Thwaiba Kanafani
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Thwaiba Kanafani is Canadian/Syrian engineer who triggered world-wide coverage for her decision to volunteer to fight with Syrian rebels against the Assad regime.[1]
References
- ↑ Justin Vela (2012-07-12). "Syrian rebels: ‘I don’t think we need help from a woman from Canada’" (in English). Antakya, Turkey: Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120713111946/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/syrian-rebels-i-dont-think-we-need-help-from-a-woman-from-canada/article4414414/. Retrieved 2015-03-24. "After weeks of meetings with opposition figures based in Turkey, she said she was spirited briefly across the border into Syria to record a call-to-arms video that has become a centrepiece of opposition propaganda. In it, she announces proudly that she has “come from Canada to answer the call of my homeland.”"
