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Muslim myth
ISTANBUL - As I write these words at about 8 pm local time, I hear the call to prayer from a mosque across the street... -
Dateline Al Jazeera
It's hard to find a winner in the Gaza war. Except maybe the news industry, particularly Al Jazeera, the only international news outfit with reporters... -
Selling sanctuary
On a snowy Toronto Thursday evening, Bathurst south of Eglinton in front of stately Beth Tzedec Synagogue is the scene of a high-stakes drama whose... -
Cry in the dark
Talk about using festivities to get off the hook. When Israel began its aerial bombardment of Gaza on the last Saturday of December, politicians in... -
NDP breaks on through
In what is supposed to be the NDP victory celebration at Kool Haus at Jarvis and Queens Quay, the mood is decidedly flat. [rssbreak] There... -
Strategy scramble
You'd think Beaches-East York would be Jack Layton orange, just as it is municipally and provincially.[rssbreak]But when former Ontario NDP cabinet minister Marilyn Churley ran... -
Rainbow over Havana
Rating: NNNNNHavana – Along the seawall called the Malecón that rings the north edge of the Cuban capital, the nighttime frivolity goes on and on.... -
Desperately seeking
Rating: NNNNNWanted: political saviour. Not being a member of the current NDP caucus a definite asset.The unsurprising, long-awaited announcement by Howard Hampton on June 14... -
Kidnapped in Gaza
Rating: NNNNNMore than most journos, the BBC’s Alan Johnston has had his close-up with the imbalance between Israeli fortunes and those of the Palestinians.But the... -
Another brick in the wall
Rating: NNNNNNo federal by-election has held greater portent for the nation’s politics than the current race in Toronto Centre.There are six candidates, but it’s all... -
Mea culpa? No way
Rating: NNNNNThe post-election NDP provincial council meeting is traditionally a polite, pro forma affair - no matter how disappointing the seat count.As one losing candidate... -
Call to Palestine
Rating: NNNNNMustafa Barghouti, the man many regard as the rightful successor to Yasser Arafat, looks as if he might be just another business traveller here... -
All over for Tory
Rating: NNNNNSo that's it, then. This election is over, and so is John Tory - bad news for the PCs and for the province, too.For... -
Ex-Lib now NDP hope
Rating: NNNNNNDPers in the west-end Davenport riding figure they have the winning conditions to do what they've tried but failed to do for nearly 30... -
Broken-down ballot
Rating: NNNNNThe yes campaign for proportional representation on which so many hopes are pinned is confused, underfunded and short-staffed, a sign that Liberal strategy is...
