Since the beginning of the Syrian Crisis in 2011, millions of refugees from Syria and Iraq have been displaced. Over 25,000 Syrian newcomers settled in Canada between 2015 and 2016.1 The Region of Waterloo, home to a population of approximately 535,000 by 2016,2 was where about 2,000 of these newcomers settled.3 This article argues that these newcomers have used arts and culture to navigate the difficulties of settlement and acculturation. Evidence from newspaper articles, interviews, and participant observation indicates that refugees from Syria and Iraq in this region have utilized dance and theatre to develop community that retains cultural connections and identity linked with Syria and the greater Levantine region. Professional and comm...
As a multicultural nation, Canada has embraced immigrants from many other nations. However, integrat...
This digital story shows how Syria was before the civil war, during the civil war and after it, it a...
According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the highest level of displacement on rec...
Since the beginning of the Syrian Crisis in 2011, millions of refugees from Syria and Iraq have been...
When the Syrian nation began a revolution demanding rights and freedom; Bashar Al-Assad lead the rep...
Despite the media attention to Syrian refugee families being welcomed, finding work, and feeling at ...
The current Syrian crisis has caused unprecedented practices of global mobility. The process of forc...
This presentation will provide an overview of the movement of Syrian Refugees into Rural and Small-T...
Statistics Canada (2017) reports that over 40,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada since Novem...
Recent migration from the Middle East and North Africa, Syria in particular, has led to increased me...
In 2015, following Canada’s resettlement of large numbers of Syrian refugees, it was praised as a ro...
Every day hundreds of newcomers begin a new life in Canada. Some are refugees fleeing persecution, o...
The settlement of Syrian refugees in Canada has attended a conversation around the politics of multi...
The number of refugees in need of resettlement in the world is estimated to surpass 1.44 million peo...
International audienceBetween 2015 and 2017, Canada welcomed 49, 810 Syrian refugees, thus meeting t...
As a multicultural nation, Canada has embraced immigrants from many other nations. However, integrat...
This digital story shows how Syria was before the civil war, during the civil war and after it, it a...
According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the highest level of displacement on rec...
Since the beginning of the Syrian Crisis in 2011, millions of refugees from Syria and Iraq have been...
When the Syrian nation began a revolution demanding rights and freedom; Bashar Al-Assad lead the rep...
Despite the media attention to Syrian refugee families being welcomed, finding work, and feeling at ...
The current Syrian crisis has caused unprecedented practices of global mobility. The process of forc...
This presentation will provide an overview of the movement of Syrian Refugees into Rural and Small-T...
Statistics Canada (2017) reports that over 40,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada since Novem...
Recent migration from the Middle East and North Africa, Syria in particular, has led to increased me...
In 2015, following Canada’s resettlement of large numbers of Syrian refugees, it was praised as a ro...
Every day hundreds of newcomers begin a new life in Canada. Some are refugees fleeing persecution, o...
The settlement of Syrian refugees in Canada has attended a conversation around the politics of multi...
The number of refugees in need of resettlement in the world is estimated to surpass 1.44 million peo...
International audienceBetween 2015 and 2017, Canada welcomed 49, 810 Syrian refugees, thus meeting t...
As a multicultural nation, Canada has embraced immigrants from many other nations. However, integrat...
This digital story shows how Syria was before the civil war, during the civil war and after it, it a...
According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the highest level of displacement on rec...