“Canada is not exempt from racism, Islamophobia and intolerance,” writes London resident and political candidate, Mohamed Hammoud. Muslim Canadians across the country are struggling with the tragic loss of four Muslim residents of London, Ontario.
View More London Killings: When Tragedy Hits Home
The Toronto-based Syrian cartoonist Mwafaq Katt spoke to NCM’s Arzu Yildiz about his experience as an artist, why in Syria his drawings were considered a crime, and why he decided to come to Canada.
View More ‘I Came to Canada for My Freedom’: Syrian Cartoonist Mwafaq Katt
NCM reporter Hakam Kherallah is in Turkey, home to the world’s largest Syrian refugee community, to examine the attitudes of the diaspora to the Syrian presidential elections.
View More Syrian Elections: Farce or Another Rebranding Attempt?
The Turkish diaspora in Canada is gripped by the revelations of an exiled mafia boss, who claims to be exposing crimes of high-ranking officials. His YouTube videos have attracted millions of views, but the political fallout is yet to be seen.
View More Turkish Mafia Boss Exposing ‘Deep State Secrets’
Souvankham Thammavongsa, author of the Giller Prize–winning short story collection “How to Pronounce Knife,” creates immigrant characters who defy expectations. “They don’t want to learn to speak English and fit in,” she tells NCM’s Baisakhi Roy.
View More ‘I Don’t Write From the Margins’: Author Souvankham Thammavongsa
The fact that Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, should be considered a victory, but there lies a long, difficult road ahead, writes Marcus Medford.
View More Don’t Hold Your Breath: Thoughts on the Derek Chauvin Trial
What is needed to tackle vaccine inequality is a model of world co-operation where the battle with the pandemic is not fought “on the bodies of Black and brown children and women … in nations of the Global South,” panellists at a recent Oxfam webinar said.
View More Vaccine Inequality Costs Lives in Global South and Hurts Us All
Many immigrants who come to Canada in the skilled workers class, find it difficult to get employment that matches their education and skill level. Seeking help from Canadian settlement agencies, many find that the agencies instead encourage them to settle for jobs they are overqualified for because of a lack of ‘Canadian experience.’
View More Agencies Ask Newcomers to Settle for Less
Ambassador K. P. Fabian, who served in Canada representing India from 1982 to 1985, analyzes the pandemic situation in India and suggests solutions. Canada and the broader international community have a role to play.
View More A Letter From Delhi
The Indian diaspora in Canada is devastated by the COVID-19 crisis unfolding thousands of kilometres away, fearing for family members and friends.
View More ‘All We Can Do Is Pray’: Indian Diaspora Shaken by COVID-19 Crisis Back Home