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● Legal Counsel to a coalition of twenty-seven civil and human rights groups which made submissions to the Canadian government on its recently implemented “no-fly” list known as the Passenger Protect Program.

● Legal Counsel to a coalition of civil and human rights groups which made submissions to Parliamentary Committees on Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act prior to its enactment and during its review.

● Legal Counsel to two interveners at the Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182 and the Iacobucci Inquiry looking into issues of Canadian national security.

● Legal Counsel to a number of the leading finance companies offering Islamic financial products and services in Canada.

● Consulted by the Ontario Attorney General’s office on changes to Hate Crimes laws, faith-based arbitration (Family Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005) and the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2006.

● Served as International Trial Observer at military trials of political prisoners in June 2007 in Cairo, Egypt at the invitation of human rights groups, the Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate and members of the Egyptian Parliament, the Peoples’ Assembly.

● Have written and spoken extensively on anti-terror laws, national security, civil rights, human rights, intelligence/law enforcement accountability and oversight as well as state/community relations and interaction.

education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (candidate, on leave), 2006 – , Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.  Dissertation: Between Normalcy and Exception: A Comparative and Critical Analysis of Emergencies in Western and Non-Western Legal Traditions. Supervisor: Trevor C. W. Farrow  (Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University).  Committee Members: Craig M. Scott (Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University; Director of the Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security); Obiora Chinedu Okafor (Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University).

Master of Laws (LL.M.), 2006, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.  Specialization: Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Major Research Project: The Shari’a Factor in International Commercial Arbitration (published in (2006), 28 Loy. L.A. Int.  & Comp. L. Rev.). Supervisor: Charles Gastle (Adjunct  Professor,

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University; Visiting Professor at Aix Marseille University in France; Director of the LL.M. program in international trade and competition law at Osgoode Hall Law School; Associate, Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade).

Bar Admissions Courses, 1995, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario.

Bachelor of Laws (J.D., cum laude), 1994, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.  Major Research Project: A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights in International Law and Islamic Law. Supervisor:  Donald McRae (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa; Member, International Law Commission; Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law; former Dean of the Faculty of Law).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A., Incomplete), 1988 – , York University, Economics, Faculty of Arts.  Admitted to law school prior to completion of degree.

teaching experience

2012 –            Assistant         Legal Writing, Reasoning & Research and

Professor         Comparative Law: Introduction to Shari’ah

Valparaiso University School of Law

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana

2009 – 2012    Visiting           Legal Writing, Reasoning & Research and

Assistant         Comparative Law: Introduction to Shari’ah

Professor         Valparaiso University School of Law

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana

2009 –            Adjunct           Comparative Law: Islamic Law

Professor         Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Toronto, Ontario

2008 – 2009    Instructor        Ethical Lawyering in a Global Community

Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Toronto, Ontario

May 6, 2008    Guest               “Islamic Law: Sources and Methodology”

Lecturer          Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario

Feb.  20, 2007 Guest              “National Security and Discretion in the Justice  System”

Lecturer         University of Windsor Law School, Windsor

May 20 , 2007 Guest              “Islamic Law: Sources and Methodology”

Lecturer         Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario

2006 – 2007     Instructor        Skills and Professional Responsibility

Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Feb.  14, 2006 Guest              “National Security and Discretion in the Justice System”

Lecturer         University of Windsor Law School, Windsor, Ontario

May 20 , 2006 Guest              “Islamic Law: Sources and Methodology”

Lecturer         Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario

2001 – 2006     Instructor       Corporate/Commercial Law,

Bar Admissions Program, Law Society of Upper Canada

Toronto, Ontario

April 5, 2005   Guest               National Security and Privacy

Lecturer          Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

1997 – 1998     Instructor       Legal Research and Writing,

Osgoode Hall Law School

Toronto, Ontario

1996 – 1997     Instructor       Law Diploma Course,

Richmond School of Commerce

Toronto, Ontario

professional experience

Senior Partner, 2002 -, Kutty, Syed & Mohamed, Barristers and Solicitors, Toronto, Ontario.  Practice areas cover a broad range including human rights, national security, non-profit/charity law, business law, Islamic finance, and alternative dispute resolution.

Consultant, 2006 – 2007, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).  Script consultant on Islamic law, culture and practice for one of the highest rated sitcoms in Canada.

Principal Lawyer, 1996 -, Kutty & Associates, Barristers and Solicitors, Toronto, Ontario.  General practice including business, litigation and real estate.

