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Op-Ed on Economic Development

NCCAR — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:02:33 +0000

November 29th, 2011 (Ottawa): Dr. Bessma Momani who is currently an associate professor for the Balsillie School of International Affairs published an Op-Ed for Embassy Magazine and Huffington Post on the status of economic development in the Arab world. Dr. Momani presented at National Council on Canada Arab Relations (NCCAR) latest Conference “Winds of Change: Implications ...Continue reading

NCCAR rebuts arguments against the UN recognition of a Palestinian state

NCCAR — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:32:52 +0000

September 19th , 2011 (Ottawa): The National Council on Canada Arab Relations (NCCAR) Secretary Peter Larson published an article titled ‘Who’s afraid of a UN Vote?’ in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper. In the article, Larson focuses his attention on providing counter arguments to American born ...Continue reading

NCCAR Op-Ed on the 10 year Anniversary of 9/11

NCCAR — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:15:27 +0000

September 15th, 2011 (Ottawa): The President of the National Council on Canada Arab Relations (NCCAR) David Comerford, recently published an Op-Ed article analyzing the impact the events of September 11th had on Canada’s domestic and international public policies. The article was published in the September ...Continue reading

NCCAR Op-Ed on the Palestinian State UN Vote

NCCAR — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:27:25 +0000

August 31st, 2011 (Ottawa): The National Council on Canada Arab Relations (NCCAR) Secretary Peter Larson published an Op-Ed article in Embassy Magazine. In the article, Mr. Larson presents arguments on why the Canadian government should vote in favor of recognizing a ...Continue reading

NCCAR in the National Post

NCCAR — Sat, 21 May 2011 01:28:45 +0000

NCCAR President David Comerford published a letter to the editor in the National Post on April 19th, 2011 entitled “There are no easy recipes for Mideast peace“. Read the letter by clicking here or on the NP logo.

Here is an excerpt:

The National ...Continue reading

NCCAR on CBC Radio regarding Dutch MP Geert Wilders visit

NCCAR — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:18:34 +0000

NCCAR board member Imad Al-Sukkari speaks to the CBC radio about Dutch MP Geert Wilders visit to Canada. You can listen to the interview by clicking here or the CBC logo.

He was also quoted in a CBC article ...Continue reading

NCCAR interviewed in EmbassyMag: How diaspora politics are beginning to drive Canada’s foreign policy

NCCAR — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:01:31 +0000

NCCAR’s board member Rula Odeh was quoted today in Embassy’s article “How diaspora politics are beginning to drive Canada’s foreign policy”.

Embassy is Canada’s influential foreign policy newspaper. With a weekly readership of over 60,000 it is the forum for debate on international ...Continue reading

Canada deserves a thoughtful and intelligent foreign policy in the Middle East

NCCAR — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:20:20 +0000

Bahija Réghaï* published an opinion piece entitled “Canada deserves a thoughtful and intelligent foreign policy in the Middle East” in rabble.ca.

Here is an excerpt:

“Canada “respected” rather than welcomed Mubarak’s resignation “in order to promote peace and stability.” Harper’s position stands in stark contrast with other prominent leaders such as Britain’s David Cameron and ...Continue reading