Middle East

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Who is Behind ISIS? and The Globalization of War

Nov 18, 2015

Beit Zatoun

612 Markham St. (Bathurst subway)

Toronto , ON

Canada

43° 39' 11.6136" N, 79° 22' 59.4624" W

See map: Google Maps

Ontario CA

In the globalization of war, the United States and its allies have launched a military adventure which threatens the future of humanity.

Podcast

Nov 3, 2015

Rabbi Stephen Wise on interfaith dialogue, the Middle East and similarity through difference

face2face

Rabbi Wise talks about the Middle East, illogical fear, similarity through difference and interfaith dialogue.

Blog

Oct 11, 2015

Lawyers, guns and money: Russia's intervention in Syria offers a useful teaching moment for Canadians

David J. Climenhaga

The Russian intervention in Syria seems to have produced at least in the short term several benefits for Canadian taxpayers.

Podcast

Sep 28, 2015

Robert Fisk on Syria, ISIS and the end of the old Middle East

Redeye

Robert Fisk is a British journalist and author who writes extensively about Syria and ISIS. He has lived in the Middle East for 40 years and is renowned for his encyclopaedic knowledge of the region.

Podcast

Sep 20, 2015

Syrian refugee crisis result of flawed regime change policy

Redeye

Twelve million people have been forced from their homes by the civil war in Syria. Hundreds of thousands have made the perilous trek to Europe. We speak with James Paul, author of Syria Unmasked.

Columnists

Sep 11, 2015

History of migration has lessons for present-day refugee crisis

Monia Mazigh

To all the voices opposing the arrival of refugees, labelling them terrorist threats or job-stealers -- think twice about what you are saying. Remember what happened in the history of humanity.

Blog

Sep 6, 2015

The refugee crisis: Harper Conservatives just can't spin it both ways

David J. Climenhaga

In a corner, the prime minister will pander to his reliable base rather than risk doing the right thing.

Blog

Aug 18, 2015

Two northwest Syrian villages under siege and assault by NATO-backed 'moderates'

Eva Bartlett

Scores are dead after western-backed militias shell the Syrian towns of Kafarya and Foua -- and the situation is only likely to get worse.

Blog

Aug 5, 2015

That Conservative foreign policy election plank: Shaky, incoherent and quite possibly dangerous

David J. Climenhaga

What does Canada do now that our NATO allies, the Turks, have turned viciously on the Kurds with the apparent support of the United States?

Blog

Mar 16, 2015

Everything you need to know about the Middle East to keep you safe from Bill C-51

Gerry Caplan

To wit, Canada is at war with Sunni Muslims, except for the Sunnis we like. But we definitely like the Shias, except for the bad Shias, whom we object to fiercely. Sometimes.

Middle East

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