Saudi teen lands in Canada after fleeing family

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A Saudi teen who fled to Thailand to escape her allegedly abusive family has arrived in Canada after being offered asylum

 

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She is lying we are not treated like this in SA May God gives her what she deserves الله يخلف علي أهل جابوه يالله صلاح العطاء

Whoever says Saudi does not incriminate domestic violence is a big fat LIAR!! There r two ways to report incidents, one is through 1919 &the other through social protection units spread across the Country. The gov also offers shelters for abused women Saudiwomanspeakup

I HOPE THEY PUT AS MUCH ENERGY & DETERMINATION INTO SAVING DISAPPEARED AND ABUSED INDIGENOUS WOMEN: CANADA SAVES SAUDI TEEN. IN ORDER TO KILL THE POISON YOU MUST BREAK THE SPINE(S) UN AP NPR TMZ ESPN BBCWORLD LATIMES nydailynews RUESTJACQUES NATIVES LIVES MATTER

Haven't there been honor killings in Canada?

You know with Trump and his corrupt administration they don't offer asylum to anyone except white non-Muslim people so she's out of luck here!

I’d advise her to stay away from the embassy.

Hey cnn - Asia bibi and his family need assylum too they getting death threats and tortured in pakistan beaten down many time as she is christian and pakistani hate non muslims they just need an excuse to persucate non muslim

She knew better than to ask Trump.

CanadaKudos Trudeau should send a message to Pompeo that while in Saudi Arabia if he can convince the Saudi Royals to grant freedom to their women form their prison-homes and ban the death shroud of absurdity called abeya

Love Canada!

Proud of my heritage! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Let's all sit back and see what Saudi does in retaliation to Canada.

Hope all asylum seekers are welcomed like this .

Well done Canada!👏🇨🇦

canadian can’t even help their homless to help others , why this girl but not the poor girls from syria or afghanistan or the Rohingya , it’s about the time , then we will saw her on the street as prostitute or a homeless the moment they finish from using her against KSA 😉

Remember Argo F ur self.....?

Why didn't she flee to a Muslim country?

Thank you Canada ,our administration wouldn't do it

Not a very good start of the year for Saudi. Anyway great posture shown by Canada. Thanks to them for saving a girl's life. Respect!

Just a question but why did she pick Thailand when she hoped for asslyum in a western nation? Could there be other aspects to this story the media is not reporting? Like how someone bring held incognito had continual access to social media. Maybe I've read about too many scams

Welcome to Canada ... as you and everyone else with goggle maps can see, we have more then enough space.

Praise be to God.

You all should know what people here in saudi arabia are saying!! She is Not real Saudi!! She is a sl*t!! Because she wear short dress! And all kind of bad things and that's why no one should like saudis

Canada can be proud!

Don't be too sure bill clinton and Bill cosby and Harvey weinstein and Ed buck are big time democratic buddies of Trudeau just waiting to stain the sweater and bust a lip and give some drugs to that little hotty with daddy issues

To everyone saying “thank you Canada” , I find This episode extremely bizarre that they take This girls story without any investigation? While thousands flee atrocities but aren’t brought in? Not saying she does not have legit cause, but the lack of protocol. Media stunt.

Thank you Canada for saving her life. I love this country..

Canada doing all the things America should be doing

God bless the Canadians 👏🏾

We’re so nice 🇨🇦

being sympathetic to Saudi teen is good but i think Canada acted way too fast in giving asylum.This is only going to give precedence to others to do the same. We need a better plan and Put pressure on these countries that violates human rights.

The liberals seem to be so concerned about illegals and the Muslim ban from dangerous countries yet are silent mice on how Christians and other minorities are being decimated in the Middle East and elsewhere

Oh fun. Now every rebelling teen across the globe will be pulling this stunt. Talk about swinging a door wide open to cause problems with other countries.

Welcome to Canada🇨🇦!!💜💕💜💕

Welcome,young immigrant,to the free world. Make good use of the multitude of opportunities that await you,and then pay it forward. And get used to hearing 'ay' alot.

Proud to be a Canadian.

Happy new life.Keep eye on Sault Sn.Mary country.

goodbye My Love

Please give her a secret new name and location. Otherwise she may be kidnapped and chopped up in little pieces. Saudi’s seem to like this way of getting rid of people.

The real live version of the Handmades Tale. Good luck in your new country 🇨🇦

Much more needed people who doesn’t have anything and are fleeing war deserved it more than this girl.Shame on all of these country acting like they actually cared. If this wasn’t national news, none of them would take her in. She just seems spoiled n is rebelling for attention.

