Son Hand: Hasan Hamidi and Family Name

son hand: When he reached the bottom of the stairs, he embraced the man holding a sign with the family name written in both Arabic and English, according to CBC. It was Naser Ibrahim, the family translator, who belongs to the University of Manitoba Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, the group of faculty and students that privately sponsored the family to Canada. "He very happy to be here," Ibrahim said, translating for Hasan Hamidi, whose sons range in age from seven to 13 years old. Hasan Hamidi held his youngest son hand as he descended the stairs to the arrivals area at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, his wife and three other sons close behind. The boys clutched stuffed animals given to them by people who greeted them. "They were so scared that they would not find anyone to receive them, but they really appreciate the fact that we are here and we are here to receive them." he translated for Hasan wife, Kevser Abduvahid. Home, in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo, is harder to talk about. "His house was completely destroyed in Syria, bombarded, basically there no house anymore, it completely destroyed," said the interpreter, translating for 13-year-old Salih Hamidi. The family said their months spent in the refugee camp were difficult, and they worked hard there to afford the basics and struggled to survive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.