Nissaba Hido
DARE Project: War-torn Communities Quality of Life: Kurdish Ezadi/Yezidi
Program(s) of Study: Human Rights & Equity Studies
Project Supervisor: Fereydoon Rahmani
I came to Canada as a refugee from Syria; working on a research project about refugees was an extraordinary experience. I feel as though I am helping my communities back home and in Canada by making their voices and stories be heard by highlighting on the refugee crisis.
Project Description:
Preliminarily analysis of Quality of life and living conditions of refugees who settled in GTA after the Arab Spring and ISIS invasion in the Middle East. The project is planning to locate, review and critically analysis all the existing material, documents and projects related to refugees and forced migrants as well as their families who entered and settled in Canada, especially Greater Toronto Area after 2012 events of Arab Spring and ISIS invasion into the larger parts of the Middle East, especially Iraq and Syria. The Kurdish Yezidis/Izadis are given especial attention in this analysis as part of the greater projects which is expected to be implemented at the Department of Equity Studies in the coming semesters. The project is expected to do a series of field analysis, interviews, and monographies to further assess the living conditions and quality of life of refugees. The Canadian refugees and immigrants originated from the Middle East including Iraq and Syria would be analyzed for their most important indicators of life conditions, and how their resettlement is being experienced after leaving their homes and shelters. Has the new sanctuary been able to provide a proper relief or has added new suffering to these people?The Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) - Undergraduate enables our students to meaningfully engage in research projects supervised by LA&PS faculty members. Find out more about DARE.