Thank you Canada!!

So glad she escaped!!!

Congratulations the Lord keep and help you in Jesus name

女性は大切です

Job well done Canada for saving a human life

I Love You Canada 💙💙💙

Notice how she didn’t got to Minnesota... would of been stoned

Oh God, its just as bad in Canada since Trudy turned it into a third world hovel. Should have gone to New Zealand.

praised God !

I mean to be fair for those bashing the US recent fiasco involving people seeking asylum...this was just one person ..its not like they had thousands pouring jn... this was a singular person even NK could handle that. Im Not hating on Canada. Ps she just did this all for clout

Lololol she just clout chasing

Humanity ✊️ First 🌿

Change her name and she should never visit the Saudi embassy

See? I told you.

Well done Canada. Proud of you!!

😊👍

👍 🙏 🙏 🙏

Canadaian authorities have rejected hundreds of asylum applications by engineers, physicians and skilled labors to accept this psycho's application! Canadaian foreign minister is herding cats!

'THIS is Fake News.' MAGA

World must hold Saudi Arabia for human rights abuses against it’s citizens

who will help me, am abandoned.. 08037335288

of course, Canada . welcomr to North America, rahaf84427714

what!, so Australia wasn't good enough ?

Expedited application for Refugee status had all to do with size of wallet and another opportunity to trash Saudi. Let’s investigate and research before we report.

Such a same!

Politicians are worst than prostitutes. While there are hundreds and thousands of teens and women who need urgent help from horrors of war and family violence etc who have applied to go to any country thats safe but no one listen to them whereas Canada go to Thailand to bring her

Dear Canada Where can Americans apply?

if the Saudi catch this she would faced killing sentence and would cut her head 😭😭😭 So I request the Canada government to safe her

'Allegedly'........... is gonna cost us millions...........

Seems like most of your saying if Canada saves a single Saturday teen, everything is fine. How about hundreds of years of

Meanwhile CNN ignores the fact that every year the US accepts nearly double the amount of Asylum seekers as Canada.

Go CANADA!!

Thank you Canada! ❤️ humanity

This is a perfect example of political favour on behalf of Canada. Aussies are sitting on an immigration time bomb. (Islands)What did Australia offer Canada that it couldn't refuse? Is she happy, guess not, but relieved. Will she seek Canadian Citizenship time will tell. Aussies?

Seeking Asylum...just like the immigrants in those caravans. Not illegal.

Canada is the true land of the free, not USA anymore!! All because of the leaders !! Trudeau & Trump poles apart

She don't look to abused to me she look pretty healthy and happy

Great Country Great People!!!

Go Canada. Congrats to this nation.

Must be a slow day if this is breaking news

Welcome home to canada. So ptoud of a country thst helps people who need help

Between Saudi Arabia and Canada are many, many countries. Why did no others offer? Is it only western countries that are required to take asylum seekers?

Canada USA

While I’m glad my country stepped up to help I hope this isn’t turned to a political spectacle. I’m sure the drama teacher we have running this country won’t miss a photo op

Given the UNHCR determined she was a genuine asylum seeker because of danger to her life, I think you can drop the word “allegedly”. The family clearly was abusuve.

ٰ كندا والامم المتحدة لم تنتفض لهؤلاء 👇🏻 ٰ

If her family were really abusive then she could’ve went through the process of the legal system in Saudi. But she is obviously used as a political tool to attack Saudi.

Thank you Canada 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇨🇦 May she thrive in freedom.

Canada is the REAL leader of the free world.

Good for her and thanks to Canada and her people for showing compassion and showing how real humans react to a person in a crisis situation.

Yeah, she probably doesn’t want to end up like this. Just say No to Muslim.

i thought the articles yesterday were saying she went to australia

Uh oh... now we gotta build another wall

Now get rid of the requirement of Saudi Oil and use our own resources from Alberta and I will be happy.

And we care why Why is this garnering so much media attention?

An example of why Canada is respected all over the world.

Canada Rocks! 🇨🇦❤️🍁Welcome to your new home where freedom reigns. We are a diverse country where all are accepted for who they are.

Underground Railroad alive and well thanks to so many good people . Great for her and many thanks to all involved in shepherding her. In spite of all the rhetoric around segregation , racism, mysogynism and some of our leaders having adult temper tantrums, love & good prevail.

IQ Missing Acosta

OMG! She’s gonna sneak into America from our northern border!! Shut it down! Shut it down! *drama*

Another reason to love Canada 😊

Welcome to the best country in the world IMO 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

So proud of Canada!

