By Faisal Kutty
Writing in Persuasive Authorities
I had the honour of spending a few days last week with a number of constitutional scholars at the International Association of Law Schools conference on Constitutional Law held jointly …
Published academic articles and working papers
Book reviews, recommended reading and new published titles
Articles and documents on national security, human rights, religion and law
Opinion, comment and editorials published in various newspapers and journals
Aspiring to become binding authorities. Until then, we’re lost in orbiter
By Erin Miller
Continuing our series of five-minute podcasts on oral argument days, we have two new podcasts below with the counsel from both sides of today’s first case, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project (08-1498; 09-89). …
An Evening with Zarqa Nawaz
Film Screening and Discussion
Documentary-maker, writer, and broadcaster Zarqa Nawaz, best known for the documentary Me and the Mosque and the CBC sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie, discusses her many works; …
The Annual York-Noor Lecture Series 2009-2010
presents
The Image of God in Humanity: A Muslim Approach
Lecture by Professor Yahya Michot, Hartford Seminary
Date: Sunday March 7, 2010
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Auditorium, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: $5.00
and
Ottoman Puritanism and …
By Faisal Kutty
Two recent studies conclude that a judge’s race or gender makes for a dramatic difference in the outcome of cases they hear—at least for cases in which race and gender are factors. …
MANA’s Social Justice Task Force is organizing a seminar on February 13, 2010 (Saturday) at Howard University (DC) to educate the Muslim community about the history and inhumanity of this type of punishment and to …
Great Books and Thinkers of Islamic Civilization
With Dr. Timothy Gianotti
This new series, open to everyone, calls attention to the rich diversity of the Islamic tradition by showcasing great books, thinkers, and ideas from all over …
By Faisal Kutty
Kudos to the Toronto Star for last week’s in-depth expose on racial profiling by the Toronto police. While officials have routinely denied that they use racial profiling, critics have …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Billal Qureshi
Phone: 416 508 3380
Email: coordinator@thecarefactor.ca
Date: Friday, January 29, 2010
BRAMPTON – Canada’s diverse communities, neighbours, friends, and families of the Haitian community are coming together to raise funds for the earthquake …
Canadian Certificate in Muslim Studies
Emphasizing the importance of the Islamic faith and its location within the Canadian context, a 21st-century pluralistic society.
Information Session
Saturday, February 6, 2010
10 a.m.
Community Leaders
Imams
Community Workers, Volunteers, …
Lecture by Dr. Ariel Salzmann
This lecture and power-point presentation will explore the use of denigrating Muslim stereotypes in quotidian Western European culture (vernacular decoration, costume, popular theatre, carnival masks, newspaper accounts, etc.) in the …
If you have ever experienced divorce, we need less than 5 minutes of your time to complete an online survey.
This confidential survey is being conducted by SoundVision Foundation to understand the status of divorce in …
RAISING LEADERS OF TOMORROW – Advancing the Pace of Youth Initiatives.
The event will be at ISNA in Mississauga
Saturday December 19, 2009 after maghrib insha’Allah
We are anticipating anywhere between 300 – 500 people
This is a fund …
Normative Pluralism and the Theological Challenge of Progressive Islam
Lecture by Dr. Mohammad Fadel
Muslims have been engaged in numerous reform movements throughout the Islamic world over the last 200 years. While not all of these reform …
CONFRONTING THE “WAR ON TERROR”:
No Security Without Human Rights.
Thursday, December 10, 7 pm
Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe
December 10 is International Human Rights Day. Ironically, it is also the seventh anniversary of Mohamed Harkat’s detention …
By FAISAL KUTTY
York University – Osgoode Hall Law School
Abstract:
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the ensuing war on terror has brought to the fore a number of issues that were not previously …
A REVIEW
by Nader Hashemi
Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State
Tarek Fatah
Wiley and Sons
410 pages, hardcover
ISBN 9780470841167
“Those who thought that religion could be separate from politics understand neither religion nor politics. ”
—Mahatma Gandhi
Two …
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 …
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 …
By Faisal Kutty
The long awaited report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182 is finally out today.
Confirming what many security experts have believed …
AJE Al Jazeera English Headlines BBC News Jurist: World Legal News Jurist: Opinion Editorials
Against All Enemies: Inside America\’s War on Terror by Richard Clarke
America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy by Ivo. H. Daalder
Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism by Robert Pape
Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program by Stephen Grey
The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State by Noah Feldman
