West’s aerial assault on Gaddafi not the greatest context for a citizen-shaped outcome By Ellie Kirzner Libyan rebels on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Monday, March 21: not a textbook people’s uprising. PHOTO: Anja Niedringhaus/ CP Photo All who desperately wanted air backup for the anti-Gaddafi rebels should get ready for serious mood swings. Our forces are
Read More ›Students who wanted to talk about the war in Afghanistan got a chance last Wednesday when a forum on the war was held in the Student Centre Board Room. A three-member panel was on hand to give their views on the situation, direct discussion and answer questions. It consisted of UTM’s Diversity Officer Pardeep Nagra,
Read More ›“We cannot stand for this type of aggression,” said Canadian Arab Federation Acting President Mohamed Boudjenane during a news conference about hate crimes at Queen’s Park Thursday morning. A number of anti-racism groups joined forces to address, what
Read More ›Critics of Toronto’s revamped transit plan are calling on Mayor Rob Ford to hold off until he has had a chance to gather public input. Representatives from the Toronto Environmental Alliance, the Canadian Tamil Congress, the York Federation of Students, the Canadian Arab Federation, and Local
Read More ›This is the panel that held the forum on the war in Afghanistan. Students checked out the litterature on the war. Students who wanted to talk about the war in Afghanistan got a chance last Wednesday when a forum on the war was held in the Student Centre Board Room. A three-member panel was on
Read More ›In honour of homecoming next week, we give recognition to two University of Manitoba alumni who were on a respected television program at the same time discussing what US President Barack Obama might do about IS, a terrorist organization. Mohamed El Rashidy and Colin Robertson discuss what Obama say and do about IS.
Read More ›1 Ontario youth charged with a terrorism-related offence Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Jan 26, 2019 11:22 AM ET | Last Updated: January 26, 2019 A minor, who can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, appeared in a Kingston courtroom Friday to face two charges related to an anti-terrorism investigation. (Laurie Foster-MacLeod sketch) The city of
Read More ›The RCMP’s national security team has arrested and charged an Ontario youth with a terrorism-related offence, the police force said Friday following an investigation in Kingston, Ont. Police have laid two charges against the young person, who is accused of knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity and counselling another person to “deliver, place, discharge or detonate an explosive or
Read More ›Mohamed El Rashidy of Mississauga’s Rashidy and Associates is the lawyer for Hussam Eddin Alzahabi, who was arrested but not charged as part of an RCMP national security investigation in Kingston that culminated last Thursday
Read More ›A Mississauga man who believes being on the radar of Canada’s spy agency has made it impossible for him to travel to the U.S. is desperate for answers. (CBC) In his basement apartment, a Mississauga man stares into his father’s weary
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