Bravo ! Bon Courage !

Do we have other side of the story? How do I know that the family was abusive and she wasn’t ?

I’m coming too Canada! Asylum from US.

Blah blah blah

Great job Canada that's how we used to do it here but now with our corrupt president with Saudis gov this would have been impossible for her to come to America.

What’s there to stop her parents from going to Canada to kill her? God forbid but still.

True Canadian way 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Thank you Canada!!!!

Just because she is a Saudi otherwise there are thousands of real problematic humiliated cases for females where no body pays them attention at allbahrain

We All deserve a chance in Life. Thank you Canada!(Smile) God loves You and so do I!(Smile) Sincerely Shellie Gary

Happy for you

Get it Trump? OFFERED asylum! Canada embraces humanity. They don't lie make up Crisis and they don't side with Saudi Murderers. It may be freezing cold up North but every Canadian I've ever met are the epitome of warmth respect and kindness. Gods Bless Canada 🇨🇦

OK Canada, this is great! I hope you will do the same if there is a case like this involving a black African 🤷‍♂️

Ends up a Victim of liberal human trafficking

I wonder if people who have cheered will continue to physically support her once her tweets have stopped trending.

Canada the best!

بلتعيش كناد للسعوديه الاحرر

it is upsetting to see how some anti-Saudi media outlets have politicized the case, which is a family matter

Nice

why advertise where she is now? Wtf

Who's to say she isn't a spy?

After she was offered asylum. Notice how she didn't sneak in and ask for asylum after being caught.

This could have been asylum in the US till trump happened. Maybe they should move the Statue of Liberty to Toronto Lake Ontario. Canada is now the land of the free and home of humanity.

She is doing wrong she will get down by this bad act

Well, Foreign minister and prime minister should pay attention to more important problems. We will NOT vote for Trudeau in the next election.

NOT HAPPEN IN USA UNDER realDonaldTrump

Congratulations

we lose one of us.

So there is 1 immigrant vs. the 26,000 America took in yesterday

Now... that’s a real asylum case right there 👏👏👏👏

Cvery very proud Mr. PM

هذي اخرتها تهرب من اهلها الي في الكويت وتشوه سمعة السعودية و كندا تعطيها لجوء هذه الحركات تدخل في شووون اسره عربية مسلمة غير مقيمة في كندا

وييع جيكر

I’m moving to Canada ❤️

Stop saying “allegedly”

Wonder how much this person will cost us the Canadian taxpayer's.....its good that they were able to get em out but Canada is turning into a 3rd world country

Happy ending

Canada? The new home of Sharia? Good luck.

Since many days we're hearing 'abusive family' on the news. Has any news portal or news channel invastigated if there is any abusive family?

Good news

Canada 🇨🇦 THANKS From USA ALL compassionate Americans ☦️👫❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

God, I love Canada and Canadians.

Canada looks like a home of valueless people.

👏👏👏👏

Well done Canada!

A rare victory against familial subjugation of females.

Excellent

So glad she has found safety!!!

Trump supporters - This is how it's done.

BerZerkeR1911 she made it!

Thank you Canada for saving a girl's life.

No more abused wahabist Saudi royals to listening there lies!

We’re cool like that eh! 🙌🏽🇨🇦

'Abusive family' my arse. She fled from the punishments of Islam. This brave girl is a real asylum seeker. See how the media steers you away from the muslim element. I wish her all the best.

JeffersonObama This is a thing of beauty!

How come IlhanMN and RashidaTlaib haven’t tweeted in support of this girl fleeing Islamic abuse? 🤔

Good luck, ae the best

That's cause Canada is awesome like that.

Abusive family? Hmmmm!

Wish her the very best of everything.

😊

So happy for her

Thanks Canada

Canada 🇨🇦

Why haven’t IlhanMN and RashidaTlaib tweeted in support of this Saudi girl fleeing Islamic abuse? Could it be because they actually support the Islamic beliefs she was fleeing FROM?

Trump would have too because she is hot. But wouldn’t let her stay because the saudis buy things from him..

Welcome to 🇨🇦

My country the land of the free 🍁

And Trump wants to do the right thing and reunite her with her parents. (Yes, I know...bad kitty,)

The lying show. Keep lying and lying until people believes you.

Not a good year for Saudi Arabia.

🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾now its time for her to disappear dont trust her father or the Saudis

Points, Canada. Lots of points.

I also fled from home due to abusive family and have never returned. I recently finished my undergraduate and looking for work now. Never even considered going back. Was really mistreated

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