Syrian Women: Women and Neighbourhood House

syrian women: We appreciate what Canadians and Canada has done for us, said Leena Al Ahmad through translator and settlement worker Sherifa Azzab while the meal was being prepped, according to Vancouver Courier. We want to give back, to say thank you to Canada. That was the theme of a dinner the refugees hosted Saturday at the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House for 100 guests, a feast of authentic Syrian cuisine open to anyone. A group of Syrian women hosted a dinner at the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House Saturday to say thanks to the help they received in settling into their new home country. Photo Rebecca Blissett Al Ahmad was one of the nine women who spent the afternoon in the kitchen with fellow Syrian women, including Asmaa Qawas and Manar Alsaid Ahmed. The women said they did not expect such a warm welcome and now want to give back to the community that made them feel valued. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.