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Ahmed Danny Ramadan

Ahmed Danny Ramadan is a writer, journalist, traveler and comics nerd. Uses the word awesome too much. A.k.a Daniel Nassar. #LGBT #Freedom #Love. Made in #FreeSyria, calls #Canada home.

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The life cycle of a gay refugee in Vancouver
Opinion

The life cycle of a gay refugee in Vancouver

How you can help new friends love the city like you do

December 2, 2016
Why I’m proud to be Trump’s worst nightmare
Opinion

Why I’m proud to be Trump’s worst nightmare

Living fully, loudly and authentically after a sickening election

November 17, 2016
How to integrate an LGBT refugee into Vancouver’s community
Opinion

How to integrate an LGBT refugee into Vancouver’s community

Sponsors should offer emotional and other support to newcomers, while respecting their autonomy

November 3, 2016
The fear, guilt and promise of seeking refuge in Canada
Opinion

The fear, guilt and promise of seeking refuge in Canada

Lessons learned two years into living in Vancouver

September 9, 2016
Saying farewell to Vancouver’s Heartwood Café
Opinion

Saying farewell to Vancouver’s Heartwood Café

Here’s to its legacy of inclusion, openness and support living on

August 25, 2016
A grand marshal’s dilemma: Black Lives Matter and the Pride parade
Opinion

A grand marshal’s dilemma: Black Lives Matter and the Pride parade

Why one Syrian gay man supports both Black Lives Matter and Vancouver police in Pride

July 27, 2016
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Dear Canada: I love you but you looked better on paper
Opinion

Dear Canada: I love you but you looked better on paper

A queer immigrant from the Middle East tries to balance expectations with reality in Vancouver

July 14, 2016
As a person of colour, The Pink Line touched me deeply
Opinion

As a person of colour, The Pink Line touched me deeply

Play shared challenges of being queer and a person of colour in Vancouver, with love and humour

June 30, 2016
To moms of queer people of colour: we need your love
Opinion

To moms of queer people of colour: we need your love

How my conservative Muslim mother’s resentment helped shape me

June 16, 2016
Straight male Syrian refugees deserve asylum too
Opinion

Straight male Syrian refugees deserve asylum too

Gay Syrian welcomes Canadian plan but questions exclusion of straight men

November 27, 2015
Gay Syrian refugee to Canada sponsors lesbian Syrian refugee
Opinion

Gay Syrian refugee to Canada sponsors lesbian Syrian refugee

Daily Xtra columnist says it’s time to pay it forward

September 11, 2015
Needs of LGBT immigrants ‘quite unique,’ says MOSAIC report
Power

Needs of LGBT immigrants ‘quite unique,’ says MOSAIC report

Vancouver settlement agency helps LGBT newcomers, despite lost funding

May 5, 2015
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Unexpected victory in Kenya: court says gay group counts too
Power

Unexpected victory in Kenya: court says gay group counts too

Register National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Kenyan NGO board told

April 29, 2015
Warning: Gay men can be deported from Egypt, court rules
Power

Warning: Gay men can be deported from Egypt, court rules

‘I keep a bag packed,’ says human rights activist in Cairo

April 17, 2015
Heartwood Café tries to serve community and stay afloat
Culture

Heartwood Café tries to serve community and stay afloat

Can Rhizome successor find balance between community space and viable business?

April 6, 2015
Gay men biggest scapegoats of the Arab Spring
Opinion

Gay men biggest scapegoats of the Arab Spring

Stark contrast between Bouazizi and gay man in Cairo who set himself on fire

March 2, 2015
Does sex education in BC need a queer overhaul too?
Power

Does sex education in BC need a queer overhaul too?

Sex ed doesn’t adequately represent sexual diversity in BC, says Hansman

February 24, 2015
Istanbul court fines bathhouse for rejecting trans woman
Power

Istanbul court fines bathhouse for rejecting trans woman

LGBT community in Turkey cautiously hopeful for the future

February 6, 2015
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