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Salma the Syrian chef / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Bron, Anna,1989-;

Salma is new to Canada. Her mother always seems busy or sad and is missing Papa back in Syria. Salma decides that a homemade Syrian meal might cheer her mother up.LSC

Subjects: Syrian Canadians; Cooking, Syrian; Mothers and daughters;

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Salma writes a book / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Bron, Anna,1989-;

Salma is going to be a big sister! She's determined to be the best sister ever, so she sets out to write the ultimate guidebook to siblinghood. But the more Salma learns about siblings, the more confused she gets, especially since her mama is fighting with her own brother, Khalou Dawood, about who he loves. Can Salma figure out what it means to be a good sister before the baby arrives? About the Series: Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes, and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series.

Subjects: Syrian Canadians; Siblings; Sisters; Authorship; Immigrants; Families;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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Salma joins the team / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Bron, Anna,1989-;

Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian Yusra Mardini. So when she signs up for her school's swim club, it feels like her dreams could come true... until mean comments from older girls at the pool and women at her mosque spark body image and self-esteem issues. But with the help of her close friends and family--the team that always has her back--Salma is ready to claim her place in the pool.

Subjects: Syrian Canadians; Siblings; Muslims; Swimming; Immigrants; Families;

Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2

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Peace by Chocolate : the Hadhad family's remarkable journey from Syria to Canada / by Tattrie, Jon,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."Tareq Hadhad was worried about his father: Isam did not know what to do with his life. Before the war began in Syria, Isam had run a chocolate company for over twenty years. But that life was gone now. The factory was destroyed, and he and his family had spent three years in limbo as refugees before coming to Canada. So, in an unfamiliar kitchen in a small town, Isam began to make chocolate again. This remarkable book tells the extraordinary story of the Hadhad family--Isam, his wife Shahnaz, and their sons and daughters--and the founding of the chocolatier, Peace by Chocolate. From the devastation of the Syrian civil war, through their life as refugees in Lebanon, to their arrival in a small town in Atlantic Canada, Peace by Chocolate is the story of one family. It is also the story of the people of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and so many towns across Canada, who welcomed strangers and helped them face the challenges of settling in an unfamiliar land."--

Subjects: Biographies.; Hadhad, Isam; Peace by Chocolate (Firm); Peace by Chocolate (Firm); Syrians; Refugees; Refugees; Confectioners; Chocolate industry; Syrian Canadians;

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Peace by chocolate [videorecording] / by Al-Khamri, Najla,actor.; Ammar, Ayham Abou,actor.; Camacho, Mark,1965-actor.; Hachem, Mark,actor.; ʻAlī, Ḥātim,1962-actor.; Keijser, Jonathan,film director,screenwriter.; Kirkpatrick, Kathryn,actor.; Sabri, Yara,actor.; Level 33 Entertainment,film distributor.;

Ayham Abou Ammar, Mark Camacho, Yara Sabri, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Mark Hachem, Najla Al-Khamri, Hatem Ali.After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a charming young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian small-town life, caught between following his dream to become a doctor and preserving his family's chocolate-making legacy. Based on the incredible internationally recognized true story.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.

Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Chocolate processing; Refugees; Small cities; Syrians;

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Crooked teeth : a queer Syrian refugee memoir / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny,author.;

"'Writing this memoir is a betrayal.' So begins this electrifying personal account from Danny Ramadan, a celebrated novelist who has long enjoyed the shield his fiction provides. Now, to tell the story of his life, he must revisit dark corners of his past he'd rather forget and unearth memories of a city he can no longer return to. Starting with his family's humble beginnings in Damascus, he takes readers on an epic, border-crossing journey: to the city's underground network of queer safe homes; to a clandestine party at a secluded villa in Cairo; through Arab Spring uprisings across the Middle East, a reckless hoax that threatens the safety of Syria's LGBTQ+ community, and a traumatic six-week imprisonment; to beaches and sunsets with friends in Beirut; to an arrival in Vancouver that's not as smooth as it promised to be; and ultimately to a life of hard-won comfort and love. What emerges is a powerful refutation of the oversimplified refugee narrative -- a book that holds space for joy alongside sorrow, for nuance and complicated ambivalences. Written with fearless intimacy, Crooked Teeth is a singular achievement in which a master storyteller learns that his greatest story is his own"--Back cover.

