Azeezah Kanji

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Mar 19, 2019

How the violence of white supremacy becomes white noise

Azeezah Kanji

In the Christchurch massacre and its aftermath, two forms of racism have been put on display: a far-right Islamophobia that kills Muslims and a mainstream Islamophobia that normalizes the deaths.

Columnists

Jun 6, 2018

The torturers' bargain: Crime and no punishment, but many rewards

Monia Mazigh

Azeezah Kanji

Instead of being punished, many of the officials responsible for America's torture program have been advanced to positions of even greater power.

News

Mar 30, 2016

These borders kill: Canada's lethal immigration system

Azeezah Kanji

Fourteen people have died in detention since 2000, two this month. Canada needs to end indefinite immigration detention and needs a fundamental re-think of immigration policy.

Book Review

Jan 14, 2016

Being Muslim in Canada: Subverting stereotypes and challenging narratives

Azeezah Kanji

What does it mean to be Muslim and what does it mean to be Canadian? This new collection addresses this compex question with 11 thought-provoking essays.

Blog

Jan 11, 2016

Don't worry, white men. You're not oppressed yet

Azeezah Kanji

Why is any erosion of white male authority immediately declared a crisis of apocolyptic proportions?

News

Nov 18, 2015

An 'act of war' in a world of war

Azeezah Kanji

French President Francois Hollande declared the horrific events that happened in Paris an "act of war." But does that mean there was no war before Paris was attacked?

Blog

Oct 14, 2015

A most colonial strategy: Saving Muslim women, demonizing Muslim men

Azeezah Kanji

The Harper government's niqab-stripping mania bears disturbing resemblance to the officially imperial past.

News

Oct 8, 2015

Citizenship strippings expose flaws in 'Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act'

Azeezah Kanji

The Conservative government's Bill C-24 has already been put into use with the denationalization of at least five men. Here are three problematic weaknesses with it.

Book Review

Aug 13, 2015

The dark side of human rights

Azeezah Kanji

Critical scholarship on human rights raises serious questions about the ability of human rights to achieve or promote justice. Authors Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon explore these questions.

News

Jul 20, 2015

New Senate committee report rehashes old myths about terrorism

Azeezah Kanji

The nine-month-long investigation into the problem of radicalization and violent extremism in Canada unsurprisingly exemplifies the problems with the Conservatives' approach to counterterrorism.

Azeezah Kanji

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