History of Syrians in Baltimore

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Senator Ben Cardin, and other Maryland politicians urged to Obama administration to do more for Syrian refugees.

[5] The Baltimore branch of the International Rescue Committee office in Highlandtown has helped to settle Syrian refugees in the city.

Beth Am congregants have voiced concerned about stereotypes of Syrian Muslims and Islamophobia following the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks.

[9] Kosher Syrian Jewish cuisine is available in Baltimore through a catering service called Mazza From Heaven.

The group is run by 20 Syrian refugee women and is supported by the Muslim Social Services Agency of Baltimore.

[12] In 2018, a documentary about Syrian-Americans in Baltimore premiered titled This Is Home: A Refugee Story, directed by Alexandra Shiva.