February 16th, 2011
NCCAR Vice-President Doug Daniels appears on BNN to discuss the situation in Egypt after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak.
Topics and questions covered the importance of the historic change in Egypt, the Canadian government’s position, what Hosni Mubarak’s resignation means for Egypt’s economy and the …Continue reading
February 10th, 2011
NCCAR’s opinion piece entitled “Wind of Change in the Arab world’s ties to Canada” was published in Embassy yesterday.

Excerpt:
“Something is happening in the Arab world that Canadians of all backgrounds are watching with intense interest. That the people of the Tunisia and Egypt have risen up in …Continue reading
January 31st, 2011
NCCAR President David Comerford appears on CTV’s Canada AM and discusses the situation in Egypt.
Topics and questions asked covered whether the actions taken by M. Mubarak are sufficient, the west’s fear of fundamentalism, the expectations of the people of Egypt.
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June 11th, 2010
On June 10th, Radio Canada aired a report on TV, Radio and Internet in French that included an interview with NCCAR board member Michel de Salaberry, a former Canadian ambassador to several countries in the Middle East.
The report examines the degree to which the voices of various organizations are heard by the government.
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June 9th, 2010
NCCAR’s opinion piece entitled “Time to End Israel’s Free Ride” was published in Embassy today.

Embassy is Canada’s influential foreign policy newspaper. With a weekly readership of over 60,000 it is the forum for debate on international issues for politicians, foreign policy experts, diplomats, aid workers, the military, …Continue reading
May 26th, 2010
Economic underpinnings of occupation: illegal settlements products and the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement
By Bahija Réghaï | May 26, 2010
They are illegal, “a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and … constitute a serious obstacle …Continue reading
May 15th, 2010
A Palestinian family piles into a truck, becoming part of the Nakba in 1948. (UNRWA)
By Bahija Reghaï
‘Here on the slopes of hills, facing the dusk and the cannon of time
Close to the gardens …Continue reading
May 14th, 2010

New perspective on Arab world
May 11, 2010
Re: Al Jazeera English on the air in Canada, May 4
Your article only cited initial “opposition by Canadian Jewish organizations.” However, it should have also mentioned the overwhelming support by several organizations and individuals for the CRTC to approve Al …Continue reading
April 22nd, 2010
Geneva rules are vital to us all
The Gazette April 22, 2010 Re: “It isn’t easy to fight clean” (Opinion, April 20).
Stanley Taube does what he accuses winners of wars of doing: writes his own version of what really happened. The Second World War did …Continue reading
December 19th, 2009
UN struggles to meet needs of refugees
By Bahija Réghaï
December 17, 2009
Published on Rabble.ca
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Established 60 years ago, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is now more relevant than ever, both as the purveyor of essential education, health and relief services and as a reminder …Continue reading
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