Articling, 1994-1995, Goodman & Carr, Barristers and Solicitors, Toronto, Ontario.

Researcher, 1993-1994, University of Ottawa/Certified General Accountants Tax Law Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.

volunteer  positions

2011 -2013      Member                      Speakers Committee

Valparaiso University School of Law

2011-2012       Deputy Editor             International Law Year in Review

Deputy Editor

American Bar Association

2010-2011       Member                      Petitions & Readmissions Committee

Valparaiso University School of Law

2010 -2011      Member                      Speakers Committee

Valparaiso University School of Law

2008- 2009      Member                       New Member Committee

The Legal Writing Institute

Macon, Georgia

2008- 2009      Member                       Tenure & Promotions Adjudication Committee

Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Toronto, Ontario

2001-2008       Board Member              Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations

Vice Chair & Counsel              Ottawa, Ontario

1994-               Board Member               Canadian Muslim Civil Liberties Association

& Counsel                      Toronto, Ontario

1998-               Board Member               Social Services Association of North America

Winnipeg, Manitoba

1996 –05         Board Member               Human Concern International

Ottawa, Ontario

1996-99           Board Member               Bosnian-Canadian Relief Association

Toronto, Ontario

1996-97           Legal Advisor               Ontario Government Small Business Center

Toronto, Ontario

1993-94           Book Reviews Editor   Ottawa Law Review

& Articles Editor          Ottawa, Ontario

professional  affilliations  &  memberships

Of the Bar of Ontario, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1996 –

Member, Canadian Bar Association, 2002 -

Member, Canadian Council on International Law, 2002 -

Member, Canadian Association of Journalists, 2002 –

Member, Legal Writing Institute, 2008 –

Member, American Bar Association, 2009 –

selected awards and scholarships

2012                iCAIR Civil Rights Award

The Council on American Islamic Relations

Cleveland, Ohio

2008                Appreciation Award

Children of Hope

2008                Fellow, Islamic and International Law: Searching for Common Ground

Salzburg Global Seminar, Salzburg, Austria

2007                Maher Arar and Monia Mazig Award in Civil and Human Rights,

Maher Arar and Monia Mazig/Canadian Muslim Network

2004                Professional Excellence Award,

American Federation of Muslims from India (AFMI)

2003                Community Service Award,

Toronto Community Resources Consultants (TCRC)

1990                Dean’s Honour Roll,

York University, Toronto, Ontario

1988                Merit Award,

York University, Toronto, Ontario

1988                Ontario Scholar Award,

Ontario Ministry of Education, Toronto, Ontario

publications
Academic

Forthcoming Publications:

Review of Abdulaziz Sachedina’s Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights for the Journal of Law and Religion.

Working Papers:

“Islamic Law, Blasphemy and the Limits of Free Expression,Working Title.

“Islam, Democracy and Constitutionalism: Toward a New Theory of Islamic Constitutionalism.” Working Title.

Presumption of Guilt and Guilt by Association in Canada’s War on Terror: A State of Exception?” Working Title.

“Islamic Finance in Canada: Current Status, Regulatory Hurdles and Future Prospects.” This article surveys the Canadian Islamic Finance landscape and then proceeds to analyze the existing regulatory hurdles and complications both from a legal as well as an Islamic perspective.

“Teaching Islamic law in North America: An annotated bibliography and Syllabus.” Working Title.

“The Reliability of Demeanour Evidence in Assessing Credibility across Cultures.” Working Title. The article expands upon a paper written for my LL.M. course work done under the supervision of The Honourable Mr. Justice Paul M. Perell of the Ontario Court of Justice.

Published:

1)    “`Shari’a’ Courts in Canada: A Delayed Opportunity for the Indigenization of Islamic Legal Rulings.” In Anna Kortweg and Jennifer Selby, eds.,  Debating Shariah: Islam, Gender Politics and Family Law Arbitration (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012) 123.

2)    “The Myth and Reality of “Shari’a” Courts” in Canada: A Delayed Opportunity for the Indigenization of Islamic Legal Rulings” Islamic Law and Constitutional Liberty Symposium issue of the U. St. Thomas L.J. (Volume 7, Issue 3).

3)    “Hate speech sometimes warrants censorship” in Noel Merino, ed., Censorship (Greenhaven Press: Detroit, 2010).

