Kira used to live in Baghdad. But then the war started, and extremist violence tore apart Iraq. Families like Kira’s were targets because they are Christians. Now Kira is one of an estimated 5,000 Christian Iraqis who fled to safety in Jordan.
Journalist Diane Handal described what life is like for Iraqi refugees in ONE magazine:
Fast becoming Jordan’s new poor, many of these same refugees once formed the staple of Iraq’s professional... 