Blossoming Through Creativity: Unveiling Sense of Belonging Among Ukrainian and Syrian Refugee Women in Ontario

Areej Al‐Hamad1, Kateryna Metersky2, Henry Parada2, Yasin Yasin3, Molly Hingorani2, Caitlin Gare2
1Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex, 288 Church St., 5 Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B1Z5, Canada
2Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada
3University of Doha for Science and Technology, Doha, Qatar

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