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Canada Should Send a Dual Message to Israelis and Palestinians

By Fred Maroun in Ottawa, ON. Canada’s official position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the support of the creation of a Palestinian state living side-by-side…

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No Apology For Heroism: Linda Sarsour

Ashoke Dasgupta May 10, 2019 No Comments Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute Islamophobia Israel Jews Linda Sarsour Mayor Brian Bowman Palestine Social justice Social Planning Council of Winnipeg white nationalism Winnipeg women's rights

By Ashoke Dasgupta in Winnipeg, MB The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (SPCW) evolved into an organization dedicated to equity, social justice and change. SPCW…

Books

Diversifying Canada’s Literature

Tazeen Inam March 27, 2018 No Comments Author Ethnic Women as Active Participants Israel language literature Ontario publish Somalia Tazeen Inam Toronto

By: Tazeen Inam in Toronto, ON Canadian literature continues to diversify as more stories look to include a wider range of content set locally and…

Policy

Trump Dims the Lights in Jerusalem

Ashoke Dasgupta December 18, 2017 No Comments Ashoke Dasgupta collective Israel Jérusalem Palestinian Trump Winnipeg

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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We are All Immigrants

NCM Anonymous June 25, 2016 No Comments Aliyah immigrants Israel Jewish

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.…

Books

No Avoiding Bias When Covering Gaza: Blumenthal

NCM Anonymous March 1, 2016 No Comments Activism Author Beatrice Paez bias books Citizenship Journalism Gaza Israel Journalism Palestine PEN Canada Toronto

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…

Overhaul Black History Month, Community Says

NCM Anonymous February 24, 2016 No Comments Black History Month ethnic Israel Israel sanctions media migrant migrants refugee Rosanna Haroutounian Roundup sanctions

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…

Politics

Dion: Canada Will Lift Sanctions on Iran

NCM Anonymous January 28, 2016 No Comments Amanda Connolly Canada Federal Government iPolitics Iran Israel Liberals United Nations

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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Our Huge Cultural Blindspot

NCM Anonymous December 17, 2015 No Comments Donald Trump foreign policy Hadani Ditmars Harper Israel Jason Kenney John Baird Palestinian racism refugees Republicans Trump United States

Commentary by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia Donald Trump is the bogeyman. I get it. He’s also the Grinch, Darth Vader and Hitler. In fact, he…

Politics

Conflicts Not About Religion, But Perception: Tariq Ramadan

Susan Korah November 26, 2015 No Comments Beirut Bombings Fanaticism Israel Je suis Paris Mali Middle East Muslims Palestine Paris radicalization refugee refugees religions shootings Susan Korah Tariq Ramadan terrorism west Western western values

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…