Her film, called A Kandahar Away, follows the Jamal family to Kandahar, Sask.
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Researchers Investigate Ways to Help Newcomers Adjust
With the current influx of refugees coming to Canada, academic researchers are studying immigrants’ resiliency — their ability to overcome hurdles and challenges — so that they can help future immigrants adapt to their new…
View More Researchers Investigate Ways to Help Newcomers AdjustSpanking Leads to Resentment, Say Parents, Experts
Immigrants not only have to learn a new language when they arrive in Canada, but also adopt the values of Canadian society. This can often impact their parenting methods. “This is part of how we…
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Documenting Muslim History in Saskatchewan
Ever since Muslims began settling in the Canadian prairies, they’ve built bridges with their new community while maintaining their ties with their traditional culture. A devoted Muslim couple who moved to Regina, Saskatchewan in the…
View More Documenting Muslim History in SaskatchewanSurviving Your First Canadian Winter
When Fulera Dikki came to Canada last September, she was anticipating the worst about what the cold would feel like – even though it wasn’t winter yet. Dikki, who came to Canada from the northern…
View More Surviving Your First Canadian WinterTales of Immigrant Women in Canada
While performer and playwright Natasha Martina was researching in a library in Dublin for a play, she came up with the idea to combine her family’s emigrant story and her creative partner Sue Mythen’s knowledge…
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Nudity on Mount Kinabalu a Teachable Moment
Two siblings from Saskatchewan are among 10 climbers who have been barred from leaving Malaysia after they allegedly took nude photos atop Mount Kinabalu in the country’s eastern state of Sabah. A magnitude-6 earthquake rocked…
View More Nudity on Mount Kinabalu a Teachable MomentBridging the gap between immigrants and minority service providers
The immigrant service sector may be on the verge of a “fiscal cliff,” faced with reduced funding from several levels of government and a dramatic shift in the profile of newcomers arriving in Canada, an…
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