Unwelcome to Canada

March 26, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

We opened our homes and hearts to those fleeing war in Syria. But we aren’t doing the same for people in Yemen

The Walrus Talks Videos

Unity from tragedy

November 9, 2017November 26, 2019 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

After a violent exchange, he decided to find belonging in the LGBTQ community. It wasn’t until recently that he felt the two were no longer contradictory

Society

The Refugee ‘Welcome Kit’ Nods to a Kinder Canada—and a Harsher World

January 31, 2017November 11, 2019 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

Parkas, art, and our Charter of Rights and Freedoms embody an aspirational vision for our country

March 2016 / Society

Suffering’s Second Act

February 16, 2016August 23, 2017 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

Feel-good stories about new refugees mask the struggles that lie ahead

Video still from The Walrus Talks: The Art of the City

The Walrus Talks Videos

The Art of Learning

October 10, 2012October 16, 2019 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

From the Walrus Talks the Art of the City (Toronto 2012)

September 2011 / Theatre

Dead White Guys

September 12, 2011May 1, 2017 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

European classics still dominate Canadian theatres

Photograph from Reuters/Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi

June 2011 / World

Violent Revolution

June 12, 2011October 6, 2018 - by Kamal Al-Solaylee

What will the ouster of Yemen’s long-ruling dictator mean for Yemenis?