart in order to help raise money for life-saving treatment for children...
A Low Cost Inflatable Incubator for Babies Wins Dyson Award
After seeing a documentary about huge increases in premature births in Syria brought on by the stress of war, a university student started designing an incubator...
What Norwegians Do When a Boy is Shivering in the Cold
A children's charity in Norway set up an experiment to see what people near a bus stop would do if there were a boy...
Libya’s Cache of Toxic Arms Now All Destroyed
You may have heard about the ongoing international effort to destroy Syria's chemical weapons. A similar American-backed campaign, carried out under a cloak of...
LEGO Donates $3 Million to Educate Refugee Children
The LEGO Foundation presented a $3 million donation to the UN refugee agency on Friday to help improve access to quality primary school education...
America’s Longest-Married Couple, 81 Years After Eloping
John and Ann Betar eloped on Nov. 25, 1932, fleeing their close-knit Syrian neighborhood in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and driving as fast as they could...
In Rural Iowa Town, a Lifeline of Friendship for Islam
Amid an expanse of undulating Iowa farmland and Catholic and Lutheran churches, the town of Elkader bears the name of a Muslim hero.
Abd el-Kader...