

Welcome To Canada
2016-11-21 · 19 min · Not rated
Mohammed Alsaleh, a young Syrian refugee, is rebuilding his life after being granted asylum in Canada. In Vancouver, he counsels and helps resettle newly-arrived Syrian refugee families so that they may find new homes and begin again.
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- Adam Loften
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