Captives of Circumstance
A refugee’s child explains the harsh distinction between human smuggling and human trafficking
Read MoreMiddle East
“One Tiny Creature”
How can we create a rational immigration policy when a single photo has the power to traumatize our entire society?
Read More
Why Are We Bombing ISIS? Our Government Has No Idea
There is little evidence the Canadian government’s analysis has gone much beyond patriotism and propaganda
Read More
Creating a New Country (But Not the One ISIS Wants)
In Iraq’s north, the campaign against militant jihadists has breathed new life into Kurdish nationalism
Read More
The Israel Taboo
Money and sex aren’t the only things Canadians don’t talk about
Read MoreFrom the Middle East, but No Longer of It
Journalists Nahlah Ayed and Kamal Al-Solaylee publish culturally informed memoirs criticizing the rise of political Islam in their ancestral homelands
Read More
Paradise Lost
In the summer of 2006, a Montreal family went home to Lebanon.
They found love, affection, and the horrors of war. Most never returned
Iran’s Quiet Revolution
As the standoff with the United States heats up, Iranians are united on nuclear policy, but little else
Read More
Behind the Tent
Dancing tents from Iran
Read More