Jamal Saeed – Chronicling his “Road From Damascus”

Jamal Saeed is an author who lives in Kingston, Ontario.  He first arrived as a refugee from the Middle East back in 2016.  Jamal grew up in Syria; as a young man, he spent 30 months on the run avoiding the secret police for expressing his views on the need for basic human rights in his country.  Eventually, he was forced to spend a total of 12 years in prison – never charged.  Upon release, he continued his education, got married and raised a family.  The civil war made life too dangerous, and he and his family made their way to Kingston as refugees.  Jamal tells his story in his new book, “My Road from Damascus” and he sits down with Dave Cunningham in this episode of “The Kingstonian Podcast”.

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