4) “No-Fly Lists Do Not Keep America Safe”  in Lauri S. Friedman, ed., Introducing Issues With Opposing Viewpoints: National Security (Gale/Greenhaven Press: Chicago, 2010) 89.

5)    Review of “Islam, Secularism and Liberal Democracy: Toward a New Democratic Theory for the Muslim Societies” by Nader Hashemi, 2009, Oxford University Press,  Oxford, in The Globe and Mail, July 9, 2009.

6)    Review of “The Constitution of Law: Legality in a Time of Emergency” by David Dyzenhaus, 2006, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, in (2008) 24 Windsor Rev. Legal Soc.  Issues 73.

7)    “Non-Western Societies Have Influenced Human Rights”  in Jacqueline Langwith, ed., Opposing Viewpoints: Human Rights (Gale/Greenhaven Press: Chicago, 2007) 41.

8)    “The Shari’a Factor in International Commercial Arbitration” (2006), 28 Loy. L.A. Int.  & Comp. L. Rev. 565.

9)    Review of “Farce Majeure: The Clinton Administration’s Sudan Policy 1993-2000” by David Hoile, (2001) American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, Volume 19, Number 2.

10) Review of “American Islam: Growing up Muslim in America” by Richard Wormser, 1994,  Walker & Company, New York, (1997) Musl. World Bk. Rev., Vol. 17, No. 3, 39.

11) “Indian Muslims: Rebuilding a Community” (1997) Journal Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 1, 107.

12) Review of “The Politics of Islamic Resurgence: Through Western Eyes” by Ahmad AbulJobain and Ahmad Bin Yousef, 1992, UASR. Inc.,  (1993) Islamic Studies 222.

13) Review of “Human Rights in Crisis: The International System for Protecting Rights During States of Emergency”  by Joan M. Fitzpatrick, 1994, University of Pennsylvania Press (1994) Ottawa L. R. 253.

Non-Academic (A representative sample selected from over 200 articles)

The publications in which my articles on a broad range of topics have appeared in include (figure in bracket signify the number of articles): The National Post (8), Hamilton Spectator (8), Toronto Star (7), Ottawa Citizen (4), Montreal Gazette (3), London Free Press (2), The Globe and Mail (2), Windsor Star, Catholic New Times (5), Buffalo News,

Al-Ahram (Egypt – 2), Arab News (Saudi Arabia – 4), Indian Express (India – 7), CA Magazine, Law Times (2), Lawyers Weekly (7), and Catholic Register.

1)    “Islamic Law, Adoptions and Kafalah,” JURIST – Forum, Nov. 6, 2012, http://jurist.org/forum/2012/11/faisal-kutty-adoption-kafalah.php

2)    “Veils and Justice, ” The Toronto Star, February 4, 2009.

3)    “No Fly Lists Provide a False Sense of Security,” The Toronto Star, May 15, 2007.

4)    “No-fly lists are an ineffective way to fight terrorism,” The Lawyers Weekly, April 2007.

5)    “Apologizing to Maher Arar: A Beginning, Not an End,” Jurist Legal News & Research, February 2, 2007.

6)    “Arar not the only one seeking answers,” The Toronto Star, September 18, 2006.

7)    “Good intentions not good enough: proposed changes weaken the enforcement powers of the Human Rights Commission,” The Toronto Star, June 26, 2006.

8)    “Federal Court of Appeal to rule whether U.S. Deserters are Refugees,” The Lawyers Weekly, May 15, 2006.

9)    “Faith-based arbitrations in Ontario: A lost opportunity,” The Lawyers Weekly, March 20, 2006.

10) “Free Speech or Hate Speech?” The Lawyers Weekly, February 22, 2006.

11) “Boyd’s recommendations balance needs of religious communities with rights of vulnerable,” Lawyers Weekly, January 21, 2005.

12) “Sharia Courts in Canada: Myth and Reality,” Law Times, May 2004.

13) “Globalizing the Harassment of Muslims – The Dirty Work of Canadian Intelligence,” Counterpunch, May 2004.

14) “Government’s out to lunch on legal aid system,” Hamilton Spectator, August 8, 2002.

15) “UN’s Human Rights Document Has Not Lived up to its Name,” Hamilton Spectator, December 13, 2000.

16) “Too Many Mouths to Feed?” Al-Ahram (Egypt), October 20, 1999.

