Jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist abandoned by Harper government
Tariq Sohail On June 23, 2014 an Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Fahmy and his two colleagues to seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges. Fahmy,…
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Things every man should understand about #YesAllWomen
Trigger warning: sexual assault, domestic violence, violence against women “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill…
Clarifying the ‘trope of objectivity’
Last month, I was lucky enough to conduct one of my favourite interviews ever, following one of the best public lectures I have ever seen….
Campus strategies for combating sexual assault
The following article primarily draws from the research of Dr. Antonia Abbey of Wayne State University. Sexual assault is extremely prevalent on university and college…
Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
Jennifer Keith, volunteer staff Last week in Edmonton, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) held its last national event. The event was an…
Canada should rethink tough-on-crime strategy
Tariq Sohail, volunteer staff You would think all Republican primary candidates would take a tough-on-crime approach as part of their policy platform. But you would…
The value of newspaper credibility
I was first assigned copy editing during the preparation of a chapbook, for a university creative writing class. I didn’t know what the position entailed, but…
Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
It seems that racism and oppression of indigenous peoples has become so commonplace in our society that obvious cultural appropriation occurs regularly
Palestinian liberation in our time
Imagine living in cramped quarters, with little water and infrastructure, under a crushing military occupation that controls every aspect of your life.
Rape culture on campuses a reality
With the help of the media, coverage of rape culture on university campuses is increasingly being brought to the fore.