Shezan Muhammedi, PhD

Refugee Advocate | Policy Analyst |Adjunct Research Professor | 50th Anniversary of Ugandan Asians Refugees in Canada Conference Co-Chair

[Shezan Muhammedi, PhD @shezmuh]

@VIA_Rail currently in train #44 in business class and we have the only carriage without air conditioning. It's almost 30 degrees in our car. We're also running 40 minutes late. My train to Toronto on Thursday night was also an hour late. Horrendous #viarail #horribleservice

[Steven Meurrens @smeurrens]

Borderlines Podcast #137 - @shezmuh on the 1972 expulsion of Asians from Uganda and their resettlement in Canada.

Shezan continues to collect stories from expellees in Canada. If you know people who may want to tell their story, please pass this on.

https://t.co/SNuoLvmo03

[Canada's History @CanadasHistory]

General Idi Amin gave all Ugandans of South-Asian descent only 90 days to leave the country, creating an international humanitarian crisis. Canada took in thousands of these Ugandan Asians who were stripped of their citizenship. Read @shezmuh's article: https://t.co/SeVHlrxlTP

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

This year, #Ramadan, #Passover and #Easter coincide - an opportunity to come together for peace.

This is the moment, for those that believe in God in different ways, with different expressions, to join their voices in a common prayer for peace.

[Christopher S Taylor @DrCSTaylor]

Very excited to announce the launch of @UWaterloo first-ever Transitional Year Programme for Black students ("Sankofa Pathways to University").

https://t.co/cpRw2nctNx

Shout out to allllll the people that made this happen.

Share widely.

[U of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress]

“These are the beautiful stories of migration that just aren't told, and when the public gets engaged, it really changes the life of newcomers.”

Shezan Muhammedi (@shezmuh) and Robyn Bresnahan discussed GIFTS FROM AMIN on @OttawaMorning. Listen here: https://t.co/XDG3OyEiM0

[U of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress]

ICYMI: @shezmuh has launched GIFTS FROM AMIN, the first major oral history project dedicated to the stories of Ugandan Asian refugees! Watch the event here: https://t.co/snDBHuB2Cc

Congrats to Shezan and a huge thank you to all our guest speakers!

📷: @UNHCRCanada

[UNHCR Canada 🇨🇦 @UNHCRCanada]

Congratulations @shezmuh on your successful book launch — the first major oral history project dedicated to the stories of Ugandan Asian #refugees in Canada 🇨🇦! 🎉👏

🔗 Check out our Q&A with the author here: https://t.co/bdBSNGDL87

[UNHCR Canada 🇨🇦 @UNHCRCanada]

Looking for something to do this evening? 🤔

Join us for a book launch, celebrating @shezmuh new book, Gifts from Amin, featuring opening remarks from @MichaelCasasol4 and a conversation with @LauraMadokoro. 🎉📚

Stream the live event here at 7PM ET ⤵️
https://t.co/6o4fOefy2N

[U of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress]

Meet Shezan Muhammedi (@shezmuh), author of GIFTS FROM AMIN, policy analyst with the gov't of Canada, and professor at @CU_History. A former program officer with @focusakdn, Shezan's experiences as the child of a Ugandan Asian refugee fuel his passion to help displaced peoples.

[Mélanie Gallant @galla_melanie]

South Asian Ugandans have made important contributions to communities across 🇨🇦 since being forced from their homes 50 yrs ago.

In honour, @SKimWrites brings us a series of stories of exploring exodus, hardship and perseverance. 👇

@omarsachedina @AKFCanada @Refugees @shezmuh

[Levon Sevunts @LevonSevunts]

"The key takeaway is there’s no difference between us and #refugees. We have struggles and challenges, and face adversity in so many ways. But we also have the same hopes, dreams, and aspirations."
Read the Q&A with author @shezmuh 👇
https://t.co/FO8ef7FASc

[U of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress]

GIFTS FROM AMIN launches tomorrow!

Enjoy this preview on the book's personal significance to author Dr. Shezan Muhammedi (@shezmuh): "What I hope readers will uncover through this book is an appreciation for our shared humanity."

Launch details here: https://t.co/XRBOyRo6k7

[50 Years of Ugandan Asians #RebuildingLives @Uganda2Leic50]

Busy, busy day @MigrationYorks Yorkshire Integration Festival! Really good vibe across the whole event and lots of great conversations with people from all backgrounds about #RebuildingLives exhibition! 😃👍🏻#YIF2022

[Blair Rutherford @brutherf]

Looks like a great event on Tuesday launching the book on the arrival of Ugandan Asian refugees to Canada 50 years ago by @shezmuh who will be in conversation with the great @LauraMadokoro !

[U of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress]

There's still time to register for @shezmuh's GIFTS FROM AMIN book launch! Join us next Tuesday at 7pm EDT for a book discussion and 50th anniversary commemoration of the arrival of Ugandan Asian refugees to Canada.

Tickets are FREE (in person & online): https://t.co/nR9klKwPlw

[U of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress]

Join us Tues, Sept 27, 7pm EDT at Best Western Plus Gatineau-Ottawa for the launch of GIFTS FROM AMIN: UGANDAN ASIAN REFUGEES IN CANADA by @shezmuh! This event is hosted by @LauraMadokoro and in partnership with @Carleton_U and @UNHCRCanada. Details here: https://t.co/XRBOyRo6k7

[U of Manitoba Press @umanitobapress]

So exciting to finally hold a copy of @shezmuh's GIFTS FROM AMIN: UGANDAN ASIAN REFUGEES IN CANADA. You'll have the chance to hold your own copy (and get it signed) at the launch co-hosted with @UNHCRCanada on Sept 27 at Best Western Plus Gatineau-Ottawa.

https://t.co/XRBOyRo6k7

[Christopher S Taylor @DrCSTaylor]

***JOB ALERT***

Senior Director, Institutional & Strategic Priorities

A key and transformative hire. I'm shifting the understanding and operationalization of 'EDI' work from 'side of desk' to core (and permanent) institutional priority.

https://t.co/ItvustwTki