It was 2018 when Hassan al-Kontar found himself stranded in a Malaysian airport for seven months, unable to leave for fear of his life.
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Hassan Al Kontar spent seven months living in a Malaysian airport after fleeing Syria. Now, he's become a Canadian citizen, although he says...
3 months ago

Wednesday marks a long-awaited milestone for Syrian refugee Hassan Al Kontar. After years of uncertainty – including seven months spent...
3 months ago

Hassan Al Kontar is the author of Man at the Airport, which chronicles his time as a Syrian refugee and his seven months living in Kuala...
4 months ago

Five years after landing in Whistler, 'Man at the Airport' Hassan Al Kontar is a Canadian citizen. With passport in hand, the Syrian refugee...
3 months ago

... airport for up to seven months, his days punctuated by the rhythm of ceaseless flights and footsteps, Syrian refugee Hassan Al-Kontar,...
2 months ago

Hassan Al Kontar spent seven years as a man without a home and without a country before arriving in Canada in 2018 as a refugee after...
21 months ago

'I'm still on the first page of my story'. Syrian 'man at the airport' Hassan Al Kontar on his new memoir, the refugee crisis, and his No. 1 fan.
22 months ago

Hassan al-Kontar became known around the world as "the man from the airport" after spending months living in the Kuala Lumpur International...
44 months ago

Hassan Al Kontar, 40, has been working as an emergency health worker with the Red Cross in Fort St. John since early July — after living 2½...
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