Don’t think you need medical insurance? Think again. Asif Raza, a young man with no health issues, ended up with a hefty medical bill due to a work-related injury. Asif worked at a warehouse in Surrey. His duties included lifting boxes and placing stock on shelves....

Every immigrant in Canada has a story to tell. For Amaan Ali, it all started at a young age in a northwestern city of Iraq. Like any kid his age, Amaan had little to worry about. His days were spent playing with his friends. One morning, Amaan woke up with high fever...

Shaima Ahmad, 55, lived in a small Syrian town with her husband Dawud and their six children. She lived the modest life of a lower-middle class family and her days were occupied with taking care of her children. One rainy morning, Shaima spoke to her husband about the...

When the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, no one foresaw the devastation it would lead to. The war kept raging. Weeks turned into months and months turned into years. When the international community witnessed the horrors of war through news media, they were...

At the height of the Syrian upheaval in 2013, Taha Abadi witnessed the destruction of his hometown before his eyes. Bullet holes covered the walls of schools and hospitals. The noise of the shootings silenced the streets and the falling of the bombs forced people to...

Ghulam Muhammad was a physician in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. He had four kids who were nothing like each other yet Ghulam could never decide whom he loved the most. Though Ghulam created a comfortable life for his wife and kids, he couldn’t stop worrying...