- Medal of Courage by Simon Wiesenthal Centre, 2018
- Senate of Canada 150 medal, 2018
- The Urban Hero award, 2017
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal, 2012
- City of Toronto’s Constance Hamilton award, 2000
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RAHEEL IN THE MEDIA
AREAS OF FOCUS
“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” – United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
HIGHLIGHTS
Webinar #3: Allyship in Action
– Raheel Raza
Islamists Threatened Me — But I Refused to Be Silent | Raheel Raza
The Many Shades of Islamism
Empowered Woman Summit – Raheel Raza
NEW BOOK: The ABC’s of Islamism by Raheel Raza
The Silent Revolution | TEDxAmsterdamWomen
Fighting Extremism
Courtesy Clarion Project
Honor Diaries
By The Numbers – The Untold Story of Muslim Opinions & Demographics
Courtesy Clarion Project
Raheel Raza : Real Time With Bill Maher
Raheel Raza on BBC HARDtalk
The Mark Steyn Show with Raheel Raza
“Non-violent extremism is essentially the increase of intolerant and bigoted demands made by groups seeking to dominate society.”- Maajid Nawaz
RECENT MEDIA
Raheel Raza and Shukri Hilowle of The Council for Muslims Against Antisemitism: Timing Matters: Why a Nakba Exhibit Risks Deepening Divisions
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MY BLOG
HOW ‘BRAVE’ IS IT TO TARGET WOMEN?
As the war against Iran by USA and Israel intensifies, I am struck by a disturbing narrative gaining traction in some circles: the glorification of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, as “brave” and even as a “martyr”, comparing him to saintly revered figures in Islam who were champions of humanity and justice – attributes […]
OCD vs DCD (Don’t Care a Damn) – Clash of the Titans!
You’re probably thinking I’ve stealthily done away with OCD due to my silence for the past three years. Actually, he’s alive and well and in full OCD mode. While I was on dialysis and later had a kidney transplant, my mind was too foggy to notice the growth of OCD-ness, and to be honest […]
PERSECTION OF CHRISTIANS – No mass rallies? Raheel Raza and Zeenia Shah
In the past eight months, leading up from the October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas, our streets have been engulfed with mass rallies calling Israel a human rights violator. Ironically many of the protestors are not Palestinian or Arab but come from countries that have a proven track record of human rights […]
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