Tarek Fatah

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FATAH: The push to boot candidates accused of Islamophobia raises questions

On Friday, the Green Party fired their candidate in the Quebec riding of Lévis-Lotbinière after he was labelled an ‘Islamophobe’ because he dared to criticize a mosque leader.

August 21, 2019 Columnists

Women wear a traditional hijab headdress protest against Austria's ban on full-face Islamic veils in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 1, 2017.

FATAH: To Russia with love?

A good measure of a society’s place in the community of nations is how it treats the disabled, and the behaviour of its citizens towards them.

August 15, 2019 Columnists

A major shift took place in the Indian subcontinent on Monday when the government of India revoked the special status it had conferred on its only Muslim-majority state – the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

August 6, 2019 Columnists

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan makes a brief statement to reporters before a meeting with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, not pictured, at the U.S. Capitol July 23, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

FATAH: It is time to stamp out immigrant-bashing

The word “immigrant” is slowly emerging as a slur among the fringes of Canada’s right-wing. This creeping phenomenon reminds me of the term “Paki-bashing” that was still in vogue in 1976 when I first visited Canada as a young TV reporter covering the Montreal Olympics.

July 30, 2019 Columnists

Pro-Immigration groups and members of PEGIDA are separated by fences and police on University Avenue and Armoury Street on Saturday March 23, 2019 in Toronto. Veronica Henri/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

FATAH: Bernier’s problems with multiculturalism cannot be dismissed

On Wednesday, Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, announced his party’s platform on immigration, calling for a 50% cut in the annual number of immigrants admitted.

July 26, 2019 Columnists

People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier speaks from a podium at an announcement in Toronto on June 21, 2019.

FATAH: Cricket soars across the world, but sinks in Canada

On Sunday, millions of cricket lovers around the globe, from Fiji in the Far East to the Fraser Valley on Canada’s west coast watched the final of the Cricket World Cup between England and New Zealand in a duel that has been described as the most exciting game ever since the first-match was played between the USA and Canada in 1844.

July 19, 2019 Columnists