- June 20, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
“The decision was quick and driven by necessity rather than choice.”
Mounir Nasri from Saudi Arabia is going to Queen’s University
That was Mounir Nasri’s answer to why he left his home country, and his journey has been anything but ordinary. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada, but grew up in Syria until he was forced to flee to Lebanon because of a devastating war. “One of my best friends got kidnapped and the shelling had reached my bedroom balcony. I was finishing off my first year of university and at one point it was extremely dangerous to simply commute to school.”
He believes that his journey as a refugee was characterized by innovation, “from challenges that come with not having proper legal status to challenges in finding employment and learning opportunities in the midst of uncertainty.” He realised that innovation became a necessity when forced to navigate these complex barriers and, for this reason, he decided to apply to…