17) “War Criminals Belong Behind Bars, Not at the Peace Table,” Catholic New Times, June 6, 1999.

18) “City’s human rights task force lacks bite: Draft report off mark,” The National Post, March 29, 1999.

19) “When Fear Becomes the Aftermath of Free Speech, then the Right is Lost,” The National Post, January 12, 1999.

20) “Independent Investigation Needed in Just Desserts Case: Race Card Played,” The National Post, Nov. 21, 1998.

21) “Hollywood’s View of Arabs, Muslims,” The Toronto Star, September 21, 1998.

22) “Sanctions are Killing the Children of Iraq,” The Toronto Star, May 19, 1998.

23) “Islamic Law Meets Western Finance,” CA Magazine, September 1995.

24) “Islamic Finance and Canadian Law,” Law Times, July 1995.

25) “Employment Equity Law Crucial for Inclusiveness,” The Ottawa Citizen, June 15, 1995.

Invited  presentations  &  lectures

(Law Related Since  2002)

1)    “Making Democracy Work for Everyone”

Keynote Address and Recipient of  2012 Civil Rights Award

10th Annual Banquet of the Council on American Islamic Relations

Cleveland, Ohio, March 31, 2012

2)    Islam, Democracy and Constitutionalism:  Toward a New Theory of “Islamic Secularism”

Islam & Democracy Conference

University of Western Ontario Law School

London, Ontario, Canada, March 24, 2012

3)    “Toward the Development of a More Inclusive International Law Regime” Keynote Address, Awards Ceremony of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Chicago, IL, February 11, 2012

4)    “Unveiling the Visible: Women in Islam”

Keynote Address, Muslim Students’ Association Annua Banquet

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN, January 30, 2012

5)    “Muslims in a Secular State: Islamic Law and Constitutions”

Symposium titled “Confronting Islam: Shari’ah, the Constitution and

American Muslims

University of Maryland School of Law

Baltimore, Maryland, November 5, 2010

6)    “The Myth and Reality of “Shari’a” Courts in Canada: A Delayed Opportunity for the Indigenization of Islamic Legal Rulings”

Symposium titled “Islamic Law and Constitutional Liberty”

Universtiy of St. Thomas School of Law

Minneapolis, MN, April 12, 2010

7)    “Global Economic Crisis: Some Lessons from Islamic Finance”

Symposium titled “Reflections on a Global Crisis: Current Issues in International Law and Economics”

Notre Dame University School of Law, April 9, 2010

8)    “Policing Muslim Communities: Clash or Dialogue of Civilizations?” 

Symposium titled “Torture and National Security: The Making of a Social Institution” Dame University of Windsor Law School

Windsor, ON, March 3-4, 2010

9)    “Erosion of Human and Civil Rights in Canada”

Ontario Federation of Labour Annual Conference

Toronto, ON, November 25, 2009

10) “Looking and Acting Muslim: Beyond the Black-White Paradigm of Civil Rights Law,” Symposium titled “Civil Rights in the Obama Era”

Valparaiso University School of Law

Valparaiso, IN, November 13, 2009

11) “The Basics of Islamic Finance”

Muslim Law Students’ Association, Diversity Albany, Amnesty, Business

Law Society,

Albany Law School

Albany, NY, March 26, 2009

12) “Islam, Democracy and the Right to Self-Determination”

Muslim Law Students’ Association, Diversity Albany, Amnesty, Business

Law Society

Albany Law School

Albany, NY, March 25, 2009

13) “Finding a Balance: Perspectives on National Security Laws and Civil Rights”

Faculty of Law, Legal Activists Collective & the Alberta Public Interest

Research Group

University of Alberta Law School

Edmonton, AB, Jan. 20, 2009

14) “The Myth and Reality of Shariah Courts in Canada: Multiculturalism, Legal Pluralism, Gender, the Limits of Accommodation and Delayed Opportunity to Indigenize Islamic Law”

University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB, Jan. 20, 2009

15) “National Security and Human Rights”

Presumption of Innocence Project

University of Toronto Ministry of Social Justice

University of Toronto — Mississauga

Mississauga, ON, Nov. 25, 2008

16) “National Security and Human Rights”

Bridging the Gap Conference sponsored by the Attorney General of Ontario

Multicultural Inter-Agency Group of Peel,

Toronto, ON, Aug. 27, 2008

17) “National Security and Human Rights”

2008 Annual Policy Conference

Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies,

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Jun. 15 to Jun. 17, 2008

18)  “Religious and Secular Extremism: Clash of Fundamentalisms”

International Center, Islamic Society of North America 34th Annual Convention

Toronto, ON, May. 24, 2008

19)  “Marginalization and Radicalism: How Did We Get To This Point?

