The gratitude gap: What does Canada owe refugees, and what do they owe us?
The gratitude gap: What does Canada owe refugees, and what do they owe us?
Blog
Daniel Ortega and the Crushing of the Nicaraguan Dream
Nicaraguans now find ourselves with no recourse, no law, no police to protect us. Habeas corpus has been replaced by a law that allows the state to imprison people who are under investigation for up to 90 days. Who will they come for next?
Empowering Arab Voices: A Q&A with Abdulrahman Matar
Abdulrahman Matar is a Syrian-born writer, journalist, poet and novelist. He is a member of PEN Canada’s Writers in Exile group, the Syrian writers’ Association, and the Writers’ Union of …
Remembering Aaron Berhane
Aaron Berhane’s sudden passing from Covid-19 on May 1st was a devastating blow to PEN’s Writers-in-Exile group, which he chaired.
Q&A with Ava Homa – Inaugural PEN/Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar
Ava Homa is a journalist, activist, and critically-acclaimed author of “Daughters of Smoke and Fire” (HarperCollins, 2020). She holds an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor.
Bangladesh’s Embattled Bloggers:
As the trial for the killing of Avijit Roy reaches a verdict, a friend recalls the atmosphere at the Ekushey Book Fair a year after the iconic secularist was murdered.
Q&A with Maria Saba – 2020 PEN/Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar
Maria Saba is the 2020 PEN Canada-Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar. An Iran-born writer, storyteller and arts educator, Saba has published three books and over a hundred articles, interviews, and stories.
COVID-19 has Deepened Our Dependence on Surveillance Technology
Largely without public debate – and absent any new safeguards – we’ve become even more dependent on a technological ecosystem that is notoriously insecure, poorly regulated, highly invasive and prone to serial abuse.
Regulate Social Media – In a Way That Makes Sense
There is a widespread belief that social media companies do not care about these problems and have resisted every attempt by government to regulate them. But that is not always the case
The Silence After Khashoggi
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi continues to chill freedom of expression in the Middle East By Abdulrahman Matar Two years have passed since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside …