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The country’s soccer team is as diverse as the nation it represents

We published a satirical article saying Muslim leaders don’t care if China kills Muslims as long as they don’t draw the Muslim prophet. Chinese Uyghurs found it plausible.

I thought exposing the suffering of ordinary people in Syria’s civil war would compel the world to act. It didn’t.

Despite some glaring mistakes, in recent years Canada has made a difference when it comes to human rights, refugees and conflict, especially in the Middle East. But with the bar set low globally, that work must continue, writes Kareem Shaheen.

The new constitutional committee is an opportunity to increase support for peace in Syria but, as Kareem Shaheen writes, there is even more to be done.

As policymakers and journalists meet this week in London, former Middle East correspondent Kareem Shaheen explains why supporting independent media is the key to press freedom in that region — and to democracy everywhere.