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Assad Daoud

: Her first steps, according to CBC. Joyous milestones, made bittersweet because her parents are not there to see them in person. Tuleen first tooth. For each daily Skype call, the Daoud and their two older daughters gather around an iPhone in the living room of their north Edmonton home. I get this feeling I'll see her soon, but when '- Assad Daoud But Fatima struggles to hold back her tears. "I wish every day to hold Tuleen and hug her," says Fatima, who speaks some English, but mostly Arabic, translated by her husband. "I feel sad and happy at the same time -- happy to see her but sad to not have her in my arms." The family has been separated for more than half of Tuleen life, caught in an immigration battle to bring their daughter home. Tuleen image and bubbly chatter sparks a shared smile from her parents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.