Mannan Hamrasho: Cbc News and Kurdish Initiative

mannan hamrasho: Syrian refugees here in Winnipeg are putting on a Thanksgiving party to thank the community for supporting them. cbcmb Austin Grabish When they were in trouble .. different people from this neighbourhood give them a hand in order to support them, said Maysoun Darweesh, a volunteer with the Kurdish Initiative for Refugees who helped organize Saturday's event, according to CBC. Speaking through a translator last month, Mannan Hamrasho told CBC News in recent months he had been beaten by a man who robbed him. Syrian refugees targeted by hateful graffiti Members of Syrian family targeted by graffiti say they have been beaten, threatened The family, along with others from Winnipeg's Syrian community, invited North End residents and everyone who passed by their home to join them for a Thanksgiving meal Syrian style. Bear Clan members came out to dance with Syrian families Saturday evening Travis Golby/CBC On another occasion, he said kids threatened his children who said we'll burn your life and we'll put fire in your house. The family was never able to confirm if the fire was connected to the threats, but the Bear Clan Patrol ramped up patrols in the area in light of graffiti that told the family to go home. A house next door to the Hamrasho home caught fire shortly after that and it was so severe a window in the Hamrasho home blew out. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.