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Hello 👋 My name is pronounced Zaha and I am a freelance journalist who can write about everything from BTS to beauty standards in Pakistan to bias in the Peel School Board to why Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham is the best Bollywood ever through a humorous and intersectional lens.
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A Black lawyer working at the Oshawa courthouse says police assaulted her, ripped off her headscarf, and took her to the basement cells in handcuffs, all after challenging her right to be working alone in an interview room
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/l…
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A baby. This is a baby who israel attacked and made a double amputee.
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For a Vogue India print story, I'm looking to speak with the caregivers of those with special needs or developmental/learning disabilities (ideally would need to be South Asian).
Please reach out by EOD tomorrow - avanithakkar6@gmail.com #journorequest #specialneeds
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Israel killed photo-journalist Mahmoud Wadi today, despite claims of a ceasefire. This is a blatant war crime.
Israel continues to murder journalists with impunity because they are not held accountable by the international community.
#JournalismIsNotACrime #EndImpunity
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It’s Black Friday and instead of consumerism I’m raising funds to support anti-racism work and community building. Please consider joining me by supporting my org @Muslimarc launchgood.com/v4/campaign/w…
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A year ago, I quit my job at Canadaland. After many attempts to communicate with leadership, both as a reporter and president of the union, I no longer believed we agreed on what was responsible journalistic practice.
I’ve now listened to this series and remain concerned.
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An Arab comes to town and suddenly the mainstream media's best know faces remember killing journalists is bad. Meanwhile, Israel set a record for killing journalists and none of this was said when Netanyahu was here.
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There have been 2 chemical attacks on the Palestine solidarity community in Toronto in the last few days.
Last night, a woman drove a plough directly through a crowd of protestors gathered on the sidewalk outside the US consulate – while smiling and giving them the finger. She appeared to be working for a @cityoftoronto contractor.
@TPSOperations let her go.
Rhetoric from many in positions of power smearing Palestine solidarity has emboldened this dangerous behaviour. The extremist and racist violence against our communities must be stopped. @oliviachow @gary_srp @SeanFraserMP @vgasparro @TPSMyronDemkiw @MarkJCarney @fordnation
📸: Geoff George
We are deeply concerned by the attack with a noxious substance that occurred yesterday during the Palestine flag-raising at Toronto City Hall by a protester who appeared to be opposing the flag-raising.
While many gathered peacefully to witness this historic moment, Darren Richmond assaulted attendees with weapons and noxious substances. Richmond has since been arrested and is set to appear in court early next year.
Let us make no mistake about it – this kind of action is designed to cause terror, fear, and intimidation at an event at the City of Toronto.
We are seeking clarity on which group Richmond is affiliated, if any, to ensure that they are held accountable for their hateful and harmful actions.
Canada must remain committed to protecting all its citizens from hate and violence.
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Acts of Genocide include....."Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part"
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We tried to make the tent warm and closed the holes so the rain wouldn’t leak inside. Pray for me, my friends, that this night will be warm and that the tent will hold up
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When someone says: "I don't know how to help"?
But all I'm asking is for people share and leave a dot.
gofund.me/a3b90f53
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Mohammed Ibrahim’s court date is tomorrow (today in Palestine).
Here’s what you’re taking 15 minutes to do tonight:
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BREAKING: Internet and mobile service have been cut across Gaza City (northern Gaza) after heavy Israeli bombardment east of the Shujaiya neighborhood.
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The ceasefire announcement has mostly served as a way to turn attention away from what Israel continues to do in Gaza.
There is no ceasefire, and the genocide is continuing.
There is no ceasefire. It's a lie.
More than 200 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli government since Trump claimed a ceasefire was achieved. The Israeli government never even stopped bombing Lebanon. They are still committing war crimes.
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Apparently protesting the presence of individuals on campus who participated in a genocide, as part of a tour called “Combat on Campus”, equates to “targeting Jewish students”. How cretinous & racist do you have to be to still buy into this lunacy? It’s embarrassing.
Important update from @TorontoPolice regarding the arrest of multiple protestors who are facing charges in relation to yesterday's violent incident targeting Jewish @TorontoMet students in downtown Toronto.
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for those not in canada: a canadian university hosted an IDF soldier on a campus tour. students protested it, got attacked by the soldier and you’ll never guess who got arrested… the STUDENTS who were physically assaulted as shown in the video below.
A genocidal 🇮🇱 soldier assaults students while they exercised their right to dissent at a Toronto Metropolitan Uni (@TorontoMet) event this week. @TorontoPolice then followed the pro‑🇵🇸 students as they headed home & violently arrested them in the subway. Beyond depraved 👇🧵
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evil people last week posting “the silence from the pro palestine crowd about the ceasefire is deafening” should be banished from regular society and i mean this so sincerely!! everything is rhetoric for them to keep supporting murder and not based in reality
BREAKING: Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children, local hospital officials say. apnews.com/article/israel-pa…
