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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
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
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
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
Handmade olive-oil soap (for which Aleppo is famous) brought by Aliye to give as gifts.Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail
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
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
Omer and Aliye’s Syrian identity cards. Every Syrian over 14 must carry their identification at all times.Liam Maloney/The Globe and Mail
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