Wael Saad Aldin

A Syrian-Canadian poet born in 1984, published a poetry collection in 2010. He studied philosophy at the University of Damascus. Before the Syrian revolution, he participated in many poetry events and festivals in Syria and other countries. During the uprising, he worked in documentary journalism for several news channels such as Al Jazeera and Orient, and produced two documentaries. His human rights activism started in 2007. The Syrian authorities arrested him in 2013 and released him in 2016. He fled to Turkey and worked in several non-governmental organizations in educating children and providing prosthetic limbs. He was granted asylum in Canada in 2017 and has resided in Toronto ever since.