Commentary by: Mona Mashhadi Rajabi in Tehran, Iran I was standing in front of my suitcase and thought about what I had packed into it.…
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Why I am Still Considering Immigrating to Canada…
Commentary by: Mona Mashhadi Rajabi in Tehran, Iran I am among the thousands of folks waiting in queue immigrate to Canada. This wish was triggered…
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By: Mona Mashhadi Rajabi in Tehran, Iran Communication is more than understanding the words. I was always aware of language barriers when I decided to move…
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Commentary by: Mona Mashadi Rajabi in Tehran, Iran “Canada needs you!” This is a sentiment I heard over and over while I was in Canada. I came…
View More A Game with No WinnerRisking War with Iran Over Nothing
Commentary by William O. Beeman THE Trump administration appears to be renewing the possibility of violent confrontation with Iran using a questionable pretext — Iran’s…
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Dion, Be More Nimble on Iran
More than a year of since assuming office, the Liberal government has sadly still not fulfilled its campaign pledge to restore diplomatic relations with Iran.…
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Renewed Interest in Re-Engaging Iran ‘Coming Much too Late,’ Hoodfar’s Niece says
by Amanda Connolly in Ottawa It’s been 100 days since the Iranian regime imprisoned Concordia University anthropologist Homa Hoodfar in the country’s notorious Evin Prison.…
View More Renewed Interest in Re-Engaging Iran ‘Coming Much too Late,’ Hoodfar’s Niece saysOne Year On, Canada Slow to Re-Engage with Iran
Guest Commentary by Pouyan Tabasinejad, Bijan Ahmadi, Mehdi Samadian The nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 countries on July 14, 2015, marked a…
View More One Year On, Canada Slow to Re-Engage with IranDiaspora Supports Thaw with Tehran
Analysts and members of the Iranian-Canadian community say they are optimistic about a thawing of relations between Iran and Canada now that a new government…
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Iranian-Canadians Hopeful Over Nuclear Deal
Diplomacy smiles, declared a Tehran newspaper last Friday, hours after Iranian state television broadcasted the speech of the American president live for the first time in Iran’s…
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