Islamic Family: Fear and Ghada Ageel

islamic family: In one week alone in late May at least 880 people drowned, according to CBC. For many refugees here in Canada that, unsurprisingly, has translated into a fear of water. According to figures released by the UN Refugee Agency, the current count for the dead and missing in the Mediterranean sits at 2,951 for 2016. The fear is particularly prevalent among younger refugees, says Ghada Ageel, a refugee support manager with the Islamic Family and Social Services Association. Watching people trying to flee for their safety, for their life, and getting into boats and unfortunately, many of those people, thousands, did not make it and drowned," said Ageel. "Water has become a symbol for loss of life, a symbol for death." Important to take that step' To combat that fear the association partnered with the St. Water has become a symbol for loss of life, a symbol for death.'- Ghada Ageel "Those kids have been glued to TV screens watching the horror of the war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.