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The Elian Gonzalez Affair: It’s time to do the right thing
December 9, 1999 – 6:26 pm | No Comment
The Elian Gonzalez Affair: It’s time to do the right thing

By Faisal Kutty – One thing in which I always had confidence was average American’s innate sense of fairness. Of course this always gets influenced, manipulated and distorted by propaganda from the government, media and …

The WTO: Lead Chariot in the Procession of Globalization
December 2, 1999 – 6:25 pm | No Comment
The WTO: Lead Chariot in the Procession of Globalization

By Faisal Kutty – It seemed more like a big carnival than a protest. In fact, some have called it one great end-of-the-millennium rave. The tens of thousands of protestors in Seattle at the World …

Fighting A Growing Industry
November 26, 1999 – 6:24 pm | No Comment
Fighting A Growing Industry

By Faisal Kutty – The industry is already worth between $12 to $13 billion dollars-a-year in America and is growing at a phenomenal rate. In fact, according to a trade publication, the output has doubled …

Islamic “Experts” in EgyptAir Crash Need Lessons in Islam
November 17, 1999 – 6:23 pm | No Comment
Islamic “Experts” in EgyptAir Crash Need Lessons in Islam

By Faisal Kutty – One of the things I remember vividly from the controversial movie released last year, The Siege, was a scene in which a terrorist makes wudhu (ritual ablution for prayer) before setting …

Private School Funding: A Life and Death Issue for Religious Communities
November 10, 1999 – 6:10 pm | One Comment
Private School Funding: A Life and Death Issue for Religious Communities

By Faisal Kutty – Last Week the United Nations human rights committee released its ruling on an issue of central importance to minorities. Though, the case dealt with Canada in specific, it may impact the …

Target Sudan
November 3, 1999 – 6:09 pm | No Comment
Target Sudan

By Faisal Kutty – A few weeks ago I wrote about the campaign launched by the American Anti-Slavery Group to boycott a Canadian oil company for its investments in the Sudan. I didn’t think I …

No Democracy Without Risks
October 27, 1999 – 6:07 pm | No Comment
No Democracy Without Risks

By Faisal Kutty – Many in the Islamic movement in Egypt anxiously awaited word on the legalization of Islamic parties. In fact, some former members of the extremist Al-Gama’a Al Islamiya and Hizb Al-Islamiya even …

The American Elderly: Medical Refugees
October 20, 1999 – 6:06 pm | No Comment
The American Elderly: Medical Refugees

By Faisal Kutty – One third of them — roughly 15 million — have no health insurance to pay for prescription drugs. I could understand if this was somewhere in the newly developed world. But …

A Muslim World Success Story
October 13, 1999 – 6:05 pm | No Comment
A Muslim World Success Story

By Faisal Kutty – Living in a world obsessed with sensationalism we have become accustomed to focusing on the negatives. One only needs to look at our daily dosage of news to conclude that newsworthiness …

A little bit more like us
October 6, 1999 – 6:04 pm | No Comment
A little bit more like us

By Faisal Kutty – “Do they train kids to be terrorists in that Moslem School in Cornwall?” asked one of my roommates during my first year of law school. Caught off guard, I inquired further. …

Six Billion Too Many?
October 1, 1999 – 6:03 pm | No Comment
Six Billion Too Many?

By Faisal Kutty – On October 12th the world population is expected to hit 6 billion. This population “problem” has become an issue of local as well as global concern. Everyone from environmentalists to the …

Free Speech for Me, But Not for You
September 22, 1999 – 6:02 pm | No Comment
Free Speech for Me, But Not for You

By Faisal Kutty – Freedom of the Press is a fundamental right in a democracy. Many have fought for and even died for it. Sadly, many continue to die for the simple right to express …

Israeli misuse of Canadian passports goes unchecked
September 15, 1999 – 6:01 pm | No Comment
Israeli misuse of Canadian passports goes unchecked

By Faisal Kutty — Catch your child with his hands in your pocket stealing cash and you will probably forgive him after a scolding. Catch him a second time and you will undoubtedly punish …

30 years of Gaddafi: Same man, different clothes
September 10, 1999 – 5:58 pm | No Comment
30 years of Gaddafi: Same man, different clothes

By Faisal Kutty – “The guy has grown up,” a diplomat is quoted in the New York Times. Some take longer than others do, but all boys eventually become men. The colorful Colonel running Libya …