-
Maher Arar born
Maher Arar was born in Syria on Dec 7 1970. -
Period: to
Timespam
-
Immigrated to Canada
On April 12,1987 Maher and his family immigrated to Montreal Canada. -
Canadian Citizen
Arar became a Canadian citiezen -
U.S. detains Arar
Returning home to Montreal with his family from a vacation, there was a layover in NY. During the layover the U.S. believed that Arar was a terrorist. -
Deported back to Syria
As he was being deproted to Syria he was tortured under the alligations of being a member of the Al-Quada. -
Released from prison in Syria
Arar was released out of prison because the Syrian government could not find any proof that Arar has links to terrorism. The Syrian government also denied that they tortured Arar. -
Return to Canada
Arar returns to Canada to finally be with his wife and 2 children, after being tourtured for a year. Arar sues the syrian and U.S. government for torturing him. -
Received Compensation
Arar received $10.5 million dollars from the Canadain government
