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Diary Marif

Diary Marif is a Vancouver-based Kurdish writer and award-winning journalist born in Iraq. He holds a master’s degree in history from Pune University in India (2013). His journalism has appeared in national and international outlets, including Rabble, Canadian Dimension, CBC Arts, Culturico, The Amargi, and The Canadian Encyclopedia. Since 2018, Marif has centred his creative work on memoir and personal narrative, exploring his experiences as a child of war. He has written chapter books for multiple projects and has appeared as a storyteller in public spaces. He received an Honourable Mention for the 2022 Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction, is a 2025 recipient of the Yosef Wosk Vancouver Manuscript Intensive Fellowship, and was awarded PEN Canada’s 2025 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize.

October 18, 2023
British Columbia/Economy/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/News

B.C.’s new Canadians at higher risk for eviction from rentals

According to a new report, renters in B.C. have the highest eviction rates in Canada.

October 12, 2023
Arts & Culture/Books/Diaspora Affairs/Local Journalism Initiative/News

Finalists announced for Vancouver-based international prize for Punjabi literature

The Dhahan Prize recognizes Gurmukhi, predominantly used in Indian Punjab; and Shahmukhi, used in Pakistani Punjab.

September 26, 2023
Arts & Culture/Local Journalism Initiative

Filmmaker brings migrant’s love story to Canada’s film festival circuit

Two Apples: A Migrant's Love Story

September 22, 2023
Economy/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/News

Asylum seekers come for a better life but end up homeless in Canada

The number of refugees is increasing every month in Canada, but there are not enough affordable places for them to live.

September 11, 2023
Arts & Culture/Local Journalism Initiative

Immigrant journalists share stories of exile from their home countries

A new anthology by 15 refugee journalists and writers from 14 countries who now call Canada home

June 19, 2023
Arts & Culture/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative

Documentary by Kurdish-Canadian filmmaker makes audience favourites list at HotDocs festival

“The movie inspires immigrants and refugees to be proud of themselves,” says the film’s creator.

Canadian Sudanese rally in Vancouver
May 2, 2023
Local Journalism Initiative/Politics

Sudanese Canadians and relatives call for more government action as deadly conflict enters third week

The feds have announced visa fee waivers and other steps, but advocates want more for those impacted by the brewing humanitarian crisis.

Artist Harem Jamal sits in the art gallery hall surrounded by portraits of kids' feet, bare and clothed, as symbols of the difficult journeys refugee kids make.
March 16, 2023
Arts & Culture/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative

Iraqi immigrant depicts horrors of war, refugee childhood through striking exhibition in Burnaby B.C.

Harem Jamal spent his childhood years in refugee camps. Now he uses art to process the trauma.

A protest against the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs
February 24, 2023
Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/Politics

‘A place to build a future’: Uyghur Canadians optimistic about move to resettle 10,000 refugees

“Canadian leaders have shown that they believe that the lives of these people matter and must be protected."

January 11, 2023
Diaspora Affairs/Local Journalism Initiative/News

Iranian Canadians rally to remember victims of Flight PS752

On the third anniversary of the plane catastrophe, the Iranian diaspora still hold out hope to find justice.

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