Canadian heads investigation into Hariri killing
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Canadian Daniel Bellemare, former chief of Canada's Federal Prosecution Service, to head the investigation into the...Khadr trial begins under a cloud
Omar Khadr's trial at Guantanamo is on again. He is accused of being an illegal enemy combatant, having been involved in a firefight in Afghanistan while serving...Canadian Muslim is new ambassador
Arif Lalani is Canada's new ambassador to Afghanistan. He is a Muslim who came to Canada as a child when his family was driven from Uganda by Idi Amin. ......
Jamal out on bail
After 17 months in jail, Abdul Qayyam Jamal was released on $100,000 bail on November 5. He is the oldest of the group arrested in the Toronto area on charges...Jahanagir defends religious freedom
Speaking recently at the University of Ottawa, Asma Jahanagir, U.N. Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief, expressed cynicism about how religions treat......
IAEA report on Iran gets mixed reception
VIENNA (AFP) — Iran has made some progress in revealing the extent of its nuclear program but is still defying U.N. demands that it suspend uranium enrichment, the U.N....Cheney tried to stifle dissent in Iran intelligence report
WASHINGTON (IPS) — A National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran has been held up for more than a year in an effort to force the intelligence community to remove......
Israel escalates campaign against IAEA , ElBaradei
Israel escalated its campaign Thursday against the winner of the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), by...Canadian Conservatives bow to Islamophobia
There are problems with Canada's electoral laws. As currently written, in order to vote a person has to have a street address. The authors of the law did not......
1980 bomber pursued
Back in 1980, an organization called the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — Special Operations, detonated a bomb near a Paris synagogue, killing four people...Canadians politicians speak up for minority rights
Socialist New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton spoke briefly at the recent Canadian Islamic Congress gala, reminding those present of his party's opposition to......
Bush risks falling off Turkish-Kurd tightrope
WASHINGTON (IPS) —- Spurred by the deployment of at least 100,000 troops along Turkey's border with Iraq, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is pressing...Canadian Conservatives introduce anti-terror bill
Currently, there are five Muslim men in Canada subject to strict controls under anti-terrorism legislation which the Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional. One,......
On the eve of destruction, Bush owes world an explanation
Don't worry, the White House is telling us. The world's most powerful leader was simply making a rhetorical point. At a White House press conference last week, just in...Canadian Conservatives seek minority votes
The Conservatives are reaching out to increase their support among various ethnic and religious groups. An internal party document makes this effort clear. The document......
Veil: French Arabs more targeted than Jews
Simone Veil, speaking at a luncheon in Montreal sponsored by the Azrieli Foundation, said that "Anti-Arab sentiment is much stronger in France than anti-Semitism." Veil,...Inquiry urged on Hunt Oil contract in Iraq
Democrats say Bush ties may have led to Iraq oil contract Washington — Democratic lawmakers moved Monday toward investigating Hunt Oil's oil exploration contract in......
Celebrating the Eid in outer space
Decisions by a conference of Muslim leaders and scientists will help a Malaysian doctor stay observant in outer space. Allah is watching — even in outer space. And...Ontario stands pat
In the Ontario elections held on October 10, the Liberals led by Dalton McGuinty returned to power. The results were not very different from those in the previous......
Nuclear flyover ‘mistake’ was really aborted attack on Iran
October 10th, 20070 Wayne Madsen Reports (WMR) has learned from U.S. and foreign intelligence sources that the B-52 transporting six stealth AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missiles, each armed...Mideast meet has ambiguous agenda
WASHINGTON (IPS) — As the George W. Bush administration prepares to host its much-publicized Middle East conference, Israeli experts gathered on Capitol Hill this week......
Bizarre allegations about Toronto 18
Unorthodox decisions are raising questions about Crown's case Ottawa's abrupt decision to cancel a preliminary inquiry into Canada's most spectacular post-9/11 terror...Religion an issue in Ontario election
Ontario's Conservative Party leader John Tory has created a storm in the election campaign by raising the issue of provincial funding for private faith-based schools.......