by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia As friends in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad reach out to tell me they are safe after recent attacks by Islamic State (IS),…
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PULSE: Arab World – What You Didn’t Read in the Mainstream
by Mourad Haroutunian (@MHaroutunianTO) in Toronto From the anti-terrorism bill, Charlie Hebdo and William Schabas’ resignation to Ontario’s new sex education curriculum, ethnic media covering…
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by Maryam Mirza (@MsMMirza) in Ottawa #JeSuisCharlie #IAmBaga Both powerful hashtags. Both ways for people all around the world to express public outcry over the…
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Nine Takes on Charlie Hebdo: Questions on Free Speech in a Democratic Society
by Richard M. Landau (@richard54) The Charlie Hebdo massacre and subsequent hostage-taking and murders at the Paris kosher supermarket were supposedly in retaliation for the…
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Cinema Verité in Paris: Hope for a Happy Ending
by Hadani Ditmars (@HadaniDitmars) in Vancouver As the Academy Award nominations briefly usurp global terror headlines, I recall how watching events unfold in Paris last…
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