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George Galloway banned from Canada
March 20, 2009 – 3:05 pm | 2 Comments
George Galloway banned from Canada

• Anti-war MP banned on grounds of national security
• ‘This idiotic ban shames Canada,’ says Galloway
Deborah Summers and agencies
Anti-war MP George Galloway has been banned from Canada, it emerged today.
A Canadian spokesman confirmed that the …

Defend Yoo or End Impunity?
February 13, 2009 – 7:45 pm | No Comment
Defend Yoo or End Impunity?

JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says the Obama administration should not call upon US Justice Department lawyers to defend John Yoo and other former members of the Bush …

OPINION: Veils and Justice
February 4, 2009 – 6:38 pm | One Comment
OPINION: Veils and Justice

By Faisal Kutty
Toronto Star, February 04, 2009
Here they go again. Muslims just don’t give up trying to change our values and roll back hard fought rights of equality and justice. Though this time, we may …

OPINION: No-fly lists provide false sense of security – How can someone be too guilty to fly and yet be too innocent to be charged on the ground, asks Faisal Kutty
May 15, 2007 – 9:16 pm | No Comment
OPINION: No-fly lists provide false sense of security – How can someone be too guilty to fly and yet be too innocent to be charged on the ground, asks Faisal Kutty

By Faisal Kutty
TORONTO, ONTARIO – “Nothing personal sir, but your packages are not allowed on passenger airlines,” said a United Parcel Service customer service agent, sitting in an American call centre. She was explaining to …

Others seek answers, too – Justice O’Connor releases his report today, amid growing unease among Muslim and Arab citizens over allegations of Canadian complicity in detention abroad
September 18, 2006 – 9:14 pm | No Comment
Others seek answers, too – Justice O’Connor releases his report today, amid growing unease among Muslim and Arab citizens over allegations of Canadian complicity in detention abroad

By Faisal Kutty
Toronto Star – Sep. 18, 2006 — Since the tragic events of 9/11, many Muslims and Arabs have been living in a climate of fear and uncertainty. The draconian and hastily enacted …

Good intentions are not good enough: Proposed changes weaken the enforcement powers of Human Rights Commission
June 26, 2006 – 9:12 pm | No Comment
Good intentions are not good enough: Proposed changes weaken the enforcement powers of Human Rights Commission

By Faisal Kutty
The Toronto Star, Jun. 26, 2006 – At the time of its enactment in 1962, the Ontario Human Rights Code was ahead of its time in prohibiting discrimination and harassment on enumerated grounds …

Reaction to Arab ports’ deal a gratuitous insult – A lesson for Bush: You reap what you sow
February 27, 2006 – 8:55 pm | No Comment
Reaction to Arab ports’ deal a gratuitous insult – A lesson for Bush: You reap what you sow

Published in Toronto Star, February 27, 2006
Letters to the Editor
The Toronto Star
One Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
Re: A lesson for Bush: You reap what you sow (Feb. 25, 2006)
Opinion, Feb. 26.
Thomas Walkom hits the nail squarely …

Muslim women deserve choice
December 27, 2004 – 9:11 pm | Comments Off
Muslim women deserve choice

Muslim women deserve choice
The Toronto Star December 27, 2004 Monday
Copyright 2004 Toronto Star Newspapers, Ltd.
The Toronto Star
December 27, 2004 Monday
SECTION: LETTER; Pg. A39
LENGTH: 326 words
HEADLINE: Muslim women deserve choice
BODY:
Tribunals need scrutiny
Editorial, Dec. 22.
I can appreciate …

Column contributes to Muslim-bashing
December 5, 2002 – 9:10 pm | Comments Off
Column contributes to Muslim-bashing

Column contributes to Muslim-bashing
Toronto Star December 5, 2002 Thursday
Copyright 2002 Toronto Star Newspapers, Ltd.
Toronto Star
December 5, 2002 Thursday Ontario Edition
SECTION: LETTER; Pg. A29
LENGTH: 205 words
HEADLINE: Column contributes to Muslim-bashing
BODY:
Latest attack on Jews brings deafening silence
Dec. …

Race-relations committee stifles open debate
July 25, 2001 – 9:09 pm | Comments Off
Race-relations committee stifles open debate

Race-relations committee stifles open debate
Toronto Star July 25, 2001 Wednesday
Copyright 2001 Toronto Star Newspapers, Ltd.
Toronto Star
July 25, 2001 Wednesday Ontario Edition
SECTION: LETTER; Pg. A23
LENGTH: 247 words
HEADLINE: Race-relations committee stifles open debate
BODY:
Re Holocaust curriculum attack threatens …

HOLLYWOOD’S VIEW OF ARABS, MUSLIMS
September 21, 1998 – 8:54 pm | Comments Off
HOLLYWOOD’S VIEW OF ARABS, MUSLIMS

By Faisal Kutty and Bushra Yousuf – Bruce Willis. Denzel Washington. New York City. Action-packed thriller. You’ve seen the arresting trailers. Ingredients of a box-office hit? Probably. Edward Zwick’s new movie The Siege appears to …

Sanctions are killing the children of Iraq
May 19, 1998 – 8:53 pm | No Comment
Sanctions are killing the children of Iraq

By Faisal Kutty – In the tussle between Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the equally obstinate Western powers, the desperate plight of the Iraqis caught in the middle appears to be overlooked.
Unfortunately, their plight has …

Take firm stand on war crimes
October 22, 1996 – 9:08 pm | Comments Off
Take firm stand on war crimes

Take firm stand on war crimes
The Toronto Star October 22, 1996, Tuesday, METRO EDITION
Copyright 1996 Toronto Star Newspapers, Ltd.
The Toronto Star
October 22, 1996, Tuesday, METRO EDITION
SECTION: LETTER; Pg. A18
LENGTH: 309 words
HEADLINE: Take firm stand on …

Ensure captive in Pakistan properly treated
December 24, 1995 – 9:06 pm | Comments Off
Ensure captive in Pakistan properly treated

Ensure captive in Pakistan properly treated
The Toronto Star December 24, 1995, Sunday, SUNDAY SECOND EDITION
Copyright 1995 Toronto Star Newspapers, Ltd.
The Toronto Star
December 24, 1995, Sunday, SUNDAY SECOND EDITION
SECTION: LETTER; Pg. E2
LENGTH: 191 words
HEADLINE: Ensure captive …