Central Okanagan Refugee Committee
Journalist who spent a year kidnapped by insurgents coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Canadian journalist who was kidnapped, tortured and raped in Somalia will speak…
Refugee family from Syria adapting to life in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Like most Canadians, Mohammed and his wife love their coffee. “We drink (coffee) every day,” he says. “When I wake, I wash my face and I take coffee.” Unlike most Canadians however, Mohammed Al-Shahoud, 53, doesn’t get his morning fix from Tim Hortons. His coffee, called kahvesi, is thick and unfiltered. The beans...