Estera Foundation

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The Estera Foundation (Polish: Fundacja Estera ) is a Polish humanitarian organization that emerged in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria . It was founded by the anti-Islamist Miriam Shaded in Warsaw and caused international media turmoil through its commitment to the rescue of Christian Syrians and their transport to Poland . She is mainly criticized by Western media for the fact that her help is only directed at persecuted Christians .

In connection with the European migration crisis , Miriam Shaded and her Estera Foundation brought around 60 Christian families from Syria (174 people in total) to Poland. The foundation organized their travel, their accommodation in Poland and financially cares for the well-being of the families by supporting each family with 2,600 złoty per month.

It campaigns in Poland and increasingly also at the European level for the intensification of aid for the persecuted Christians in the Middle East and around the world. To this end, she started an international YouTube channel in 2016, on which her public appearances and discussions are translated into German and English.

Founder

The founder Miriam Shaded sees herself as a human rights activist. She is the chairwoman of the foundation.

public perception

Numerous international media described the activities of the Estera Foundation in connection with the rescue of Christian families from Syria, including the Financial Times , Agence France-Presse , Euronews , Der Spiegel , Die Welt , Berliner Zeitung , Tages-Anzeiger , The Times of Israel , TheBlaze and politics.co.uk .

In 2016 Miriam Shaded appeared on the cover of the weekly magazine " Wprost " (No. 10/2016 [1727]). Her comments on the migration crisis made her extremely popular, especially among internet users . Some of her critics described her as the "beautiful face of xenophobia ", with Shaded denying the allegations that she was xenophobic.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sharona Schwartz: A Growing Number of Countries Are Signaling They Want Only Christian Refugees From the Middle East (English). theblaze.com, October 8, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015
  2. ^ A b Zosia Wasik, Henry Foy: Poland favors Christian refugees from Syria (English). ft.com, September 21, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015
  3. ^ A b Jan Puhl: Poland and the refugee crisis: election campaign with fear (German). spiegel.de, September 27, 2015, accessed on November 17, 2015
  4. ↑ a b Syrian Christians find sanctuary with Polish families (English). dunyanews.tv, July 20, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015
  5. ↑ a b Poland and refugees. Where is the Solidarity? (English). euronews.com, October 23, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015
  6. ↑ a b Stefanie Bolzen, Gerhard Gnauck : Warsaw is a paradise for Syrian Christians (German). welt.de, August 7, 2015, accessed on November 17, 2015
  7. ↑ a b Ulrich Krökel: “Solidarity” is a foreign word in Poland. (German). Tagesanzeiger.ch, September 3, 2015, accessed on November 17, 2015
  8. ↑ a b Jenni Frazer: Holocaust survivor repays ultimate debt via rescue of Syrian Christians (English). timesofisrael.com, June 16, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015
  9. ↑ a b Ian Dunt: Germany's ten-point refugee plan shows how irresponsible Britain has become (English). politics.co.uk, September 25, 2015, accessed November 17, 2015
  10. ↑ The Estera Foundation's international YouTube channel
  11. ↑ Tygodnik Wydanie: 10/2016 (1727). wprost.pl, accessed on March 10, 2016
  12. ↑ Miriam Shaded dla Fakt24.pl: boję się o życie
  13. ↑ Czego boi się Miriam , newsweek.pl
  14. ↑ Miriam Shaded: Jak przyjdzie na to czas, muzułmanie zabiją Polaków. se.pl, accessed on October 26, 2015
  15. ↑ Philipp Fritz: The beautiful face of the fear of Islam. (German). berliner-zeitung.de, October 22, 2015, accessed on November 17, 2015