Category: Intelligence
Stop Hosting Hateful Speakers In The Name Of Religious Freedom
Many of us in university and interfaith circles uphold safe spaces. We let students know that they are welcome in our spaces irrespective of their religious and political affiliations, gender expression, sexual orientation and other characteristics.
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A Hero That Embodies The Universal Lessons Of The Holocaust
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a reminder of horrors too terrible to believe but not too terrible to have happened. This year, it marked the 71st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the most brutal extermination camp of the 20th c
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Dear Justin Trudeau: Don’t Buy Into Israeli Exceptionalism
To the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau: "How is this night different from all other nights?" Such is the question we Jews ritually ask the youngest child at the Passover table. Commemorating the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, the question carries
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Being An Orthodox Jew Shouldn’t Make Me A Target For Hate
I am an orthodox Jewish woman and it's something I'm proud of. I love my religion with all its goodness and flaws. There were many times during my challenges that my faith was the only thing that kept me from falling apart. I want to talk about somet
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It’s Time To End The Stigma Of Immigration In Canada
On Tuesday April 19, 2016, I was a witness on behalf of the Mosaic Institute to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration hearings regarding Bill C-6 "Bill C-6: An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act." This is an edited version of my remarks
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No, “Anti-Semitism” Isn’t The Most Abused Term In Canada
Last week, writer/activist Yves Engler had the temerity to suggest "anti-Semitism may be the most abused term in Canada today" in a blog post for the Huffington Post. Engler opens by attempting to explain away pro-Hamas demonstrations at l'Univers
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German Jews Divided Over Fears Of 1 Million Muslim Newcomers
The canadian Press BERLIN — When the leader of Germany's Jews spoke out against the flow of Muslim migrants to Europe, a rabbinical student denounced his views as racist — and ignited a debate over whether Jews are right to fear unprecedented le
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Hate Speech Is Trash And Should Be Treated As Such
I have long suspected that William Whatcott never thought he would be taken so seriously. The Saskatchewan nurse calls himself a Christian Truth Activist and posts on the Free North America website ("North America's Ultimate Social Conservative Onlin
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Canada’s Anti-Islamophobia Motion A Shining Example To The World
On Oct. 26 2016, the House of Commons, Canada's Parliament, adopted unanimously a motion to condemn all forms of Islamophobia in the country. The fact that the motion received no objection from any of the federal parties shows that the Liberal, ND
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Wake Up, Trump Just Put A White Nationalist In The White House
Steve Bannon, CEO of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, is pictured backstage after a campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Oct. 29, 2016. (Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegr's) We're nearly a week in and Trump's America has already turned into a d
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