Some queer refugees from Afghanistan and Syria face immediate risks to their lives, but resettlement organizations and experts say the Canadian government is not being transparent with its processes.
SASKATOON More than 100 people showed up to the steps of city hall with Palestine flags and signs to support Palestinians amid the escalating violence between Israel and Hamas. Attendees at the rally could be heard yelling “free, free Palestine” and “hey hey, hey hey, the occupation has to go.” “It’s unfair what’s happening to the Palestinian people,” said Ali Kharsa. Kharsa is a Syrian refugee who came over to Canada in 2016 and has cousins in near where the violence is. ”From a long time ago Israel’s have been taking their lands and killing their people,” Kharsa told CTV News.
Posted: Feb 07, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 8
Ali sits with his siblings Abdulrahman and Mohammad. Ali and his father had travelled with smugglers to Australia in the hopes of bringing the rest of the family later. But with the help of the United Nations, they were reunited in Canada.(Submitted by Ali Kharsa)
Before the civil war started In Syria, I was living a happy and a peaceful life In the city of Aleppo.
My mother used to wake me up every morning to go to school, I used to spend my day with friends and my big family. My life was pretty average and simple until the war came and turned that peace and quiet into a hideous voice, when the city was filled with the sounds of bullets and explosions.