Her film, called A Kandahar Away, follows the Jamal family to Kandahar, Sask.
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Changing Ontario: South Asian Women Step Up to Empower the Community
As Toronto evolves into the world’s most multicultural city, so does its colourful communities, rising as a collective force to overcome challenges. This time, it’s…
View More Changing Ontario: South Asian Women Step Up to Empower the CommunityWhat to do About Afghanistan?
Commentary by Phil Gurski in Ottawa I have come to know the journalist Michael Petrou over the past few years. He would sometimes call me to seek…
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We Can Choose Not to be Afraid
Commentary by Phil Gurski in Ottawa We live in a world where fear is easy to spread. There is no shortage of evidence that bad things…
View More We Can Choose Not to be AfraidNovel Explores Road to Radicalization
Book Review by Phil Gurski Belief is a novel by Mayank Bhatt, a Mumbai-born resident of Toronto. It tells the story of the son of…
View More Novel Explores Road to RadicalizationMonsef Birthplace a Non-issue
Commentary by David Cohen in Montreal I feel compelled to comment on the case of Maryam Monsef, Liberal MP and federal Minister of Democratic Institutions,…
View More Monsef Birthplace a Non-issueAuthor Revisits Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan
More than 160 Canadians lost their lives, more than 1,000 were wounded, and the government spent over $20 billion during Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. Stephen…
View More Author Revisits Canada’s Mission in AfghanistanMP Monsef Proves Afghan Women’s Strength, Ability
by Diba Hareer in Ottawa Her story reads like a movie script. Twenty years ago, Maryam Monsef fled the brutal rule of the Taliban regime…
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Despite Paris’ Misery, Trudeau Mustn’t Fall into Harper’s Old Traps
by Michael Harris in Ottawa In politics as in life, you always meet the devil on a curve. For Justin Trudeau, mass murder in Paris…
View More Despite Paris’ Misery, Trudeau Mustn’t Fall into Harper’s Old TrapsUnderstanding Human Smugglers
Charon, in Greek mythology, was a grim and sombre ferryman who transported souls of the newly dead across the river Acheron to the Underworld. Those…
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