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One of the lucky ones: Syrian family finds 'hope' in Greensboro
- Nancy McLaughlin
- Feb 4, 2017
- Feb 4, 2017
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Mamoun Sakka holds his son, Mohamad Sakka, 18 mo. with his wife, Raveen Mustafa, in their new Greensboro home Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. The family arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record

Karlan Barker, College Park Baptist Church member, greets Mamoun Sakka with his wife Raveen Mustafa, in their new home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. Mustafa with her husband, Mamoun Sakka, and son arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church. Ossama Hassanin, left, UNCG graduate student volunteer to help interpret for the family from their native Arabic.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Michael Usey, pastor College Park Baptist Church takes a shoe offered by Mohamad Sakka,18 mo., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Greensboro, N.C. The Syrian family arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Raveen Mustafa gets her son Mohamad Sakka, 18 mo., up from a nap in their new home Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. Mustafa with her husband, Mamoun Sakka, and son arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Mamoun Sakka holds his son, Mohamad Sakka, 18 mo. with his wife, Raveen Mustafa, in their new Greensboro home Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. The family arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Michael Usey, pastor of College Park Baptist Church, hands off 18-month-old Mohamad Sakka to his father Mamoun Sakka outside their home Wednesday in Greensboro.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Rev. Audra Abt, Minister for Latino/Hispanic Ministries, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina greets worshipers at the Islamic Center of Greensboro following prayers on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. The gathering was part of a national day of action in support of Muslims in the United States.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Megan Shepard, talks to worshipers at the Islamic Center of Greensboro The gathering was part of a national event in support of Muslims in the United States on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Rev. Audra Abt, Minister for Latino/Hispanic Ministries, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina greets worshipers who attended midday prayers at the Islamic Center of Greensboro, taking part in the nationwide #WeareAllAmerica rally, a show of solidarity to the Muslim community, people of various faiths, civil rights folks, immigrant rights folks and others greet Muslims at the Islamic Center of Greensboro as they leave the mosque following prayers Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
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GREENSBORO — They were the lucky ones.
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Mamoun Sakka holds his son, Mohamad Sakka, 18 mo. with his wife, Raveen Mustafa, in their new Greensboro home Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. The family arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Karlan Barker, College Park Baptist Church member, greets Mamoun Sakka with his wife Raveen Mustafa, in their new home, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. Mustafa with her husband, Mamoun Sakka, and son arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church. Ossama Hassanin, left, UNCG graduate student volunteer to help interpret for the family from their native Arabic.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Michael Usey, pastor College Park Baptist Church takes a shoe offered by Mohamad Sakka,18 mo., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Greensboro, N.C. The Syrian family arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Raveen Mustafa gets her son Mohamad Sakka, 18 mo., up from a nap in their new home Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. Mustafa with her husband, Mamoun Sakka, and son arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Mamoun Sakka holds his son, Mohamad Sakka, 18 mo. with his wife, Raveen Mustafa, in their new Greensboro home Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. The family arrived in Greensboro on Jan. 19th from Turkey after fleeing their Syrian home. North Carolina African Service Coalition sponsored the family along with College Park Baptist Church.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Michael Usey, pastor of College Park Baptist Church, hands off 18-month-old Mohamad Sakka to his father Mamoun Sakka outside their home Wednesday in Greensboro.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Rev. Audra Abt, Minister for Latino/Hispanic Ministries, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina greets worshipers at the Islamic Center of Greensboro following prayers on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C. The gathering was part of a national day of action in support of Muslims in the United States.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Megan Shepard, talks to worshipers at the Islamic Center of Greensboro The gathering was part of a national event in support of Muslims in the United States on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Rev. Audra Abt, Minister for Latino/Hispanic Ministries, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina greets worshipers who attended midday prayers at the Islamic Center of Greensboro, taking part in the nationwide #WeareAllAmerica rally, a show of solidarity to the Muslim community, people of various faiths, civil rights folks, immigrant rights folks and others greet Muslims at the Islamic Center of Greensboro as they leave the mosque following prayers Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
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