Commentary by Mayank Bhatt in Toronto I published my debut novel, Belief, in Canada last year. It’s the story of an immigrant family’s struggle to integrate into the…
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Imagine the Stories Syrian Refugees will Tell in 25 Years
Book Review by Rosanna Haroutounian in Gatineau The histories of Canadians are plentiful, rich, and complex. We can never know all of them, but even…
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Football Legend’s Story Teaches Timely Lessons
by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City Racial profiling by police is not a new phenomenon. The ability to now document aggression by law enforcement against…
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Sacrifices of ‘Nonnas’ Should Not Be Forgotten
by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City The recent death of Abdirahman Abdi after his violent arrest in Ottawa and the 2015 police shooting of Andrew…
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Story Book Gives Nod to Canada’s Multilingualism
by Elvira Truglia in Montreal The stories in the Best of All Worlds represent seven of the most commonly spoken immigrant languages in Canada’s largest…
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The Darker Side of the Indo-Canadian Journey
Review by Anita Singh in Toronto Almost 40 years ago, my grandparents changed our family’s history by deciding to move to Canada. I recently asked…
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Exhibit Takes Guests to Libraries Around the World
by Vincent Simboli in Montreal “The library is a mirror of the universe,” writes Argentinian-Canadian author Alberto Manguel in his 2006 book The Library at…
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Queer Author Helps Other LGBT Iranians Seek Asylum
by Shan Qiao in Toronto Queer activist Arsham Parsi took a risk when he left Iran and began to help other Iranians escape persecution…
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Story Revisits Vietnamese Revenge Plot of 1908
by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga Many leaders of the East who fought to decolonize their countries from Western authoritarian rule were also educated in the…
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Graphic Novels Help Minority Women Share Stories
by Shan Qiao in Toronto Without saying anything, Farrah Khan hands out a clipboard with a piece of paper on it to each person…
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