BBC News, Shamima Begum: Spy for Canada smuggled schoolgirl to Syria "Shamima Begum, who fled the UK and joined the Islamic State group, was smuggled into Syria by an intelligence agent for Canada."

Global News, Canadian was ‘prolific propagandist’ in ISIS, U.S. prosecutors say, 25 Jul 2022 "A 39-year-old IT worker who grew up in Toronto, Khalifa left Canada in 2013 for Syria, where he underwent training and used his English-language skills to narrate ...

"The American Spy author Lauren Wilkinson, hailed by none other than President Obama, talks to former Jihad supporter turned undercover Canadian counter terrorism operative Mubin Shaikh. Host Rory Bremner hears about everything from how to foil a terrorist plot and AK47 envy to the moment you realise you’ve made a terrible error of judgement."
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CBC, Quebec family of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi hope he will soon be released "The family of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi says his release may be imminent, a decade after he was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for ...

The National, Trolls hijack press conference for families of victims in Iran-downed airliner, 5 Jan 2022 "Internet trolls on Tuesday hijacked what was supposed to be a good-news press conference ...

Uzma Jalil, Islamophobia and Epistemological Ignorance

"In this post, Uzma Jamil reflects on the dynamics of Islamophobia in Canada, and more specifically in the province of Quebec. She contends that recent legislation has sought to ...

Here's my tweet about a podcast featuring Mubin Shaikh. It's a fascinating case. The podcast is well put together too. The series is worth checking out. My link below goes to Spotify, but it's available elsewhere too:

Just came across the 'True Spies' podcast featuring @MrMubinShaikh ...

Al Jazeera, Canada's lawmakers grant citizenship to Saudi blogger Badawi

"Members of Canada’s House of Commons decided to grant citizenship to Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been imprisoned in his home country for nine years ...