Ramadan pulls despair of millions of Syrians into sharp focus
AMMAN, June 7 (UNHCR)—For Abu Ahmad, Ramadan got off to a shaky start this year. As the 44-year-old from Homs and his family looked forward to breaking their first day of fasting with the traditional iftar meal in their small apartment in the Jordanian capital, Amman,...
Jamal Mahmut dreams of finding a job to support his family
Jamal, 30 years old: “We are so thankful to Canada for bringing us here. We are originally from Al Qamishli in Syria, an area controlled by ISIS. We just moved to our new apartment in East Ottawa a few weeks ago. We are comfortable here, though we still have...
Solaf loves sports and dreams of living in America
Solaf, 9 years old: “My name is Solaf and I’m from Bosra in Syria. I remember my house there. It was big with a brown door. There was a garden outside with olive trees, lemon trees, orange trees and apple trees. We planted basil, thyme, chamomile, parsley, eggplants...