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March 4, 2016

Toronto students take on gender, cultural biases

Nerissa D’Souza and Sajesha Manoharan want to pursue careers in automotive engineering and break down barriers in the predominantly male industry.

TORONTO - Nerissa D’Souza and Sajesha “Sunny” Manoharan are trying to break the double whammy of gender and cultural barriers by forging careers as auto mechanics.

Published in Youth Speak News
September 17, 2015

Canada’s bishops need to challenge ‘cultural mindset’ on assisted suicide

Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, right, president of the Canadian bishops’ conference, said the Supreme Court’s assisted suicide ruling is a cause of “worry and concern.”

CORNWALL, ONT. - Bishops need to speak out to emphasize that euthanasia and assisted suicide are “morally reprehensible,” Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith told colleagues at the annual meeting of Canadian bishops.

Published in Canada
April 23, 2015

On eve of anniversary, Turkey’s ‘cultural genocide’ of Armenian history is ongoing

A closer view of the Armenian Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island, Lake Van. It is one of the only Armenian sites the Turkish government has restored and a major attraction for diaspora Armenians who visit Turkey searching for signs of their heritage.

YUKARI BAKRACLI, Turkey - This tiny Kurdish village outside the city of Van in Turkey’s southeast is home to the ruins of a once-famous 11th-century Armenian Christian monastery.

Published in International
April 20, 2015

ISIS committing ‘cultural genocide’ by damaging ancient relics

From left, Sascha Priewe, Clemens Reichel and Patrick Graham take part in a panel discussion on the cultural genocide taking place at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The discussion took place April 14 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.

TORONTO - Not only is the Islamic State causing catastrophic human tragedy throughout Syria and Iraq, it is engaged in a “cultural genocide” as it destroys anything in its way that is not part of its idea of Islam, said Sascha Priewe.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA