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(contracted; show full) before moving to the United States in 1973 and then to Canada in 1978.{{citation needed}} He received an undergraduate degree from [[Thiel College]] and a Masters from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at [[Carleton University]].{{citation needed}} His early careers were as Executive Director of the [[United Nations Association in Canada]] then as policy advisor (Immigration and Refugees) for [[Barbara McDougall]], Canada's Minister of Employment and Immigration.{{citation needed}} 
He has received numerous awards and honours including an honorary Doctor of Laws from Carleton University<ref>{{cite web|last=Honorary Degree Videos|title=Carleton University|url= https://carleton.ca/convocation/videos/honorary-degree-videos-spring-2015}}</ref>.

== Activism ==

In 2004 his first major PSA series called [[The Three Amigos Campaign]] promoted the use of condoms to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. <ref>{{cite web|last=Three Amigos, one message to the US; stop spread of HIV|title=Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/three-amigos-one-message-to-the-us-stop-spread-of-hiv-564284.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Firdaus Kharas creates animated films with a strong social impact|title=Globe and Mail|url=https://ww(contracted; show full)&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEymbI2oKl9l0mtc-M60Ky71ynZnXGWNeYVIQcSfHShk3QEXHoVIWW5y6FsvttlSpb9Xk_g0F_XFYUAyXHi7E1qX7k_xEMPx4uqxjmZGTRF7AdWrxZz1dr__I77OBbXlI42cd0GILMbS5ZwXkgbY91gmWR1LcnGn04eoPiGodr2W}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ebola Animation Seen By Thousands|title=United Methodist Communications|url=https://www.umnews.org/en/news/ebola-animation-seen-by-thousands}}</ref>, [[diabetes]],{{citation needed}} [[children’s rights]],{{citation needed}} and [[Zika fever]]{{citation needed}}.


==Awards and honors==
* Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Carleton University<ref>{{cite web|last=Honorary Degree Videos|title=Carleton University|url= https://carleton.ca/convocation/videos/honorary-degree-videos-spring-2015}}</ref>.⏎
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Firdaus Kharas}}
* [http://www.chocmoose.com/ Official Website]

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