Reading Time: 5 minutes Terror is not an ideology or a set of beliefs. It’s not an organization, a government or a state against which one can wage war. Terror is a tactic
Tag: Islam
Why Canadians are resisting Motion 103
Reading Time: 3 minutes Given the existing protections against unwarranted discrimination in Canada, Motion 103 clouds rather than clarifies the Islamic question
History has a habit of repeating itself
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s impossible to tour Spain or Mexico without appreciating that spiritual and cultural suppression is a denial of human reality
Could the popularity of halal food help curtail Islamophobia?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The increased popularity of halal foods could help to offset the mounting cases of hatred towards Islam
Trudeau and the Aga Khan: A storm in a Bahamas teacup
Reading Time: 3 minutes Justin Trudeau’s relationship with the Aga Khan is a healthy thing for Canadians and the Islam world in these troubled times
The battle for Mosul inches forward
Reading Time: 4 minutes So far, Islamic State forces have stopped short of using civilians as a buffer between its and the advancing Iraqi military
The legacy of the Arab Spring is chaos and civil war
Reading Time: 4 minutes MICALLEF: The political instability accompanying the Arab Spring has created spaces where jihadist groups can flourish
News anchor in hijab puts substance first
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ginella Massa’s impressive achievement marred only by a small number of offensive comments
Mosul’s fate can only be devastatingly tragic
Reading Time: 3 minutes The liberation of Mosul is going to be the bloodiest, most bitterly-fought urban campaign since Stalingrad
On burkinis, burkas and Halloween masks
Reading Time: 3 minutes While the burkini may offend the fashion sensibilities of some French mayors, it doesn’t pose a threat to public safety