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Soil that Aliye scooped up on her last day in her homeland, preserved for three years in Turkey and carried to Canada.The Globe and Mail

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The keys for the beloved, 2,100-square-foot apartment in Aleppo – to the building, to the main door to the apartment, to Aliye’s parents’ house.The Globe and Mail

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Aliye’s Koran, given to her by her grandmother. It has fallen open to this page, which urges Muslims to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Aliye now believes she will make the trip herself one day.Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail

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Aliye’s favorite hijab, in satin, carried from Syria. It was made in Turkey where hijabs that cost $2 sell for $25 in Toronto, much to Aliye’s shock.Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail

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Handmade olive-oil soap (for which Aleppo is famous) brought by Aliye to give as gifts.Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail

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Aliye’s cracked and worn phone from Syria contains her old life – names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of everyone she knew before coming to Canada.Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail

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A Xerox of Aliye’s worn and treasured postcard of Aleppo’s famous Citadel, carried from Syria. The writing across the paper are phonetic instructions for how to say, in English: “Can I speak with someone in Arabic, please?”Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail

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Omer and Aliye’s Syrian identity cards. Every Syrian over 14 must carry their identification at all times.Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail

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Spices from Syria – za’atar, mint, cumin, cinnamon, red pepper flakes – mailed to the family in Turkey, to be carried to Canada, “because someone told me I would never find them here,” Aliye says.Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail

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