Toronto, Canada – While taxes, foreign policy, and cuts to the national broadcaster have been thoroughly debated ahead of Monday’s parliamentary election, it’s the veil that has Canadians most divided.
The niqab debate has been front and centre during the second-longest election campaign in Canadian history, as the ruling Conservative Party – led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper – has taken steps to prevent women from wearing it while taking the citizenship oath. Read More...
Bagram, Afghanistan – Hajimumin Hamza walks through a long, dark corridor and carefully inspects the area as if he has never seen it before. Today, the 36-year old bearded man in a black turban and a traditional two-piece garment is a guide to fellow Taliban fighters in the place whose name he would rather forget. His eyes stop at a solitary chair standing on the pathway.
“They used to tie us to this chair, our hands and feet, and then applied electric shocks. Read More...
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