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2020
Syracuse University: A Poetic Journey
Artnet News: Editors Picks: 11 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week
My Modern Met: Artists Rebuild Refugees’ Emotional Memories of “Home” Inside Suitcases
The Daily Orange: Photography exhibit showcases journeys of resettled refugee students
2019
Squarespace: SQSpace Presents: Q&A with Ahmed Badr
Mississippi State University: Visiting Writer Ahmed Badr Public Talk
The Guardian: Voices for the Future: Climate Activism lights up the UN – in pictures
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ArtRage Gallery: Intertwined Journeys-Refugee Poetry Performance
Andrews McMeel Universal: Celebrating Cultural Heritage
WNYC: Nakhal
BuzzFeed x UNHCR: Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask a Refugee
Harvard Political Review: Migration Memorialized
The Luminos Fund: 100,000 Stories to Inspire Millions
Juilliard: Unpacking Refugee Stories
Yale Daily News: Exhibit features sculptures of refugee stories
University of Chicago: Harris Public Policy Hosts Exhibit "UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage"
2018
BuzzFeed x UNHCR: Homemade Chicken Shawarma / as made by Ben Stiller and Ahmed Badr
Harvard Political Review: Accessing America
UNICEF x Yahoo! x Purpose: “Generation Z opens up about the refugee crisis”
Office of the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth (OSGEY): UN launches 2nd Class of exceptional Young Leaders
UNHCR: Facebook Live with Melissa Fleming, Ahmed Badr, and Emi Mahmoud
Wesleyan Office of the President: Celebrating Ahmed Badr and International Leadership
Wesleyan University Newsletter: Badr ’20 Guides Upward Bound Students to Write about Their Experiences
NPR Goats & Soda: Artist Creates Tiny Houses From The Memories Of Refugees
Condé Nast Traveler: These suitcases carry years of baggage
Yatzer: Refugee Stories Come to Life in "UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage"
Colossal: Miniature Installations Built Inside Suitcases Detail the Homes That Refugees Leave Behind
Mashable: Syrian Artist Uses Suitcases to Recreate the Homes Refugees Left Behind
Iowa State University: Unpacked Refugee Baggage
TRT World: Unpacked Showcase
NPR Morning Edition: In U.N. Art Exhibition, Syrian Artist Unpacks Refugees' Baggage
World Bank: In World Bank art exhibition, artists unpack displacement stories
2017
AJ+: Unpacking Refugee Stories
NPR Morning Edition: In U.N. Art Exhibition, Syrian Artist Unpacks Refugees' Baggage
UNHCR: These suitcases recreate the homes refugees left behind
Iowa Public Radio: Unpacked: Refugee Baggage
NPR All Things Considered: How One Young Iraqi Refugee Is Helping Others Share Their Stories
UN Youth Flash: A glimpse of “Youth Building Peace”: An Interview with Ahmed Badr
CGTN: New York exhibition highlights migrants’ struggles
NPR All Things Considered: Iraqi Refugee Empowers Youth To Share Their Stories With 'Narratio'
Global Citizen: Meet the Iraqi Immigrant Helping to Empower Other Refugees to Share Their Own Stories
New York Minute Films: Ahmed
Sounds Good with Branden Harvey: Ahmed Badr — Challenging the Refugee Narrative
2016
SAP: Young Minds, Bright Ideas
The Wesleyan Argus: Ahmed Badr ’20: Author, Entrepreneur, Refugee
The Huffington Post: Building Tunnels
International Organization for Migration: A Conversation with Director General Swing
Adobe Blog: Redefining the hyphen with Ahmed Badr
Splinter News: Meet the 17-year-old Iraqi refugee who’s writing a book about his life
Teen Vogue: Instagram's New Series Highlights Underrepresented Young People
Instagram: Empowerment through Creative Expression
2014
Houston Chronicle: An Iraqi-born teen comes of age in America
For World Refugee Day 2017, Ahmed read his poem, "A Thank You Letter From the Bomb that visited My Home" at a private United Nations reception. From left to right: Ben Stiller, Ahmed, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Christopher Tin, and UNHCR NY Director Ninette Kelly. (Scott Nelson)
