Question Period
A group of Syrian women, refugees recently resettled in Canada, are negotiating life in their new home. They have some questions.
A group of Syrian women, refugees recently resettled in Canada, are negotiating life in their new home. They have some questions.
Manar Alsaid Ahmed
A group of Syrian women, refugees recently resettled in Canada, are negotiating life in their new home. They have some questions.
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