Formerly illiterate Syrian refugees learning English to become Canadian citizens | CTV News
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The Canadian Press
Date:
3 Feb 2019
SURREY, B.C. -- Fatum Ibrahim is pointing to her nose and smiling ear-to-ear."Nose," she proudly pronounces, eager to demonstrate her expanding English vocabulary.Three years ago, a day shy of Valentine's Day, 36-year old Ibrahim and seven family members landed in Surrey, B.C., as part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's signature Syrian Refugee Initiative. She didn't know a word of English, nor could she read or write in her native Arabic.
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Article