Newcomers are sold a vision of a new life in Canada that doesn’t always come true
Nihal Elwan was the first to admit that she didn’t have “an entrepreneurial bone” in her body. The Egyptian-born, British-educated anthropologist, who moved to Canada in 2014 after a career in international development, even tells me she was not much of a foodie. Well, this is confusing. We’re sitting in Tayybeh, a popular restaurant and catering company in Vancouver that Elwan has owned and operated since 2017. It showcases Syrian food made by women refugees from the Middle East and has quickly become a go-to place for Arabic cuisine and community spirit in the city’s bougie westside.
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