Reunite Wilkie Family Committee: Ian Wilkie

Ian Wilkie: Ian Wilkie, who fought the deportation of wife Wafaa Abdou back to Egypt, took a direct one-way flight to Cairo with his children on Saturday. Ian Wilkie speaks at a rally for his wife, Wafaa Abdou, in Hamilton in April. Cory Ruf/, according to CBC. Instead, the committee says, it used that money to pay for flights for Wilkie and his children Fatima, 6, Yusuf, 8, and Zaynab, 11 to Egypt and A Hamilton man determined to fight his wife's deportation to Egypt has moved his family to the Mideast country. Due to continuing harassment, perceived lack of security here in Hamilton, and his wife's unwillingness to return to Canada, Mr. Wilkie decided to take his three children with him to Egypt, says a statement from the Reunite Wilkie Family Committee. The committee held a May fundraiser to try to bring Abdou back to Canada. Related: Hamilton woman deported to Egypt (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.