Growing up in Afghanistan, Roya Shams dreamed that one day she would receive a higher education. Roya Shams, 16, had her heart set on continuing her education over an Internet link from Kandahar, in insurgency-wracked southern Afghanistan, to Canada. Read the full story by Roya Shams. Roya Shams awarded scholarship to University of Ottawa (May 7, 2015)All along, through every setback, frustration and tearful bout of loneliness, her dream of getting a university diploma gave Roya Shams the strength to get back up and knock down the next obstacle. Read the full storyAs a girl, Roya Shams came to Canada from Afghanistan to get an education with help from the Star and its readers.

Source: thestar October 02, 2021 01:18 UTC