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It’s time for Muslim communities to join the circle
Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending a Powwow in Kitigan Zibi, a First Nations reserve situated two hours away from Gatineau, Q.C. I graciously received the invitation through the Ottawa...
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Femicide is a global epidemic
During a lecture in my Women and Islam course, I challenged the notion of ‘honour killings’ – a racially-loaded accusation often issued against Muslims, when men are suspected of killing a woman in...
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Do Arab women need saving?
In her 2013 book, Do Muslim women need saving?, American anthropologist Lila Abu-Lughod, dismantled the prevailing argument in media, academic circles, and bestselling books, that Muslim women, many of...
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From Omar Khadr to Shamima Begum: CSIS’s trail of mistakes
When Omar Khadr was held in Guantanamo Bay, the Canadian government sent two CSIS agents to the island prison. Their objective was not to repatriate the teenager but rather to interrogate him. Years...
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The line between activism and political opportunism
As an activist, I built my niche. There are topics I am intimately familiar with: I read about them and I write about them. They are close to my heart either culturally or ideologically: national...
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Racist Hollywood stereotypes are informing mainstream media coverage
rabble columnist Monia Mazigh explains how anti-Muslim and anti-Arab stereotypes present themselves in Hollywood: with Muslim men portrayed as violent and terrorizing, and the Muslim women as...
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Racial bias and profiling in security intelligence: what we’re learning from...
For decades, Muslim and Sikh communities in Canada were considered the primary threats to national security. They were consistently identified as such in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s...
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Feds engaging in double-talk on Canadians detained in Syria
Last week, a two-day court hearing took place at the federal court in Ottawa to bring back Canadians detained in Northeast Syria. A group of families representing some of those detainees filed a...
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On repatriation and separation: how Canada is moving forward with its unjust...
On January 20, 2023, after weeks of deliberation, Justice Henry Brown wrote an incredible ruling; a ruling that spread hope among many families of Canadians still detained in Northeast Syria. Justice...
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Islamophobia is a nationwide phenomenon that requires nationwide strategy
Last week, the Angus Reid Institute released a survey on Islamophobia in Canada. The findings are troubling but not the least bit surprising given the federal and provincial governments’ inaction to...
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The death of the Arab Spring
In 2011, a new era unfolded across countries in North Africa and the Middle East. It started in Tunisia, and moved quickly to embrace Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya. Dictators were...
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Politicking in the face of genocide: A uniquely Canadian performance
As Ramadan this year draws to a close, Muslim communities across Canada are hurting. Yet, instead of using their power and leverage to address the source of the pain of their fellow Muslim citizens,...
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