Conference with Professor Mohomed Elmasery - President of the Canadian Islamic Congress
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Teleconference with Professor Mohomed Elmasery (elmasry@uwaterloo.ca) President of the Canadian Islamic Congress. Dr. Elmasry Speaks on the issue of government policy and the violations of civil liberties. Links:The National Security Archive, Canadian Islamic Congress |
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Depictions of Muslims in the media, the failure of the media to provide a context to the Beslan Massacre, and the Chechen resistance. Importance of oil reserves in Chechnya who is the victim and who is the aggressor? Links:The Chechen Times, Cnn |
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US support for political Islam and Osama Bin Laden in the Coldwar. Russian response to Beslan massacre, US response to September 11, the right of sovereignty is superseded by the imperative to intervene in a country to fight terrorism. |
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Effects of depleted uranium and sanctions on Iraq in the 1990s. Patterns of imperialism and resistance. Poor and minorities in US army. US war rhetoric and domestic popular support. Forcing democracy on occupied peoples. |
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The secret handover of Iraqi sovereignty. Puppet government in Iran overthrown in Islamic revolution. Debates over religious and secularism in government policy. The multi-ethnic politics in Malaysia. |
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The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the assassination of Anwar Sadat, multi-party reforms in Egyptian political system. |
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Muslim identity and the victimization of Muslims around the world. Emphasizing peace and social justice in Canada. |
