by Ranjit Bhaskar The diaspora’s input is crucial in gathering information about alleged human rights violations in Iran as they are free to…
View More Iran needs to be ‘named and shamed’ on rights violationsTag: Diaspora
LOOKING IN: Proposing their way out of Ghana
by Jessica M. Campbell “Sssstttt.” I looked back. Unlike in Canada, a forceful push of breath through open lips and locked teeth is socially acceptable…
View More LOOKING IN: Proposing their way out of GhanaDiaspora Diary: UN human rights panel on Iran to tap into views of diaspora in Canada
by Ranjit Bhaskar The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran will be visiting Canada and the U.S. to gather information from the diaspora…
View More Diaspora Diary: UN human rights panel on Iran to tap into views of diaspora in CanadaDiaspora Diary: Emigrants can be spoilers in conflict resolution
by Our Special Correspondent Politically-mobilized diaspora communities have the potential to act as “spoilers’” in conflict resolution and post-war reconciliation in their home countries, Sri…
View More Diaspora Diary: Emigrants can be spoilers in conflict resolutionDiaspora groups as essential bridge builders
by Alice Musabende in Ottawa and Jacky Habib in Toronto Diaspora populations are increasingly being seen as “bridge builders” between host countries and the nations…
View More Diaspora groups as essential bridge buildersOur TV screens don’t reflect us
by Our Toronto Correspondent Film and mainstream television programming in Canada does not reflect its cultural diversity and no serious efforts are afoot to make…
View More Our TV screens don’t reflect usArab Spring comes to Canada
by Elie Nasrallah for New Canadian Media Is the Arab Spring coming to a neighbourhood near you? That is the question on the minds of…
View More Arab Spring comes to CanadaHistorian urges Armenian diaspora and Turkish civil society to join forces
The Armenian Diaspora and Turkey’s civil society should work together to pressure the Turkish government to recognize the Armenian Genocide, a Turkish-German historian told the…
View More Historian urges Armenian diaspora and Turkish civil society to join forces