![]() ![]() As told to her by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, writer Winnie Yeung has crafted a heartbreaking, hopeful, and urgently necessary book that provides a window into understanding Syria. Homes is the remarkable true story of how a young boy emerged from a war zone – and found safety in Canada – with a passion for sharing his story and telling the world what is truly happening in Syria. 'The memoir tells the story of al Rabeeah's childhood in Iraq and Syria, playing soccer with his cousins and working with his father in the midst of civil war, before they came to Canada as refugees. They moved to Homs, in Syria just before the Syrian civil war broke out. It’s a love story: Chuck Comeau, Abu Bakr al Rabeeah & Winnie Yeung discuss the memoir Homes. Homes tells of the strange juxtapositions of growing up in a war zone: horrific, unimaginable events punctuated by normalcy – soccer, cousins, video games, friends. Homes by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung April 1 15, 2019 In 2010, the al Rabeeah family left their home in Iraq in hope of a safer life. Abu Bakr, one of eight children, was ten years old when the violence began on the streets around him: car bombings, attacks on his mosque and school, firebombs late at night. They moved to Homs, in Syria – just before the Syrian civil war broke out. In 2010, the al Rabeeah family left their home in Iraq in hope of a safer life. ![]()
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