Legitimate https://legitimate.net/ Legitimate: Recent articles en-us 20 Why it’s heartbreaking to see Muslim groups join pushback against LGBTQ2+ rights Muslim participation in protests against Pride has become a knotty issue involving religious beliefs, political expediency and in some quarters a flirtation with outright hate. 07 Jul 2023 10:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/07/07/muslims-who-fight-against-lgbtq2-inclusion-are-hurting-many-including-themselves.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/07/07/muslims-who-fight-against-lgbtq2-inclusion-are-hurting-many-including-themselves.html Shree Paradkar Opinion muslims lgbtq Pride Education In Toronto election, Mark Saunders says stop Chow. How about: Stop Saunders? The attacks against Chow don’t stand up to scrutiny, but here’s what they really show about who’s launching them, write Shree Paradkar. 25 Jun 2023 14:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/06/25/in-toronto-election-mark-saunders-says-stop-chow-how-about-stop-saunders.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/06/25/in-toronto-election-mark-saunders-says-stop-chow-how-about-stop-saunders.html Shree Paradkar Opinion shree paradkar Politics Toronto election Toronto mayoral election The Peel District School Board looks brazen and cowardly in new naming controversy Explanation for not naming centre after activist Kola Iluyomade doesn’t stand up to scrutiny 06 Jun 2023 20:29 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/06/05/the-peel-district-school-board-looks-brazen-and-cowardly-in-new-naming-controversy.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/06/05/the-peel-district-school-board-looks-brazen-and-cowardly-in-new-naming-controversy.html Shree Paradkar Opinion Peel District School Board peel kola peel black excellence peel school board racism How one scene in Succession’s finale perfectly captured lessons about life, work — and mediocre men The HBO series has been as much about breaking down what “success” means in a capitalist world as the story of who takes over from the king. 29 May 2023 22:57 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/05/29/this-one-scene-in-the-succession-finale-teaches-many-corporate-life-lessons.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/05/29/this-one-scene-in-the-succession-finale-teaches-many-corporate-life-lessons.html Shree Paradkar Succession finale explained Succession HBO succession male mediocrity Opinion Column Why Michaëlle Jean argues that Haiti’s past holds answers to Black future in Canada Former governor general’s lecture at a York University conference will home in on Haiti’s revolutionary history to serve as an inspirational map. 27 May 2023 11:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/05/27/why-michalle-jean-argues-that-haitis-past-holds-answers-to-black-future-in-canada.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/05/27/why-michalle-jean-argues-that-haitis-past-holds-answers-to-black-future-in-canada.html Shree Paradkar michaelle Jean haiti michaelle jean york university york university humanities congress Column Residential schools She was a Muslim spy at the forefront of CSIS’s fight against terrorism. Then, she turned whistleblower Huda Mukbil’s memoir, “Agent of Change,” tells how Canada’s first Black Arab-Canadian Muslim spy was treated at the agency. Has anything been learned? 12 May 2023 09:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/05/12/she-was-a-muslim-spy-at-the-forefront-of-csiss-fight-against-terrorism-then-she-turned-whistleblower.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/05/12/she-was-a-muslim-spy-at-the-forefront-of-csiss-fight-against-terrorism-then-she-turned-whistleblower.html Shree Paradkar CSIS islamophobia csis huda mukbil csis white supremacy Agent of change huda mukbil Was Cleopatra Black? What the Netflix series controversy is really about The trailer for “Queen Cleopatra” set off Egyptologists, Afrocentric thinkers, filmmakers, and archeologists. But who gets to claim ancient Egyptians? 29 Apr 2023 11:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/04/29/was-cleopatra-black-what-the-netflix-series-controversy-is-really-about.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/04/29/was-cleopatra-black-what-the-netflix-series-controversy-is-really-about.html Shree Paradkar cleopatra black cleopatra netflix cleopatra jada smith cleopatra egypt cleopatra and mark antony Netflix ‘Beef’ star David Choe’s rape ‘story’ has cast a troubling shadow Resurfaced podcast comments suggest the kind of misogyny that doesn’t come from a vacuum, writes Shree Paradkar 21 Apr 2023 09:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/04/21/netflix-beef-star-david-choes-rape-story-has-cast-a-troubling-shadow.