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Daniel walks in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans and a burgundy and white TVO Kids hooded sweatshirt.

He says WELCOME TO
TVOK NEWS,
I'M YOUR NEWS ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him appears a picture of a woman with a caption that reads caption "Canada grants refugee status."

Daniel says OVER THE WEEKEND, 18 YEAR OLD,
RAHAF MOHAMMED ALQUNUN,
WAS GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS BY
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.
WAIT, WHAT'S A REFUGEE?
WELL, A REFUGEE IS SOMEONE
WHO HAS BEEN FORCED TO
LEAVE THEIR COUNTRY
DUE TO WAR, VIOLENCE,
OR FEAR SERIOUS HARM,
ALL BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE,
POLITICAL, OR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
NOW, CANADA OFFERS REFUGEE
PROTECTION, OR REFUGEE STATUS,
TO PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES,
WHO FEAR PERSECUTION
AND ARE NOT WILLING, OR UNABLE
TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRY.
RAHAF WAS ESCAPING A PLACE WHERE
GIRLS AREN'T ALLOWED
TO DO THINGS WITHOUT THE
SPECIFIC CONSENT OF PARENTS,
OR A MALE GUARDIAN.
SHE WAS FLEEING HER FAMILY,
WHO SHE SAID HAD ONCE
IMPRISONED HER IN HER
ROOM FOR 6 MONTHS,
AFTER SHE CUT HER OWN HAIR.
IT MAY SOUND WEIRD TO HEAR THAT,
BECAUSE IN CANADA, BY LAW,
GIRLS ARE EQUAL TO BOYS.
BUT IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD,
GIRLS ARE NOT TREATED
AS EQUAL CITIZENS.
WHERE RAHAF IS FROM,
WOMEN ARE VERY RECENTLY GIVEN
THE RIGHT TO DRIVE A CAR.
LIKE, LAST YEAR.
AND UP UNTIL 2013, GIRLS WEREN'T
ALLOWED TO PLAY SPORTS.
THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS
WE TAKE FOR GRANTED
BECAUSE WE LIVE IN CANADA,
BUT NOT EVERYWHERE
IS LIKE HERE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO
KEEP THAT IN MIND,
AND REMEMBER HOW
LUCKY WE ARE.
WELCOME TO CANADA, RAHAF.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR NEW LIFE.
STAY TUNED, 'CAUSE WE HAVE MORE
TVOK NEWS

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