As COVID-19 infection rates rise among South Asians, the community fights the virus of misinformation.
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Tag: Pakistan
Shunned by Sponsors, a Controversial Show for Pakistani Women Gets Powered by Social Media
“Soul Sisters Pakistan” started as a small Facebook group in 2013 and has now become a powerful global online community to support oppressed women. Founder of the group, Kanwal Ahmed, tells New Canadian Media why she was compelled to amplify the voices of the women she encountered.
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Border Services lists “X-Factors” Driving Irregular Migration
Current curbs on international travel, economic crises, the targeting of minority groups, organized crime and inhumane practices like female genital mutilation (FGM) in faraway places are among the factors that will continue to force migrants to put their lives at risk to reach Canadian shores.
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Online Misinformation is a Major Challenge for Public Health Officials
In just a matter of two years, disinformation campaigns occurred in 70 countries, as compared to just 28 in 2017, according to a report published by Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University.
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Kashmir: Stilling the Voice of a Minority
Today I cry for thee, my beloved Kashmiri friend, and am ashamed to have in a small way contributed to your demise by voting decades ago for the party that brought it
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Job Market for Immigrants Consists of Minimum Wage and Moonlighting
For the last several months, much of the political discussion in the United States has revolved around President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Meanwhile, here in Canada, an invisible wall…
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Changing Ontario: South Asian Women Step Up to Empower the Community
As Toronto evolves into the world’s most multicultural city, so does its colourful communities, rising as a collective force to overcome challenges. This time, it’s the women who are initiating change. Meet a few dynamic…
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When Bigger is Better
For 21-year-old Mahnoor Baig, who grew up in Mississauga, the guest list for her wedding came as a shock. It included many people she had never met before, and numbered in the hundreds. But her…
View More When Bigger is BetterReligious Groups Should Ignore Moronic Blasphemers
There have been many times in history where statements made publicly have turned out to be somewhat less than true. Remember the famous “Dewey defeats Truman” headline in the 1948 US Presidential election? What about…
View More Religious Groups Should Ignore Moronic BlasphemersBrexit: an Immigrant’s Perspective
The hate towards immigrants that has risen exponentially after the Brexit vote is sending chills down my spine an ocean away. According to the BBC, several mosques in London were sent a suspicious white powder…
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