University of Alberta International Center, International Week,

Edmonton, AB, Jan. 30, 2008

20) “Common Law and Islamic Law:  Similarities and Differences”

University of Alberta,

Edmonton, AB, Jan. 29, 2008

21) “Common Law and Islamic Law:  Similarities and Differences”

University of Saskatchewan,

Edmonton, SK, Jan. 25, 2008

22) “Through the Looking Glass: An Examination of Racial Profiling in Canada”
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,

Toronto, ON,  Oct. 16, 2007

23) “Canada’s No-Fly List a Legal Critique”

Canadian Arab Federation Policy Conference City Hall,

Toronto, ON, Jun. 16, 2007

24) “Multiculturalism and Canada”

Osgoode Hall Law School of York University,

Toronto, ON, May 20, 2007

25) “After Arar: A Workshop Series on Security Intelligence and Human Rights – Community-State Relations  and Canadian Intelligence Activity”

Panel Discussion with Inspector Wayne Hanniman (Royal Canadian Mounted Police Community), May Farrales (B.C. Committee for Human Rights) and Chaired by Professor Craig Scott (Osgoode Hall), Osgoode Hall Law School,                              York University,

Toronto, ON, Feb. 21, 2007

26) “National Security and Discretion in the Justice System”

Panel with Chief Justice Allan Lutfy (Federal Court of Canada) and

Jasminka Kalajdzic

University of Windsor Law School,                                                                                            Windsor, ON, Feb. 20, 2007

27) “Law and Your Faith”

University of Toronto Law School,                                                                                                        Toronto, ON, Nov. 1, 2006

28) “Social Harmony: Prosperity in a Competitive World”
Symposium: Investing in Canada: Its People; Its Government; Its Public Service – Panel Discussion with the Hon. Donald H. Oliver, Q.C. and Wendy Grant-John
Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada                             (www.apex.gc.ca ), National Arts Center,                                                                            Ottawa, ON, May 30-31, 2006

29) “Shari’a: Sources and Methodology”                                                                            Guest Lecture, Osgoode Hall Law School,                                                                                    Toronto, ON, May 6, 2005

30) “The Prophet Mohammed Cartoons – Political Provocation or Freedom of Speech?”
Osgoode Hall Law School,                                                                                               Toronto, ON, March 22, 2006

31)  “An Overview of Discretion and Its Implications for Access to Justice”
Panel Discussion with Chief Justice Allan Lutfy (Federal Court of Canada)
University of Windsor Law School,                                                                                   Windsor, ON, Feb. 14, 2006

32) “Shari’a Law: Myths and Facts”                                                                                    New Democratic Party of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 21, 2005

33) “National Security and the Canadian Mosaic”                                                              University of Regina,                                                                                                         Regina, Sask., Nov. 28, 2005

34) “The Policing of Migration and Immigration: National and International Perspectives”                                                                                                            The Tenth International Metropolis Conference,                                                                  Toronto, ON, Oct. 19, 2005

35) “Perspectives on the London Bombings”                                                                 Panel Discussion with Prof. Margaret MacMillan (UofT), Prof. Ebrahim Moosa (Duke Univ.) and Jonathan Kay (National Post), Noor Cultural Center,                          Toronto, ON, Aug. 5, 2005

36) “The Viability of Shari’a-based Arbitration”                                                 Canadian Arab Federation 2005 Annual Conference,                                                       Toronto, ON, June 18, 2005

37) “Legal Remedies for Hate and Discrimination”                                           Conference Against Hate and Racial Discrimination, St. Paul’s Univ.,                                  Ottawa, ON, May 7, 2005

38) “Is there Room for Women’s Equality Rights in Religious Arbitration?”                        Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Status of Women Canada, Rights and Democracy, Canadian Women’s Foundation,  and Change Canada Foundation, Toronto, ON, April 9, 2005

39) “National Security and Civil Liberties: Are they incompatible?”                                 Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto,                                                 Toronto, ON, April 5, 2005

40) “Anti-Terror Laws and Racial Profiling”                                                               York Federation of Students, York University,                                                                 Toronto, ON, March 16, 2005

