Syria
Natalia Manzocco
Soufi's to reopen: "We do not wish to set a tragic example"
Paramount Fine Foods CEO throws support behind the family-run Syrian cafe, which was shuttered this week due to death threats Read more
Natalia Manzocco
Syrian cafe Soufi's harassed out of business
Cafe opened by Syrian immigrants closes in the face of death threats after the owner's son was filmed with group confronting an elderly woman at an anti-Bernier rally Read more
Superb War Show puts Syria’s trauma into sharp focus
Essential doc tracks a deepening conflict while underlying the power of the camera Read more
Soufi's
A Syrian maneesh stop, Soufi's on Queen West, is coming to Toronto
The owners of the city’s first Syrian café hope to remind newcomers of Syrian food and culture Read more
The Livelihood Project job-hunting app for newcomers earns a Mitacs Social Entrepreneur Award
The app combines aspirations with job experience to build real, attainable career paths for new Canadians Read more
Sgt. Alicia Brand U.S. Army Photo
Donald Trump: Rogue exemplar
America has long been a rogue state, and its current president's recent order to attack Syria will do nothing but bring the world closer to Armageddon Read more
Mahdieh Rezaie became a lifeline for Syrian refugees in 2016
There are still nearly 2,000 refugees in Lifeline’s caseload waiting to be helped, and their refugees claims can’t be submitted to the government until they’re matched with sponsors. Read more
Is the rise of fake news a big lie?
It’s reassuring to think that U.S. voters were somehow duped into electing a madman because the alternative explanation — that Americans support what Trump says and does — is just too frightening Read more
Facundo Campos, from the documentary Groundbreaking Bread ©UnstoppableUrgesProductions2016
Newcomer Kitchen expands with a new Syrian pop-up brunch, prepared by refugees
After the success of The Depanneur's weekly dinners, Mirvish Village developer Westbank steps up to sponsor a Syrian brunch event at Butler's Pantry Read more
Vivien Fellegi
Traumatized newcomers start over with help from the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
“They made me feel like this is my second home,” says Syrian newcomer Zouvik Baghjajian. “And they helped me to take a step into the future." Read more
The challenges of protecting Syrian heritage in crisis
Experts probe Mideast history in new exhibition at the Aga Khan Read more
UNHCR
What a Donald Trump presidency means for the Middle East
The prospects for world peace are about to get more terrifying Read more
Courtesy Diwan
Diwan pays homage to Syrian cuisine
Aga Khan's restaurant rolls out all-Syrian menu Read more
Toronto colouring book welcomes Syrian refugee kids
Organizers of an on online fundraiser plan to publish a free Welcome to Toronto colouring book in February Read more
The top 10 stories that defined 2015
In certain ways, the world got worse this year. But in other respects, there was gradual tiptoeing toward justice and compassion, reasons to have hope amid the greater unease. Read more
I'm a child of boat people
I'm also a Governor General's Award winner because of the kindness shown my family by Canadians like "Ong Bob" Read more
The Clothing Drive
Clothing drive for Syrian refugees fundraising for new space
The volunteer-run Clothing Drive is hoping to raise $10,000 to secure a new space to store 900 bins of donated clothing Read more
UNHCR
Five ways you can support Syrian refugees in Toronto
A community dinner, literary event, and choral performance are just a few events raising money for the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Canada Read more
Canadians answer call to help Syrian refugees
Groups across the country come together to resettle Syrian families in a phenomenon the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the Vietnamese crisis of the late 1970s Read more
Is refugee crisis the call to action of our time?
No one can turn away from the enormity of our collective failure to help those fleeing war – it now stares us in the face in the form of the lifeless body of a toddler Read more