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RSS FeedsDid Saudi teen Rahaf Mohammed jump the queue with her speedy resettlement to Canada?
(The Star Fashion & Style)

 
 

16 january 2019 16:37:40

 
Did Saudi teen Rahaf Mohammed jump the queue with her speedy resettlement to Canada?
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


Did Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun jump the queue over other refugees when Canada quickly opened its doors to the Saudi teen who was fleeing an allegedly abusive family?Not according to Canadian immigration officials and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. While Rahaf’s plea for help on social media got her international headlines and drew the attention of the UNHCR to her plight, the emergency rescue effort was by no means unique — though the warm embrace by a foreign minister at the airport may be.According to immigration officials, some 200 people are processed under Canada’s Urgent Protection Program each year, with about 50 resettled within the rapid timelines seen in Rahaf’s case. The 18-year-old arrived in Toronto Saturday — accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland — after a tumultuous week that began with Rahaf escaping from her family during a trip to Kuwait. Rahaf then flew to Bangkok, where she was detained by Thai authorities who prepared to deport her to Saudi Arabia, where she feared for her life.“Canada has the flexibility to respond quickly to individual emergency situations for a small number of refugees,” said immigration department spokesperson Beatrice Fenelon. “These individuals are resettled on an expedited basis due to their particular circumstances.”Read more:Opinion | Heather Mallick: Rahaf Mohammed has escaped an oppression that spans history and the globeOpinion | Thomas Walkom: Good news for Rahaf is bad news for our refugee systemOpinion | Rosie DiManno: Canada is Rahaf Mohammed’s guardian nowIn a news conference in Toronto Tuesday, Rahaf, who has dropped her last name after she learned on social media that her family has disowned her, admitted she was “lucky.”“I know that there are unlucky women who disappeared after trying to escape or who could not do anything to change their reality,” she told reporters.People in need ...


 
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