President Donald Trump announced on December 6 that the US would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel unilaterally, triggering global protests and rejection of the US as a peace broker. About 60 Winnipeggers protested…
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Our Huge Cultural Blindspot
Donald Trump is the bogeyman. I get it. He’s also the Grinch, Darth Vader and Hitler. In fact, he was once on an episode of the Simpsons as an imagined future president in a dystopian…
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10 Reasons to Vote NDP if You’re from the Middle East
Let me start by saying, I am not a partisan New Democrat, although I was a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) when I was much younger. More recently I have preferred the centrist…
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A Retrospective: Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish and Remembrance Day
Although I have attended Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in the past, in 2009 I decided to support a smaller event whose theme was peace and reconciliation. I was one of about…
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Pulse: Arab and Middle East
The following were the top stories in the Canadian-Arab media during October: Canadian Copts join forces to influence Canadian Members of Parliament (MPs) to support Egypt’s current secular government – Egyptian-Canadians eyeing their first seat…
View More Pulse: Arab and Middle EastWinnipeg museum needs rethink, say immigrant groups
Even before its planned opening in 2014, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba has had its share of critics. They insist that the museum fails to adequately address certain aspects of its…
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