Toronto and Elina Azari

Elina Azari: A month ago, the 26-year-old native from Tehran followed the treks of other queer refugees stranded in Turkey and joined the growing Iranian community for a new life in what some of them call Tehranto, according to The Star. I d heard a lot of good things about Toronto and how its better than any other countries in welcoming people , said Azari, a former translator and photographer, who self-identifies as a lesbian and While other Muslims pay homage to the holy city of Mecca , Elina Azari worships Toronto, the gay mecca for queer Iranians. Since 2012, more than 200 queer Iranian refugees have resettled to Canada from Turkey through Ottawas government-sponsored refugee program most of them in Toronto for its diverse community and growing Iranian diasporas at large. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.