Danny Ramadan
Ahmad Danny Ramadan أحمد داني رمضان | |
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| Author and activist Ahmad Danny Ramadan at the Vancouver Pride Parade 2016 Proclamation event. Author and activist Ahmad Danny Ramadan at the Vancouver Pride Parade 2016 Proclamation event. | |
| Born | May 31st, 1984 Damascus, Syria. |
| Occupation | Author, Activism |
Ahmed Danny Ramadan (born 1984) is a Syrian novelist, public speaker, columnist, and a gay refugee activist.[1] He was born in Damascus, Syria. He became a Syrian refugee and immigrated to Lebanon in 2012, before immigrating to Vancouver, Canada in September 2014.[2]
Ramadan was picked as the grand marshall for Vancouver Pride Festival 2016, for his work supporting LGBTQ-identifying refugees and newcomers.[3][4] He speaks publicly about issues related to gay Syrian refugees [5] and he writes a bi-weekly column on Daily Xtra.[6]
Ramadan translated the work of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi to English, released in 2015 by Greystone Books, titled 1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think. [7]
He published two short story collections in Arabic. His first novel in English, titled The Clothesline Swing,[8] will be released in May 2017 by Harbour Publishing.
References
- ^ "Danny Ramadan brings struggles of LGBT refugees to light - British Columbia - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "Gay Syrian refugees start new lives in Vancouver - British Columbia - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ Johnson, Chris (2016-10-21). "Gay Syrian refugee leads Vancouver Pride parade". Washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "Cafe Politics: Vancouver Pride Grand Marshall hosts 'Evening in Damascus' LGBTQ refugee fundraiser | Metro News". Metronews.ca. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "Syrian gay immigrant raises awareness of LGBT refugees in Vancouver | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". Straight.com. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ Ahmed Danny Ramadan (2013-10-18). "Contributor Profile". Daily Xtra. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ Rafi Badawi (Author). "1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Ahmad Danny Ramadan (Author). "Clothesline Swing, The: Ahmad Danny Ramadan: 9780889713321: Books". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
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