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By: Ashoke Dasgupta in Winnipeg, MB President Donald Trump announced on December 6 that the US would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel unilaterally,…
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Ciommmentary by Norma Baumel Joseph “Immigrants get the job done!” These were the strong words of Lin Manuel-Miranda at the recent University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremony.…
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No Avoiding Bias When Covering Gaza: Blumenthal
by Beatrice Paez in Toronto Journalists can pay a high price with their reputations for reporting on the polarizing, decades-old Israel-Gaza conflict. That was the…
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by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City In this week’s round-up of what’s been making headlines in Canada’s ethnic media: the Black community reflects on the…
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Dion: Canada Will Lift Sanctions on Iran
by Amanda Connolly in Ottawa Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion told the House of Commons Tuesday that Canada will follow calls from the United Nations…
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by Susan Korah in Ottawa Swiss-born Muslim academic and author Tariq Ramadan told an Ottawa audience that governments and the public should recognize the equal…
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The #IranDeal in #Elxn42
by Rosanna Haroutounian (@RHaroutounian) in Ottawa, Ontario While the federal election campaigns have largely focused on domestic issues, some members of Canada’s Iranian community are…
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Diaspora Sees Return of Hope Over Iran Deal
by Aziza Hirsi in Toronto After months of intense negotiations, Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations (the United States, China, France,…
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