New on Riadh
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Saying “Men Suck” Is Easy, Now Comes the Hard Part
If there was no patriarchy to hate or fear, how much of my connection to my womanhood would still be my own?
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When the Sky Turned Yellow and the Crisis We Didn’t See
For Indigenous communities in northern Ontario, the wildfires represent a much deeper crisis—one that continues long after the smoke disappears.
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If Art Is Everything, Why Is It Treated Like Nothing?
Limiting access to arts education in Ontario doesn’t just affect individual students, it affects the future of creativity.
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‘We’re one people’: Bosnian Canadians reflect on ongoing solidarity with Palestinians during Ramadan
More than 30 years after Srebrenica, many Bosnians in diaspora feel a sense of kinship and responsibility to speak up against Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians.
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That’s Not My Name
Mispronouncing my name shapes self erasure. That’s not my name.
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The Only One in the Room
Like many immigrants, I carry the invisible baggage that comes with starting over somewhere new. Because when you’re the only one who’s different, it can feel as though a stranger has walked into the room.
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Autonomy Under Surveillance
Veiling became misunderstood and politicized, taken for whatever the naked eye wanted to see but far from the actual lived experiences of a women.
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Are We Our Parents’ Dreams? The Impact of Familial Influence in The Kite Runner
The love, guilt, and ambition carried by the children of immigrants are echoes of their parents’ dreams and sacrifices—a testament to the faith they once lived for but could not fully reach.
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The Voice We Lost
In the days after Saleh Al-Jafarawi’s death, I kept thinking about what it meant to dedicate your life to something far larger than yourself.
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A Haunting Reflection of Education Disparity in Pakistan: Ghost School Film Debuts at TIFF
Ghost School, a Pakistani film, had its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
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