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The Globalization of Freedom Fights
When Britain was toiling against its Egyptian possessions Blunt was sent there to gauge public opinion
View More The Globalization of Freedom FightsWhose Voice is it Anyway?
I published my debut novel, Belief, in Canada last year. It’s the story of an immigrant family’s struggle to integrate into the Canadian mainstream. Just when everything seems…
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Imagine the Stories Syrian Refugees will Tell in 25 Years
The histories of Canadians are plentiful, rich, and complex. We can never know all of them, but even sharing just a few can open windows…
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Football Legend’s Story Teaches Timely Lessons
Racial profiling by police is not a new phenomenon. The ability to now document aggression by law enforcement against African Americans and other racialized people…
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Sacrifices of ‘Nonnas’ Should Not Be Forgotten
The recent death of Abdirahman Abdi after his violent arrest in Ottawa and the 2015 police shooting of Andrew Loku in Toronto challenge the “meanwhile…
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Story Book Gives Nod to Canada’s Multilingualism
The stories in the Best of All Worlds represent seven of the most commonly spoken immigrant languages in Canada’s largest cities. Reinforcing heritage languages alongside…
View More Story Book Gives Nod to Canada’s MultilingualismThe Darker Side of the Indo-Canadian Journey
Almost 40 years ago, my grandparents changed our family’s history by deciding to move to Canada. I recently asked my grandma about her immigration story. …
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Exhibit Takes Guests to Libraries Around the World
“The library is a mirror of the universe,” writes Argentinian-Canadian author Alberto Manguel in his 2006 book The Library at Night. As print loses traction…
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Queer Author Helps Other LGBT Iranians Seek Asylum
Queer activist Arsham Parsi took a risk when he left Iran and began to help other Iranians escape persecution for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or…
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