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The painting shows the beaming face of a child, a tear rolling down his cheek and the caption, “thank Canada.”
It represents all the Syrian children who’ve found safety, said artist Mohamed Ali, who recently arrived from Syria and brought some of his paintings to a dinner for refugees hosted by Young Voices CAN at the Carleton Heights Community Centre on Sunday.
“He’s so happy, he’s crying,” Ali, his wife, two sons and daughter nearby, said through an interpreter. “He left the war and came to peace.”
The group of high school students — half of them Jewish, half Muslim — served up a meal of Middle Eastern staples like kofta and fattoush at the dinner honouring the newcomers, the first in a series of events aimed at building bridges among young people.
The message wasn’t lost on Ali, who said he enjoyed meeting new people and the warmth of their smiles.
“We’re one,” he said. “Jewish, Muslim, Christian — we’re one. The same community.”
Syrian refugees were the guests of honour at a dinner Sunday at the Carleton Heights Community Centre hosted by Young Voices Can, made up of Jewish and Muslim high school students. Megan Gillis
Members of Young Voices Can, made up of local Jewish and Muslim high school students, serve up a dinner for Syrian refugees at the Carleton Heights Community Centre Sunday. Megan Gillis
Syrian refugees were the guests of honour at a dinner Sunday at the Carleton Heights Community Centre hosted by Young Voices Can, made up of Jewish and Muslim high school students. Megan Gillis
Young Voices CAN involves kids from Ottawa schools in regular events aimed at learning respect for one another’s perspectives, reducing both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism and preventing marginalized youth from becoming radicalized. They’ll meet with Israeli and Palestinian teens from Jerusalem in a summer summit.
The program evolved from youth peace camps and has already highlighted what they share as people and Canadians, board member Erica Sher said. The young people were surprised, as one example, to compare the Hebrew “shalom” and Arabic “salaam” — both salutations meaning peace.
Ahmed Kataite, a Grade 11 student at John McCrae Secondary School in Barrhaven, said the youths have learned that people from different cultures and faiths can work together on a cause like helping Syrian refugees. He hopes to dispel negative stereotypes about Muslims.
“This is our community as well,” he said. “I feel the only way you can combat that is to say, ‘This is us.’”
Chef Alaa Daama, a Canadian who experienced the Arab-Israeli conflict when he lived in the West Bank, got involved with the project by helping the teens prepare the elaborate meal.
“I know how people were suffering on both sides,” he said. “We are different colours, different faiths. We need to live together to build a good future for our kids. We’re promoting peace.”
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It represents all the Syrian children who’ve found safety, said artist Mohamed Ali, who recently arrived from Syria and brought some of his paintings to a dinner for refugees hosted by Young Voices CAN at the Carleton Heights Community Centre on Sunday.
“He’s so happy, he’s crying,” Ali, his wife, two sons and daughter nearby, said through an interpreter. “He left the war and came to peace.”
The group of high school students — half of them Jewish, half Muslim — served up a meal of Middle Eastern staples like kofta and fattoush at the dinner honouring the newcomers, the first in a series of events aimed at building bridges among young people.
The message wasn’t lost on Ali, who said he enjoyed meeting new people and the warmth of their smiles.
“We’re one,” he said. “Jewish, Muslim, Christian — we’re one. The same community.”
Syrian refugees were the guests of honour at a dinner Sunday at the Carleton Heights Community Centre hosted by Young Voices Can, made up of Jewish and Muslim high school students. Megan Gillis
Members of Young Voices Can, made up of local Jewish and Muslim high school students, serve up a dinner for Syrian refugees at the Carleton Heights Community Centre Sunday. Megan Gillis
Syrian refugees were the guests of honour at a dinner Sunday at the Carleton Heights Community Centre hosted by Young Voices Can, made up of Jewish and Muslim high school students. Megan Gillis
Young Voices CAN involves kids from Ottawa schools in regular events aimed at learning respect for one another’s perspectives, reducing both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism and preventing marginalized youth from becoming radicalized. They’ll meet with Israeli and Palestinian teens from Jerusalem in a summer summit.
The program evolved from youth peace camps and has already highlighted what they share as people and Canadians, board member Erica Sher said. The young people were surprised, as one example, to compare the Hebrew “shalom” and Arabic “salaam” — both salutations meaning peace.
Ahmed Kataite, a Grade 11 student at John McCrae Secondary School in Barrhaven, said the youths have learned that people from different cultures and faiths can work together on a cause like helping Syrian refugees. He hopes to dispel negative stereotypes about Muslims.
“This is our community as well,” he said. “I feel the only way you can combat that is to say, ‘This is us.’”
Chef Alaa Daama, a Canadian who experienced the Arab-Israeli conflict when he lived in the West Bank, got involved with the project by helping the teens prepare the elaborate meal.
“I know how people were suffering on both sides,” he said. “We are different colours, different faiths. We need to live together to build a good future for our kids. We’re promoting peace.”
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