Aylan Kurdi made the front pages of newspapers across the world when images of the young Syrian refugee’s body washed up on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Tima Kurdi had immigrated to Canada by the time she saw the picture of her nephew, and she joins us to talk about what it’s like to flee your home not knowing if you’ll find shelter elsewhere. Her new book is called “The Boy on the Beach: My Family’s Escape from Syria and Our Hope for a New Home” (Simon & Schuster)
In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo, lifeless body of 3-year–old Syrian migrant boy, Aylan Kurdi, lies on the sea shore, near the beach of Aegean resort of Bodrum, Turkey. Aylan with members of his family fled the war in Syria and died on the final stretch of the arduous journey to safety in Europe when the overcrowded rubber dinghy he was in capsized after leaving Turkey. His mother and five-year-old brother also died that day. Zergun Dincer/Depo Photos via AP
