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extremism

Afghan boys, wearing long white robes, sitting on benches with a few school books in front of them
July/August 2025 / World

The Taliban Are Turning Boys’ Schools into Jihadist Training Grounds

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 - by Soraya Amiri

Afghans worry their children are doomed under new curriculum enforced at gunpoint

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Photo shows a crowd of people with their backs to the camera. Two people are highlighted in red, representing the state's surveillance of some people in the community
Current Affairs

What Turns a Canadian into a Terrorist? Sometimes, Canada Itself

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 - by Youcef Soufi

The country insisted Muslim citizens weren’t to blame for 9/11—then handed its spy agency free rein to monitor them anyway

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Justice

How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 - by Scott Payne

Accelerationist groups are in overdrive to establish a white ethno-state. As an FBI special agent, I infiltrated one

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In front of a library bookcase, a man wearing a black jacket over a white T-shirt folds his hands.
Justice / March/April 2025

How a Would-Be Bomber Rebuilt His Life

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 - by Michelle Shephard

Zakaria Amara was jailed for his part in the Toronto 18 terror plot. Then came the hard work of redemption

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A police offer looks at a town square while in the background, two men in black hoodies raise a Union Jack flag.
Society

Jeter le blâme sur les immigrants ouvre la porte à l’extrême droite

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 - by Sheima Benembarek

À mesure que le Canada réduit le nombre de nouveaux-arrivants, la rhétorique anti-immigration pourrait alimenter un discours plus sinistre

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January/February 2025 / World

In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up

December 9, 2024January 18, 2025 - by Soraya Amiri

Despite jail, torture, and death threats, activists are resisting the Taliban in the country and abroad

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A police offer looks at a town square while in the background, two men in black hoodies raise a Union Jack flag.
Current Affairs

Blaming Immigrants Is a Gateway to Far-Right Extremism

November 18, 2024November 24, 2024 - by Sheima Benembarek

As Canada cuts down on the number of newcomers, anti-immigration rhetoric could fuel something more sinister

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Current Affairs

“It’s Like a Cult”: Breaking Free from the Far Right

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 - by Timothy Cooke

A Toronto man’s journey from hate group “rally boy” to anti-fascism

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Current Affairs

What Happened in Ottawa? Separating the Discontent from the Darker Elements

March 3, 2022January 16, 2023 - by Brett Popplewell

Tracing the protest’s growth, its symbols, and the troubling signs of hardening perspectives

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Illustration of a pixellated Canadian flag in red and black instead of red and white. The maple leaf in the middle is disintegrating to reveal a glowing red "Q" underneath.
March/April 2021 / Politics

When QAnon Came to Canada

December 3, 2020June 2, 2025 - by Matthew Remski

As the conspiracy theories continue to creep northward, experts warn that we should be prepared for anything

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