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No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar
November 4, 2009 – 3:02 pm | No Comment
No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

Court Refuses to Hold U.S. Officials Accountable for Complicity in Torture Abroad
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November 2, 2009, New York –  Today, a federal Court of Appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for …

Strategies and Tactics for Addressing Anti-Muslim Bias in the Courtroom
September 12, 2009 – 11:36 am | No Comment
Strategies and Tactics for Addressing Anti-Muslim Bias in the Courtroom

These two articles are presented together and represent a response to a reader request for ideas on combatting anti-Muslim bias.
Two members of the American Society of Trial Consultants: Dennis Elias (trained as a psychologist) and …

Are Canadians complicit in torture overseas? – By Reem Bahdi
May 11, 2009 – 1:06 pm | No Comment
Are Canadians complicit in torture overseas? – By Reem Bahdi

By Reem Bahdi
Once again, we must question whether Canadian officials facilitated the overseas detention and torture of Arab Muslim men.
Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian citizen, was arrested in Sudan in 2003 while visiting his ailing mother. …

The meanings of change – Why such a great fear of democracy? Galal Nassar examines the pathology of apathy
April 16, 2009 – 11:21 am | No Comment
The meanings of change – Why such a great fear of democracy? Galal Nassar examines the pathology of apathy

By Galal Nassar
In spite of the growing gulf between the ruling elites and the people and the latter’s lack of confidence in the current authoritarian regimes, the vast majority of public opinion remains doubtful, if …