41) “Post 9/11 Policing and Racial Profiling”                                                                             Temple Har Zion, Jafari Centre and The Mosaic Group,                                                Toronto, ON, Jan. 30, 2005

42) “Keeping the Faith: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Ontario’s Faith Communities”                                                                                                             University of Toronto Student Affairs Office and the Faculty of Law Diversity Committee, St. George Campus,                                                                                             Toronto, ON, Nov. 18, 2004

43) “Minority Rights in a Pluralistic Society”                                                                            North American Federation of Muslims from India, 14th Annual Conference Keynote Address,                                                                                                                   Toronto, ON, Sept. 25, 2004

44) “Islamic Law: An Overview”                                                                                           York University,                                                                                                                                    Toronto, ON, April 16, 2004

45) “Navigating Discrimination: Rights of Foreign Airline Passengers in the U.S.”                 Students for Global Justice, University of Toronto,                                                            Toronto, ON, March 18, 2004

46) “Islamic Rules of Inheritance and Ontario Law”                                                                Queen’s University,                                                                                                             Kingston, ON, Jan. 2004

47) “The Changing World: The War on Terrorism and Civil Liberties”                           Keynote Address, Annual Meeting, Community Resources Consultants of Toronto (CRCT), College Street United Church,                                                                                                   Toronto, ON, Sept. 30, 2003

48) “The War on Terror: A Legislative Overview”                                                                ICCO Community Centre of Ontario,                                                                             Toronto, ON, July 19, 2003

49) “Canadian Family Law: a Primer”                                                                                   Seminar on Family Issues,                                                                                            Oakville, ON, April 17, 2003

50) “Legal Issues in Social Work”                                                                                     Conference on Family and Social Services,                                                                      Oakville, ON, March 2, 2003

51) “War and the Erosion of Rights”                                                                                 Symposium on the Long Term Implications of War in Iraq, Canadian Friends of Sabeel, Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (KAIROS), and the Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation (NECEF), University of Toronto,                       Toronto, ON, Feb. 20, 2003

52) “The Canadian Jihad: Canadian Muslims Post 9/11”                                                         Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto,                              Toronto, ON, Jan. 31, 2003

53) “The Changing World: The War on Terrorism and Canadian Muslims”                     Students’ Union, University of Windsor,                                                                       Windsor, ON, July 2002

54) “From Civil Liberties to Foreign Policy – Impact on Canadian Muslims”                   Islamic Society of North America 28th Annual Convention,                                            Toronto, ON, May 17, 2002

55) “Defending Civil Liberties After 9/11”                                                                                             Other panellists included Prof. Janic Stein, Prof. Ed Morgan and Prof.  Sharry Aiken, University of Toronto Law School,                                                                           Toronto, ON, Oct. 15, 2002

56) “Hate Crimes: Legislation and Legal Remedies”                                                           Conference on Hate Crimes, Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR),                                                                                                                          Montreal, PQ, March 21, 2002 to March 22, 2002

references

Professor Donald McRae

Member, International Commission of Jurists, Professor of Law and Hyman Soloway

Chair in Business and Trade Law

Faculty of Common Law

University of Ottawa

57 Louis Pasteur St., #340

Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5

Tel: (613) 562-5800 x3304

Email: Donald.McRae@uottawa.ca

Professor Trevor C. W. Farrow

Associate Professor

Osgoode Hall Law School

York University, 4700 Keele Street

Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3

Tel:   (416) 736-5420

Email: TFarrow@osgoode.yorku.ca

Professor Charles Gastle

Director of LL.M. Program in International Trade and Competition Law and

Professor

Osgoode Hall Law School

York University, 4700 Keele Street

Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3

Tel:   (416) 361-3319 ext 222

Email: cgastle@bennettgastle.com

Professor Obiora Chinedu Okafor

Associate Professor

Osgoode Hall Law School

York University, 4700 Keele Street

Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3

Tel:   (416) 736-5043

Email: ookafor@yorku.ca

Mr. Fareed Amin

Deputy Minister,

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Government of Ontario

Municipal Affairs and Housing

Toronto, Ontario

M5G 2E5

Email: Fareed.Amin@ontario.ca

Mr. Shahzad A. Malik

Partner

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

660 Newport Center Drive Suite 1600
Newport Beach, CA 92660

Phone:  (949) 725-4067
Fax:  (949) 823-5067
smalik@sycr.com