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By Faisal Kutty – Five years of legal wrangling and eighteen months of asylum in the basement of a Toronto church finally paid off last week for a Palestinian family seeking legal status in Canada.
Seventy-one-year-old …
By Faisal Kutty – Kudos to the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) for having the courage to stand up for justice. Monday’s announcement that ISNA was officially withdrawing its invitation to Malaysian Prime Minister …
By Faisal Kutty – Who can forget the death and misery of the Ethiopian famine in the 1980s that was beamed across our television screens? Everyone old enough to have seen or read about it …
By Faisal Kutty – During his short tenure in office, former Indian prime minister, Deve Gowda, made a very courageous statement. He openly admitted that the Muslim minority in India had been neglected and ignored …
By Faisal Kutty – The country has changed a lot since my last visit there in the summer of 1992. Unfortunately, most of it appears to be for the worse. The situation of the world’s …
By Faisal Kutty – Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy made headlines in April after speaking out against the continuing sanctions on Iraq. In doing so he has added his voice to the growing movement—including …
By Faisal Kutty – Tommy Lee Jones. Samuel Jackson. Gratuitous violence. Action-packed thriller. You’ve seen the arresting trailers. Ingredients of a box-office hit? Yes, indeed. William Friedkin’s latest movie Rules of Engagement topped the …
By Faisal Kutty – Last week, U. S. District Judge Joan Lenard ruled that the use of secret evidence violated the rights of Dr. Mazen Al-Najjar. The use of secret evidence was legalized in 1996 …
By Faisal Kutty – There are 42,000 births a day in India. Yet, the birth of one baby girl on May 11th was a major international news story. What was so special about her? With …
By Faisal Kutty – There are 42,000 births a day in India. Yet, the birth of one baby girl on May 11 was a major international news story. What was so special about her?
With her …
By Faisal Kutty – A decision is expected this week in the case of a Libyan Muslim who faces deportation from Canada amidst claims he could face torture or execution for his religious practices.
Thirty-two year …
By Faisal Kutty – Who can forget the death and misery of the Ethiopian famine in the 1980’s that was beamed across our television screens? Everyone old enough to remember probably has some recollection. Deplorably, …
By Faisal Kutty – Late last year, many in the Egyptian Islamic movement anxiously awaited word on the legalization of Islamic parties. In fact, some former members of Al-Gama’a Al Islamiya and Hizb Al-Islamiya even …
By Faisal Kutty – It’s about time. More than 70 members of the United States Congress have signed a letter addressed to President Bill Clinton asking him to lift the sanctions on Iraq. Three representatives …
