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Last week, a group of Canadian citizens were in Cairo for a symbolic “March to Gaza” in protest of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Ottawa resident Afnan Kaid was among them, joining friends for what she said was a non-violent, symbolic gesture of support for Palestine.

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