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Friends and families from all over the GTA grabbed their car keys and headed to Ontario Place's drive-in movie theatre Friday to attend Toronto’s first-ever Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF). There were 80 or more vehicles parked to watch the screening of eight short films and two feature films. Despite the pandemic, the drive-in theatre concept allowed the audience to watch the films and eat together while remaining in their own bubbles.
Arts & Life
Syrian migrant stars of food and film scene
There are few experiences as universal as the feeling of elation that comes from eating a warm, home-cooked meal. For a group of recently settled Syrian women in Toronto, that feeling allowed them to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers to create a community united by food.
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Syrian toddler’s death on Turkish beach prompted Toronto sponsors
A Toronto couple says that Canadians have showed a good response when it comes to helping Syrian refugees. Jim Handman and Renee Pellerin are among the organizers of the Kensington Assistance for Refugees private sponsorship group.
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Sponsors of Syrian refugee family wanted to make a difference
The Toronto couple acknowledged that they had been moved to sponsor a Syrian family with children after the sheer tragedy of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who was found dead on the beaches of Turkey. The couple joined an existing private sponsorship group, Kensington Assistance for Refugees (KARE), last year.
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Syrian refugee family about to move into permanent home in East York
Two former producers from the CBC are busy collecting furniture to help "their" family of Syrian refugees move to an apartment in Crescent Town in Toronto's East end on June 1, 2017.
Jim Handman and his wife Renee Pellerin are a part of a Toronto sponsorship group called Kensington Assistance for Refugees.
Arts & Life
Film prompts discussion on plight of Syrian refugees
Tasneem Fared, clad in a white bridal dress, tells the story of a horrific night in Syria in the documentary The Bride’s Side. That night, she recalled, she danced away, using music to drown out the sound of exploding bombs, occasionally taking off an earplug to check whether her home had been shelled.
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Syrian refugees find a place of their own on the Danforth
It was September and the image of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old boy who drowned trying...
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Refugees show lack of desire in resettling in Canada
On Wednesday, numbers released by the government showed only 6.3 per cent of refugees contacted in Jordan and Lebanon had actually shown interest in being resettled in Canada.
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Ontario set to bring in 4,000 Syrian refugees
Ontario is set to welcome 4,000 of the 10,000 Syrian refugees that are expected to arrive in Canada by the end of the year.
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Delay in Syrian refugees seen as setback
The Liberal government will not be able to meet its deadline to bring 25,000...
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Torontonians come together for Supper With Syria
Supper With Syria is slated to take place on Nov. 29 at Artscape Wychwood Barns.
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Ryerson University responds to Syrian refugee crisis
The lifeless image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish shore changed how the public views refugees. It brought displaced people into the forefront of discussion, and prompted the global community to action. Evidence of this is can be seen with the Ryerson Lifeline Syria Challenge, an initiative by the school that aims to bring 100 refugees to Canada.
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Marchers demand ‘open door to refugees’
On Sept. 17, a march drew more than 100 protesters moving from Nathan Philips Square to the waterfront in support of challenging Canada's policy on refugees.
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