The plight of one Somali torture victim has touched a group of Toronto residents who are working to bring 18-year-old Ismael Khalif Abdulle to Canada for a new life.
Responding to a Saturday Star story about the teenager's ordeal, prominent members of Toronto's Somali diaspora have formed "Project Ismael" and are fundraising and recruiting volunteers to support Ismael, in the hopes that immigration officials will grant him refugee status in Canada.
Ismael was a victim of Al Shabab, an Islamic militant group aligned with Al Qaeda that is attempting to overthrow Somalia's internationally-backed Transitional Federal Government.Read More
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