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Books

Novel Explores Road to Radicalization

Book Review by Phil Gurski Belief is a novel by Mayank Bhatt, a Mumbai-born resident of Toronto. It tells the story of the son of…

Books

Accents Celebrated at Shakespeare Reading

NCM Anonymous April 26, 2016 No Comments Accents black community Canada 150 Diana Manole George Elliott Clarke immigrant literature Nova Scotia Ottawa Parliament Hill Poetry Romanian Shakespeare violence

by Diana Manole in Ottawa Four hundred years ago, on April, 23, 1616, William Shakespeare passed away. His plays are so special that today we…

Legal Hotline Created After ‘Significant Increase’ in Islamophobia

NCM Anonymous March 20, 2016 No Comments advice Canada discrimination hotline Islam Islamophobia lawyer legal Muslim religion Samaah Jaffer violence

by Samaah Jaffer in Vancouver Five months after Harper’s Conservatives made a pre-elections pledge to establish a controversial “barbaric cultural practices” tip line, a group…

Health

Breaking Silence Around Elder Abuse

NCM Anonymous March 17, 2016 No Comments abuse Beatrice Paez COMMUNITY elder abuse Elderly families Family housing intervention networks seniors violence

by Beatrice Paez in Toronto Asking seniors subtle questions about their daily routines opens up dialogue – and can point to signs of elder abuse,…

Make Citizenship Easier, Not Harder: McCallum

NCM Anonymous March 6, 2016 No Comments Bill C24 Caste Citizenship ethnic media Haryana Immigration John McCallum Leah Bjornson Taxi Uber violence

by Leah Bjornson in Vancouver In this week’s round-up of what’s been making headlines in Canada’s ethnic media: The Liberal government is set to repeal…

Saudi Arms Deal Not Worth Economic Gain: Jaramillo

Alireza Ahmadian February 1, 2016 No Comments Amnesty International Arab world Arms Arms Sales human rights ISIS Justin Trudeau Middle East North Korea Saudi Arabia Stephen Harper violence war

In this piece, journalist Alireza Ahmadian discusses Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia with Cesar Jaramillo, Executive Director of Project Ploughshares, a non-governmental organization working…

Commentary

Canada Must Open Its Door Without Discrimination

NCM Anonymous December 10, 2015 No Comments Anita Bromberg discrimination fear hate hate crimes human rights International Human Rights Jewish Muslims race relations racism refugees terrorism United Nations violence

Commentary by Anita Bromberg in Toronto Sixty-seven years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 50 years after the adoption of…

Commentary

Canada is Not Immune to Racist Ideology

NCM Anonymous November 5, 2015 No Comments antiimmigrant Canada Europe immigrant Immigration James Sharma McGill University migrant crisis Muslim racism refugee crisis United States of America violence xenophobia

by James Sharma in Montreal On Oct. 17, mayoral candidate Henriette Reker was stabbed in the neck during a campaign stop in Cologne, Germany. The perpetrator, a…

Politics

Crime Top Issue in Surrey Centre

Aurora Tejeida October 18, 2015 No Comments British Columbia crime Federal Election federal elections Gang Violence NCM Election Desk South Asian Surrey violence

Deanna has lived in North Surrey for 21 years. She lives with her family in the Guildford area, but she doesn’t send her kids to…

Commentary

Aid Work in Syria: Difficult and Risky

Tazeen Inam October 8, 2015 No Comments aid work aid workers conflict humanitarian International Committee of the Red Cross Syria Syrian refugees Tazeen Inam United Nations Security Council violence

by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga, Ontario Syria’s grave humanitarian crisis draws a great deal of challenges and risks for humanitarian workers in the area, says…