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Killer Cops East and West

A worthwhile article in last Fridayā€™s Globe & Mail, by Sheema Khan, about the cop killings of Mohammed Anas Bennis in Montreal and Ian Bush in Vancouver: A tale of two young men SHEEMA KHANGlobe and Mail Update About a year ago, I visited my father’s grave at a Muslim …

The State Says No Justice for Mohammed Bennis

Almost a year ago a young Muslim man was murdered by a Montreal police officer, shot through the chest on his way home from Mosque. There were apparently no witnesses to the shooting (though tapes from a nearby security camera were seized but never made public) so there was nothing …

The Toronto ā€˜Anti-Terrorā€™ Arrests

Now, the fact that i have not blogged anything about the recent ā€œanti-terrorā€ arrests in Canada, it is not because i donā€™t think theyā€™re important. Itā€™s just a matter of only having so much time and so many things are happening. I did read the following article today, though, which …