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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS High school students Fawwaz (Ali) Al Hassan (left), Sami Suliman, and Tobi Olorunsola perform a spoken word poem they created which explores themes of genocide, oppression, and displacement, at the MCIC International Development Week kickoff at the Manitoba Legislature on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. For Taylor story. Free Press 2026