The ones who’re born into a democracy may take the value of democracy as a given! They might not know about the governments who live in palaces, who sit on thrones
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Most Terrorists are Average Joes
Just how sophisticated are most terrorists anyway? Sometimes, I think most of us get terrorism very, very wrong. I am not sure whether this is…
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We’re Learning the Wrong Lessons from Brussels — and It’s Going to Cost Us
In the wake of Brussels — at least for now — we’re back in the bad old days of the War of Civilizations narrative. In…
View More We’re Learning the Wrong Lessons from Brussels — and It’s Going to Cost UsGovt Scales Back Year-End Refugee Target
The Canadian government announced their plan today to bring 10,000 Syrian refugees to the country by the end of the year, with an additional 15,000…
View More Govt Scales Back Year-End Refugee TargetSyrian Sea Change in Election Campaign
As I walked along a Vancouver beach near my home this morning, I reflected on the extraordinary sea change in the Canadian election campaign. From…
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Over the last week, the Canadian public has awakened to the grim reality of the current refugee crisis springing from Syria after images emerged of…
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One Canadian Youth Recruited to ISIS is One Too Many
by Dr. Ghayda Hassan and Hicham Tiflati (@HTiflati) in Montreal Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the latest born of extremist movements, has drawn…
View More One Canadian Youth Recruited to ISIS is One Too ManyIn Denial: The Armenian Genocide, a Century Later
by Atom Egoyan (@TheFullEgoyan) in Toronto They are disappearing. When I arrived in Toronto in 1978 and first became involved with Armenian issues, there were…
View More In Denial: The Armenian Genocide, a Century LaterAfter Tahrir: Egypt’s Growing War on Terror
by Firas Al-Atraqchi (@Firas_Atraqchi) in Cairo, Egypt Four years after hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets to demand political, social and economic change,…
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Bombing of Libyan Islamist Rebels a Turning Point in Mideast Proxy Wars
by Jonathan Manthorpe (@jwmanthorpe) in Vancouver The proxy wars between Islamist and secular Arab leaders that have been seething across the Middle East for three years have…
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