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The Treaties

Ottawa negotiated in bad faith

Making a Scene

Experimental film is ready for its close-up

A More Sentimental Man

Michael Ondaatje’s late style

Amira Elghawaby

Amira Elghawaby is a journalist and human rights advocate based in Ottawa.

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Praise God—but First, the Market

Why some jihadist groups rise to power October 2017
The most beloved of places to God are the mosques, and the most hated places to God are the markets.—Muhammad For the millions of Muslims who reject the odious interpretation of Islam advanced by militants, the great dilemma has been how groups like ISIS or the Taliban were able to come to power at…