Canada Reads 2019 : Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung on Homes

Van Koeverden, Jane (producer). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author).

Summary: In this video Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung discuss Homes, a memoir of al Rabeeah's childhood in Iraq and Syria. Just before civil war broke out, al Rabeeah's family left Iraq for safety in Homs, Syria. Al Rabeeah was 10 years old when the violence began in his new home. He remembers attacks on his mosque and school, car bombings and firebombs. Now a high school student in Edmonton, Alta., al Rabeeah shared his story with writer Winnie Yeung in hopes it will bring greater understanding of Syria.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (06 min 16 sec)
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer: Van Koeverden, Jane.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/canada-reads-2019-abu-bakr-al-rabeeah-and-winnie-yeung-on-homes-20439/
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation