Sudan: Mohamed Elrasheed

Mohamed Elrasheed: His father, a former political prisoner and pharmacist, and his mother still live there. Since his arrival, Elrasheed has turned to the Sudanese community for help and advice. Prior to coming to Canada, he worked in England and studied in Australia. He hopes to one day get a masters degree in health economics. For now, he is happy that only after four months of searching, he has a job with Tekcorner, a company that provides Internet services, according to The Star. Why did you immigrate and Mohamed Elrasheed, a 28-year-old dentist, came to Canada from Sudan in August 2012 after finishing an MBA at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology in Khartoum. Working in Sudan, he made $200 a month. The reason he came here: to esape political and economic instability in Sudan, headed by military dictator Omar al-Bashir since 1989. He spoke to and this is an edited version of the conversation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.