Kaziwa Salih, Author at New Canadian Media

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Kaziwa Salih

Kaziwa Salih holds a PhD from Queen’s University, Canada, where she specialized in cultural sociology of violence/genocide and the way microaggressions foster macroaggression. She is a multiple award-winning author of over 10 fiction and non-fiction books and has written many articles and academic papers. She founded and was editor-in-chief of two Kurdish journals, Nvar and Newekar, and has worked in several human rights organizations in Canada, Kurdistan, Egypt and Syria, including the United Nations Association in Canada and Amnesty International.

March 18, 2022
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Calling Newroz a "Persian holiday" is offensive to more than 300 million people and the many Canadian communities who have been celebrating

A grandfather holding his grandson in a backyard. Family ties in Canada is often cited by authorities as a reason to deny entry to family members of new Canadians.
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‘Your Accent Is Interesting’: Talking about Microaggressions Faced by Newcomers

Microaggressions happen to newcomers and immigrants daily, even during small talk. Being asked about one's accent is one of them, writes Kaziwa

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