Somali refugee: That spirit won't be diminished by fear and hate," he tweeted on Monday. #YYCREFUGEE Somali refugee finds safety in Calgary after searching for a home in 3 countries#YYCREFUGEE One refugee escape from 'capturing and murdering' to a new life in Calgary The messages on the Queensland-area school shocked and saddened Najwa Habood, who volunteers with the Syrian Refugees Support Group and who came to Canada as an immigrant from Syria in 1990, according to CBC. But she quick to point out it an exception to the norm. The graffiti also targeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who took to Twitter to condemn the vandalism. "Canadians have shown the best of our country in welcoming refugees. The Calgary Board of Education says it was disappointed by the anti-Syrian graffiti, but hopes students in Calgary can be educated on the issue in the aftermath. "I can tell you, this is hurting Canadians more than newcomers themselves, as Canadians and Calgarians have invested so much love, time, even donations, a lot of it, to help to resettle those new families in Calgary," she said. It demeaning all of us who do live here," she said. That sentiment is echoed by Cathy Madley, who lives in the neighbourhood. "It against us really, isn't it When you stop and think of it.
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