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Now settled in Canada after fleeing Syria in\u00a0Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo<\/em>\u00a0(FFF2024), Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know the new home that has welcomed them: its intense seasons, its special foods, its languages. Dounia\u2019s grandparents keep their Syrian traditions alive at home, while her new friends share traditions of their own, like Rosalie\u2019s French-Canadian lifestyle or Miguizou\u2019s vast indigenous folklore, which help her connect in unique ways with her father who remained in Aleppo.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsored by the Lynden Sculpture Garden, the Alliance fran\u00e7aise de Milwaukee & the Qu\u00e9bec Government Office in Chicago<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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