after a fatwa was issued against her husband, haidar fled with her children to egypt, living with an acquaintance of her husband, with assistance from his colleague souad al shammari. haidar then moved to lebanon and lived in a predominantly christian neighborhood. following her husband's arrest, haidar filed for asylum and was accepted by canada to avoid her father-in-law claiming custody of their children. haidar and her children subsequently moved to canada and settled in sherbrooke, quebec.