Abdiassis Issa
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Of cartoonists and extremists
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Jan. 7 would have been just another typical production day at the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, but for the shooting by two gunmen of 10 staff and two police officers.
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Koalas and a global cabal
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The 2014 G-20 summit took place this past weekend in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
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Putin to annex Scotland
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That’s right, you heard it here first (Satire)
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The value of a university education
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Somewhere along the way, we have become wired into conceiving of formal education not as an end in itself, but as a means to material wealth, power or influence.
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Our obsession with war
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Last week while scrolling through my Twitter feed, I came across a poorly taken photo of a child. Normally this wouldn’t be worth mentioning,…
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The allure of the World Cup
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The 2014 World Cup is finally over. In retrospect, many would wish they had not invested as much emotionally as they did. The very…
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Stephen Harper’s statement about the chief justice is a supreme mistake
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When Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin placed a phone call to the Minister of Justice Peter MacKay, she probably did not think it would spark…
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An account of Nigeria’s abducted girls
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“I abducted your girls, and I will sell them. I will sell them in the market, by Allah. There is a market for selling…
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UN marks new international day
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World Radio Day, International Mother Language Day, International Day for Happiness, International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, International Day of…
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