Tag: Middle East

Kurdish independence deserves Canadian support

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Since 2014, Canada and the Kurdish autonomous region have become strong but unlikely partners in the offensive against ISIL in Northern Iraq. On Monday, Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum that could set a mandate for separation from Iraq. However, Monday’s vote could complicate Canada’s...

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Shimmying to the beat of beauty

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I was surprised to feel so confident while being so uncoordinated. A Middle Eastern folk tradition, belly dance has gotten a bad rap for being a sexualized form of dance — a misconception that Karen Phillips, a belly dance instructor at Nobody’s Watching Dance Studio, encounters often. “It’s alluring...

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Sanctions not the answer

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On Nov. 21, major Western powers announced new co-ordinated economic sanctions against Iran amidst continued speculation over Iranian nuclear activity. “The message is clear,” US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton said during the announcement. “If Iran’s intransigence continues, it will face...

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An era of ‘disappointment’

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Canada has been regressive with human rights in recent decades, says the Canadian Secretary General for Amnesty International. Alex Neve spoke on campus at an event hosted by the Queen’s chapter of Amnesty International on Nov. 27. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the human rights organization. Neve...

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Letters to the editor

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Re: “In defence of statehood bid” (Oct. 4, 2011). Dear Editors, Although Omer Aziz neatly lays the burden of a failed peace process on Israel, his analysis is problematic as it fails to address some fundamental issues, such as the history of Palestinian rejectionism, most recently exemplified by the...

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In defence of statehood bid

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On Friday Sept. 23, President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas handed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon an official application for recognition of Palestine based on 1967 borders. According to a Sept. 18 BBC-GlobeScan poll, only 21 per cent of countries surveyed oppose the Palestinians’...

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