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Saudi teen asylum-seeker fleeing alleged abuse by family arrives in Canada
Fox News.com ^ | January 12, 2019 | Kathleen Joyce

Posted on 01/12/2019 10:01:34 AM PST by Kaslin

The Saudi teen who fled alleged abuse by her family arrived in Canada Saturday.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, was seen smiling as she exited an arrival door at Toronto’s airport following a dramatic week that saw her flee her family while visiting Kuwait and then head to Bangkok, Thailand.

She barricaded herself in a Thai airport hotel to avoid deportation. Her case grabbed global attention after she mounted a social media campaign via her Twitter for asylum.

Her efforts picked up enough public and diplomatic support to convince Thai officials to admit her temporarily under the protection of the U.N. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees granted her refugee status on Wednesday.

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1 posted on 01/12/2019 10:01:34 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Now if she renounces her religion and becomes a Christian that’s even better. I’m surprised PM Justine allowed this to happen. I thought he was a big supporter of the “religion of pieces”!


2 posted on 01/12/2019 10:05:52 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: Kaslin

Sure glad we didn’t have to take this one. We have too many as it is. Maybe Canada would like to take few million from us?


3 posted on 01/12/2019 10:08:22 AM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: dowcaet

Problem is, she shouldn’t trust her life and wellbeing to the Leftards schmucks running Canada right now. They would sell her back to the Saudis in a heartbeat.


4 posted on 01/12/2019 10:09:01 AM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: Kaslin

Hopefully they’ll deny visa’s to her family - all that wonderful ROP honor killing.


5 posted on 01/12/2019 10:14:35 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

Good point. I think Canada won’t allow itself to end up like the United States and open up the immigration flood gates, but I could be wrong. Mass immigration of Third World people into a First World nation never ends well for the host nation!


6 posted on 01/12/2019 10:15:53 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: Kaslin

Asylum in a new nation is for when you’re fleeing your government’s improper persecution. Friends and family are for when you’re fleeing crappy parents.


7 posted on 01/12/2019 10:22:24 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: dowcaet

The problem is that Muslims are allowed to lie about their religion. So they can say they’re Christian all day long (Obama?) and still act like Muslims.


8 posted on 01/12/2019 10:27:05 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Kaslin

How long is she going to be alive before they put a hit on her?


9 posted on 01/12/2019 10:32:32 AM PST by Tamatoa (Fight for our America, Fight for our Country I fought to defend!!!)
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To: Kaslin

I am of the opinion that she needs to change her name and go into hiding for a year or so and start a new life.


10 posted on 01/12/2019 10:34:49 AM PST by taxcontrol
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left
"Problem is, she shouldn’t trust her life and wellbeing to the Leftards schmucks running Canada right now."

Trudeau's just said he wants to take another million refugees by the end of 2021. She might want to rethink how safe she will be there.

11 posted on 01/12/2019 10:44:52 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Teacher317

Friends and family dont work when they’re just like the parents - honor killings is a big issue over there.


12 posted on 01/12/2019 11:32:52 AM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: taxcontrol

She needs the court to change her name.


13 posted on 01/12/2019 11:35:24 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Next stop America. Then she can bring her family over so they can “reunite” and all live happily ever after.


14 posted on 01/12/2019 11:36:34 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: Kaslin

An amazing story...this kid’s got guts.


15 posted on 01/12/2019 11:55:33 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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...deny visa’s to her family

Don't look now, but your apostrophe is hanging out.

16 posted on 01/12/2019 12:06:50 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: mac_truck

The jury’s still out for me. Fact is she just like jumped hundreds of thousands of applicants based on a couple of social media posts, with very little factual actual facts. I hate the Saudi scum as much as anyone, but how many copycat claims is this going to inspire? How does Trudeau say no to the next one?


17 posted on 01/12/2019 12:08:09 PM PST by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: dowcaet
I think Canada won’t allow itself to end up like the United States and open up the immigration flood gates, but I could be wrong.

Canada's Minister for refugees and immigration (a muzzie) is calling for something like a million new immigrants right now.

18 posted on 01/12/2019 12:10:26 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

I had one left over and didn’t know where to use it so I dropped it in there as in those visa’s (as in being possessive) belonged to the people who applied for them.


19 posted on 01/12/2019 12:12:29 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Kaslin

She will soon be a victim of a muslin revenge killing. Canada is too open and will not be able to protect her.


20 posted on 01/12/2019 12:29:05 PM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country! Now)
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