Khawla's Goal
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Thrown into Canada
The story of Canada's first major non-European refugee movement
This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan President Idi Amin expelled all South Asians from the country. Their story of struggle and hope became part of Canada’s conversations about refugees and cultural pluralism, and informed the Canadian response to future refugee movements.
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Idi Amin Salma Lakhani Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Michael Molloy Shezan Muhammedi Mobina Jaffer Canadian Senator
Karim H. Karim Laura Madokoro Zaheer Lakhani Alyshea Cummins Nizar Fakirani Odette Pinto Clifford J. Pereira Zera Rashid Tasneem Jamal John Nazareth Nandish Yajnik Rai Saujani Shanta Saujani
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