Canadians always talk about the weather and there is a reason for it. Canada is a very big country with varied weather in relation to its provinces and territories. Secondly, the weather is an easy topic to talk about in which everyone can have a say without causing any grudges or hard feelings. Canada is …
Growing up in a refugee camp, Abdinassir Shale did not know what the future held for him, but he came to Canada where he climbed the ladder of educational success. Abdinassir was born in Somalia, but fled his country at a very young age due to the civil war in 1991. He and his family …
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Libraries communicate information and cater to diverse patrons. Libraries’ users are called patrons, not customers. In fact, communication is to create meaning and understanding between people, and the libraries play a pivotal role in simplifying that meaning and imparting it in a plain way. Ever since the first library was erected in Mesopotamia (Iraq, where …
Being a refugee is a painful experience. It is bitter to be a refugee, it is bad to live in a fenced camp, and it is brutal to be banished from one’s own motherland. Refugees are deprived of serenity and are exposed to deplorable conditions. Due to wars and natural disasters, people get displaced, distanced …
The world’s peoples are digitally divided and poverty comes in different forms, as people do not gain access to communication technology and information on an equal footing. Some are digitally advantaged, while others are disadvantaged; but what is digital divide? Digital divide is the gap between those who can get access to communication technologies and …
