Jamal Saeed – Kingstonist News - 100% local, independent news in Kingston, ON

Books & Lit Events News

Live author reading of Yara’s Spring with KFPL

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Jamal Saeed, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), live author reading, Sharon E McKay, virtual event, Yara's Spring, Zoom event

The Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) is hosting a live Zoom event – a reading of Yara’s Spring with authors

Community News Opinion

Reflections on my time with the Saeed family

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments column, Ghamr Saeed, Jamal Saeed, Kingston, Kingston Writers Refugee Committee, landed immigrants, Limestone District School Board, Loran Scholar, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Ray Argyle, Rufaida al Khabbaz, settling in Kingston, Syria, Syrian refugees, Taim Saeed, The Saeed Family, Tori Stafford

In my position as lead writer and editor in chief here at Kingstonist, I receive multiple press releases on a

From Syria to Canada: Catching up with the Saeed family after their first half year in Kingston

October 13, 2017February 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Dubai, Ghamr Saeed, Jamal Saeed, Kingston, Kingston Writers Refugee Committee, Ray Argyle, Rufaida al Khabbaz, Syria, Syrian refugees, Taim Saeed

Editorial note: This article was first printed in the Kingston Heritage on October 13, 2017. “Home is a place where,

Local writers’ organization welcomes Syrian family to Kingston

January 20, 2017February 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Dubai, Foundation for the advancement of Canadian Letters (FACL), Ghamr Saeed, Jamal Saeed, KEYS Job Centre, Kingston, Kingston Writers Refugee Committee, Ray Argyle, Rufaida al Khabbaz, Syria, Syrian refugees, Taim Saeed

Editorial note: This article was originally published in the Kingston Heritage in January 2017. As Jamal Saeed was ushered into