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Novelists, Canadian; Refugees; Refugees; Sexual minorities; Authors, Canadian (English);

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Could it happen here? : Canada in the age of Trump and Brexit / by Adams, Michael,1946 Sept. 29-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."From award-winning author Michael Adams, Could It Happen Here? draws on groundbreaking new social research to show whether Canadian society is at risk of the populist forces afflicting the rest of the world. In vote after shocking vote, Western publics have pushed their anger to the top of their countries' political agendas. The votes have varied in their particulars, but their unifying feature has been rejection of moderation, incrementalism, and the status quo. Britons opted to leave the European Union. Americans elected Donald Trump. Far-right, populist politicians channeling anger at out-of-touch "elites" are gaining ground across Europe. Amid this roiling international scene, Canada appears placid, at least on its surface. As other societies retrench, the international media have taken notice of Canada's welcome of Syrian refugees, its half-female federal cabinet, its acceptance of climate science and mixed efforts to limit its emissions, the absence of a prominent hard-right ethno-nationalist movement. After a year in power, the centrist federal government continues to enjoy majority approval, suggesting an electorate not as bitterly split as the ones to the south or in Europe. As sceptics point out, however, Brexit and a Trump presidency were unthinkable until they happened. Could it be that Canada is not immune to the same forces of populism, social fracture, and backlash that have afflicted other parts? Our largest and most cosmopolitan city elected Rob Ford. Conservative Party leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch proposes a Canadian test for immigrants and has called the Trump victory "exciting." Anti-tax demonstrators in Alberta chanted "lock her up" in reference to Premier Rachel Notley, an elected leader accused of no wrongdoing, only policy positions the protesters disliked. In Could It Happen Here?, pollster and social values researcher Michael Adams takes Canadians into the examining room to see whether we are at risk of coming down with the malaise affecting other Western democracies. Drawing on major social values surveys of Canadians and Americans in 2016--as well as decades of tracking data in both countries--Adams examines our economy, institutions, and demographics to answer the question: could it happen here?"--

Subjects: Demographic surveys; Populism; Social prediction; Social surveys; Social values;

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The visitor [videorecording (DVD)] / by Abbass, Hiam.; Gurira, Danai.; Jenkins, Richard,1947-; London, Michael.; McCarthy, Thomas.; Skalski, Mary Jane.; Skoll, Jeff.; Sleiman, Haaz.; Alliance Atlantis (Firm); Groundswell Productions (Firm); Next Wednesday Productions (Firm); Participant Productions.;

Director of photography, Oliver Bokelberg ; editor, Tom McArdle ; music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek ; costume designer, Melissa Toth ; production designer, John Paino.Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass.Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecticut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that he has not visited in some time, but has kept since his wife was alive, only to discover a young couple living there. Despite their great cultural differences, Walter befriends Tarek, a Syrian citizen and drummer, and gradually builds a friendship with Esi, his girlfriend from Senegal. One day, when returning from Central Park with Walter, Tarek is arrested for jumping a stuck subway turnstile, despite the fact that he had paid. The police discover he does not have legal papers and transfer him to an immigrant detention center in Queens. Feeling responsible for and connected to Tarek, Walter decides to stay in New York to help and support him. Not hearing from her son, Tarek's mother arrives from Michigan to find out why, and she and Walter support one another while they attempt to free Tarek.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

Subjects: College teachers; Feature films.; Illegal aliens; Widowers;

© c2008., Distributed by Alliance Atlantis,

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Salma et les saveurs de la Syrie / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Bron, Anna,1989-; Fawaz, Dania.;

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Subjects: Canadiens d'origine syrienne; Cuisine syrienne; Mères et filles; Syrian Canadians; Cooking, Syrian; Mothers and daughters;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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