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…
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Tag: Palestine
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…
View More No Avoiding Bias When Covering Gaza: BlumenthalConflicts Not About Religion, But Perception: Tariq Ramadan
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…
View More Conflicts Not About Religion, But Perception: Tariq RamadanCanadian Filmmaker Captures Untold Story of Women Car Racers in Palestine
by Shazia Javed (@ShaziaJaved) in Toronto Speed Sisters, which is making its international premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival this week, is…
View More Canadian Filmmaker Captures Untold Story of Women Car Racers in PalestineWhy Canada won’t copy U.K. vote on Palestinian statehood
by Michelle Zilio (@MichelleZilio) in Ottawa Days after British lawmakers passed a symbolic motion recognizing Palestine as a state alongside Israel, it doesn’t look like…
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A Gazan doctor’s struggle to wake Ottawa’s conscience
by Andrew Mitrovica (@AndrewMitrovica) Talking to someone like Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is a humbling experience. I’ve got girls of my own. How do you start…
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Sponsored travel helping Israel win over Canadian MPs
by Elizabeth Thompson (@LizT1) in Ottawa As Canada’s MPs navigate the political minefield of how to react to this summer’s fresh outbreak of violence in the…
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Israel-Gaza Conflict: Misplaced “Proportionality”
by Fred Maroun in Ottawa One question that often comes up in the ongoing (and third) war between Israel and Hamas is the issue of…
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Arab Pulse: Regional Conflicts Trump PM’s Visit
by Mourad Haroutunian The way Canadian Arab media covered Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first visit to Israel and the Middle East in mid-January has illustrated…
View More Arab Pulse: Regional Conflicts Trump PM’s VisitEgypt coup may force Islamists to choose bullet over ballot
by Ranjit Bhaskar With the world at large impassive in its reaction to the Egyptian military’s ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, the diametrically opposite…
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