Facing financial barriers and complicated paper work, most Yazidis settled in London, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary have been unable to take advantage of it
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Tag: Iraq
Suffer the Children of Islamic State
Commentary by: Phil Gurski in Ottawa If there is one searing image of the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe it is that of the…
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We Can Choose Not to be Afraid
Commentary by Phil Gurski in Ottawa We live in a world where fear is easy to spread. There is no shortage of evidence that bad things…
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Immigration has Nothing to do with Terrorism
Commentary by Phil Gurski IF there was any doubt about what a Donald Trump presidency means for the U.S. over the next four years, and by extension…
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Do Returning IS fighters Deserve an Amnesty?
Commentary by Phil Gurski in Ottawa Historically, amnesties have been offered to former combatants in an attempt to stop the violence and allow a country…
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Canadian Dentists Expand Mission to Help Iraqi Orphans
Hossein is a 10-year-old Iraqi orphan with long hair, big olive-coloured eyes and a shy smile. He loves going to school and playing soccer. He…
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Honouring Iraqi Literature Helps Diaspora Heal
by Samaah Jaffer in Vancouver “Near the old Jewish quarter of Baghdad, at Al Rasheed Street, there is a meandering alley named after the Iraqi…
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Commentary by Firas Al-Atraqchi in Cairo, Egypt Despite the partisan brouhaha and accusations of weakness and betrayal directed at the Liberal government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision…
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Trudeau’s ISIS Strategy is High-Risk — and Largely Political
by Jeff Sallot in Ottawa Tactics win skirmishes. Strategy wins wars. Tactically, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at a disadvantage in the current political battle…
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Middle Eastern Promises: Will Canada Be Forced Into War?
by Alexander Tesar For more than a year, Canadian CF-18s have been striking ISIS targets with laser-guided bombs and air-to-ground missiles. Airstrikes began in Iraq in November 2014,…
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