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Kamal Al-Solaylee

Kamal Al-Solaylee (@KamalAlSolaylee) published Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means in 2016.
Photograph of Yemeni Family
April 2018 / World

Unwelcome to Canada

March 26, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

We opened our homes and hearts to those fleeing war in Syria. But we aren’t doing the same for people in Yemen

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Unity from tragedy

November 9, 2017November 26, 2019 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

After a violent exchange, he decided to find belonging in the LGBTQ community. It wasn’t until recently that he felt the two were no longer contradictory

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Photograph by Nik Mirus
Society

The Refugee ‘Welcome Kit’ Nods to a Kinder Canada—and a Harsher World

January 31, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

Parkas, art, and our Charter of Rights and Freedoms embody an aspirational vision for our country

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Illustration by Brandon Celi
March 2016 / Society

Suffering’s Second Act

February 16, 2016March 31, 2020 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

Feel-good stories about new refugees mask the struggles that lie ahead

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The Art of Learning

October 10, 2012October 16, 2019 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

From the Walrus Talks the Art of the City (Toronto 2012)

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September 2011 / Theatre

Dead White Guys

September 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

European classics still dominate Canadian theatres

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Photograph from Reuters/Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi
June 2011 / World

Violent Revolution

June 12, 2011October 6, 2018 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

What will the ouster of Yemen’s long-ruling dictator mean for Yemenis?

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