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Phil Gurski

Phil Gurski is a former terrorism analyst at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). He specializes in radicalization and homegrown Al Qaeda/Islamic State/Islamist-inspired extremism and has published several books, including the forthcoming When Religions Kill: how extremists justify  violence through faith.” He is a member of New Canadian Media’s board of directors.
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Canada Must Keep its Doors Open to Refugees

Phil Gurski June 24, 2019 No Comments antiimmigrationCanadaDisplacementImmigrationJustin Trudeaurefugee crisisSyrian refugeesterrorismUS

Canada would not be Canada without immigrants. I would rather live nowhere else.

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Support for Sikh Extremism in Canada Never Disappeared Completely

Phil Gurski April 16, 2019 No Comments Federal Electionfederal electionsterrorism

In the lead-up to an election politicians pander to certain constituencies. That is just what they do. It is all in the context of getting…

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Saudi Arabia, Modernity and Counter Terrorism

Phil Gurski September 28, 2017 No Comments ConservativeDrivingOttawaSaudi Arabiaterrorismwomen's rights

Three cheers for Saudi Arabia!  The conservative Kingdom has ruled that women can now drive and no longer need to be accompanied by a mahram (essentially a male guardian)…

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When the Fear of Terrorism Trumps Reason

Phil Gurski September 19, 2017 No Comments extremismfearLondonOttawaterrorism

There is no question that fear sells. The latest Stephen King film about an evil clown – It –  grossed over $120 million in its first three…

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Myanmar may be the Next Jihadi Battleground

Phil Gurski August 29, 2017 No Comments extremismIslamic StateJihadMyanmarOttawa

Before this piece goes any further I need to spell out that I am not a big fan of the use of force unless absolutely…

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Suicide, Radical Violence and the Importance of Everything in Between

Phil Gurski August 13, 2017 No Comments Globe and MailpreventionsubwaySuicideToronto

The Globe and Mail featured a fascinating story in its weekend edition (August 12) on suicides in Toronto in which people throw themselves in front…

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In Bangladesh, a Small Change Could Point to More Extremism

Phil Gurski August 4, 2017 No Comments BangladeshIslamJihadOttawaSunniterrorism

Sometimes, small things point to large changes. During my short visit last week to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, I had the opportunity to sit…

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Suffer the Children of Islamic State

Phil Gurski July 20, 2017 No Comments ChildrenIraqIslamic StateOttawaRomaniaSyria

If there is one searing image of the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe it is that of the orphanages of Romania. The regime of…

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Canada Should not be Compensating Khadr

Phil Gurski July 8, 2017 No Comments child soldierGuantanamo BayOmar KhadrTrudeau

Well, the inevitable has happened. We all knew it was coming. Canada’s most famous ‘child soldier’, Omar Khadr, is about to receive an apology and…

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Let’s Shout these Far-right Losers Down

Phil Gurski July 6, 2017 No Comments extremismhate groupsImmigrationOttawa

As I have stated on many occasions, the threat to Canada from Islamist extremist groups represents by far the single greatest priority for our security…

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