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ISSUES & IDEAS – Understanding the Hajj
December 29, 2006 – 9:29 pm | No Comment
ISSUES & IDEAS – Understanding the Hajj

By Faisal Kutty
SECTION: ISSUES & IDEAS; December 29, 2006 Friday, Pg. A18, The National Post
Thousands of Canadians are in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, this week for the annual rites of Hajj. They will retrace the footsteps …

Islamic Centre awards pay tribute to ethnic media leadership
June 3, 1999 – 9:28 pm | One Comment
Islamic Centre awards pay tribute to ethnic media leadership

By Faisal Kutty –Hundreds of Toronto Muslims will gather on Saturday at an Etobicoke high school to recognize those who have made significant contributions to the community.
Honourees will include Haroon Siddiqui, editorial page editor emeritus …

Candidates in Law Society election want to improve public view of profession
April 29, 1999 – 9:27 pm | No Comment
Candidates in Law Society election want to improve public view of profession

By Faisal Kutty — The province’s 29,724 lawyers are to elect 40 colleagues as benchers of their governing body tomorrow. Eighty-five candidates — down from the 122 in the 1995 contest — are vying …

Why not house the Albanian refugees in Canada’s most multicultural city?
April 7, 1999 – 9:24 pm | No Comment
Why not house the Albanian refugees in Canada’s most multicultural city?

By Faisal Kutty – The fact that 5,000 ethnic Albanians fleeing Slobodan Milosovic’s killing machine are to be given temporary asylum in Canada is welcome news to those with any shred of humanity.
Still, some have …

City’s human rights task force lacks bite: Draft report off mark: Access and equity committees aren’t representative
March 29, 1999 – 9:23 pm | No Comment
City’s human rights task force lacks bite: Draft report off mark: Access and equity committees aren’t representative

By Faisal Kutty — About a year ago, Toronto city council established a task force to study ways in which the city “can strengthen civic society and ensure that all members of the community are …

If it’s February, it must be Black History Month
February 2, 1999 – 9:22 pm | No Comment
If it’s February, it must be Black History Month

By Faisal Kutty – It’s that time of the year again. You’ll see no shortage of functions organized by historical societies, libraries, and schools. You may even catch the corporate giants sponsoring short vignettes on …

When fear becomes the aftermath of free speech, then the right is lost: A just sentence: It would be easy to create martyrdom for Mark Harding
January 12, 1999 – 9:20 pm | No Comment
When fear becomes the aftermath of free speech, then the right is lost: A just sentence: It would be easy to create martyrdom for Mark Harding

By Faisal Kutty – Convicted last June of three counts of inciting hatred toward Muslims, Mark Harding was sentenced yesterday to a three-month conditional sentence, to be served outside prison, during which he has to …

Independent investigation needed in Just Desserts case: Race card played: Scathing ruling takes issue with ‘cultural insensitivity’
November 21, 1998 – 9:18 pm | 3 Comments
Independent investigation needed in Just Desserts case: Race card played: Scathing ruling takes issue with ‘cultural insensitivity’

By Faisal Kutty – A few rotten apples can spoil the bushel. Nobody knows this better than police and court officials in Toronto as they try to deal with the negative publicity surrounding strip searches …