'The road is long': Syrian refugee engineering a fresh start in Montreal / The Toronto Star
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 8:21 am
A young Syrian refugee, fleeing the ravages of war, is steadily rebuilding his life in Montreal. His inspiring journey of resilience and adaptation underscores both the personal hardships and hopes that come with starting anew in a foreign land, adding a poignant human dimension to ongoing immigration debates.
MONTREAL — When Jad Albasha arrived in Quebec in 2016 as a 21-year-old fleeing his war-torn home of Syria, he landed in a snow-covered world that spoke French, a language in which he did not understand a single word. But now it rolls off the tongue as if Albasha has lived here all of his […]
MONTREAL - When Jad Albasha arrived in Quebec in 2016 as a 21-year-old fleeing his war-torn home of Syria, he landed in a snow-covered world that spoke French, a language in which he did not understand a single word.
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