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/04/21/netflix-beef-star-david-choes-rape-story-has-cast-a-troubling-shadow.html Shree Paradkar david choe beef beef ali wong steven yuen beef netflix david choe reddit Opinion I won a birth lottery on caste, but learned fortune need not mean cruelty I won a birth lottery on caste, but learned fortune need not mean cruelty 15 Apr 2023 11:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/04/15/i-won-a-birth-lottery-on-caste-but-learned-fortune-need-not-mean-cruelty.html https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/04/15/i-won-a-birth-lottery-on-caste-but-learned-fortune-need-not-mean-cruelty.html Shree Paradkar smg_canada smg2_news InHouseArticle_thestar dct_ts_racism Shunned in India, shunned in Canada. What it’s really like to face casteism The Toronto public school board’s historic vote recognizing caste-based discrimination is shining a light on the practice in India, Canada and beyond. 15 Apr 2023 11:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/04/15/shunned-in-india-shunned-in-canada-what-its-really-like-to-face-casteism.html https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/04/15/shunned-in-india-shunned-in-canada-what-its-really-like-to-face-casteism.html Shree Paradkar casteism in canada caste system tdsb caste dalit in canada human rights Dear immigrants: Coming to Canada? Here’s what you’re really in for This round of gate-opening reveals the truth about Canada’s economic immigration policy 13 Apr 2023 14:53 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/04/13/dear-immigrants-coming-to-canada-heres-what-youre-really-in-for.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/04/13/dear-immigrants-coming-to-canada-heres-what-youre-really-in-for.html Shree Paradkar Canada Immigration immigrants racism canada Opinion Equating the Roald Dahl edits to book banning is living in a Willy Wonka fantasy world Which of these is repressive censorship: Changing words in children’s books to make them more inclusive — or banning books that promote inclusion? 23 Feb 2023 10:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/23/equating-the-roald-dahl-edits-to-book-banning-is-living-in-a-willy-wonka-fantasy-world.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/23/equating-the-roald-dahl-edits-to-book-banning-is-living-in-a-willy-wonka-fantasy-world.html Shree Paradkar Roald Dahl book bans in schools PEN America Opinion Column Yes, the John Tory affair was the public’s business. But not for the reasons you may think The news of Tory’s illicit liaison sparked heated debate: Should we care about this affair or is it purely a private matter? 18 Feb 2023 13:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/18/yes-the-john-tory-affair-was-the-publics-business-but-not-for-the-reasons-you-may-think.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/18/yes-the-john-tory-affair-was-the-publics-business-but-not-for-the-reasons-you-may-think.html Shree Paradkar Opinion Politics John Tory affair john tory toronto office romance Laugh at the farcical scandals of John Tory and Doug Ford but the joke’s on the powerless Alleged ethical breaches are sucking up all the oxygen, but it’s what these two have inflicted that should be the true measure of each leader. 15 Feb 2023 10:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/15/laugh-at-the-farcical-scandals-of-john-tory-and-doug-ford-but-the-jokes-on-the-powerless.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/15/laugh-at-the-farcical-scandals-of-john-tory-and-doug-ford-but-the-jokes-on-the-powerless.html Shree Paradkar John Tory affair doug ford daughter wedding John Tory Doug Ford Opinion How the ‘Valentine’s Day is cancelled’ panic really got started at Waterloo Region District School Board How the ‘Valentine’s Day is cancelled’ panic really got started at Waterloo Region District School Board 09 Feb 2023 13:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/09/how-the-valentines-day-is-cancelled-panic-really-got-started-at-waterloo-region-district-school-board.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/09/how-the-valentines-day-is-cancelled-panic-really-got-started-at-waterloo-region-district-school-board.html Shree Paradkar Valentine's Day cancel culture racism 2slgbtq Books For Amira Elghawaby, surviving this witchhunt won’t be through civility — she needs to stick to the ugly truth The reaction to the appointment of the federal representative for combating Islamophobia is a lesson in the cowardice of power. 02 Feb 2023 23:30 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/02/for-amira-elghawaby-surviving-this-witchhunt-wont-be-through-civility-she-needs-to-stick-to-the-ugly-truth.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/02/02/for-amira-elghawaby-surviving-this-witchhunt-wont-be-through-civility-she-needs-to-stick-to-the-ugly-truth.html Shree Paradkar amira elghawaby quebec amira elghawaby islamophobia Quebec Bill 21 racism is quebec racist Tyre Nichols’ brutal death — and these insidious talking points — show where we’re really at, years on from The reaction to the Memphis incident and the video of it show how very little progress has been made, despite much talk, in the three years since George Floyd, writes Shree Paradkar. 31 Jan 2023 02:19 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/01/30/tyre-nichols-brutal-death-and-these-insidious-talking-points-show-where-were-really-at-almost-three-years-on-from-george-floyd.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/01/30/tyre-nichols-brutal-death-and-these-insidious-talking-points-show-where-were-really-at-almost-three-years-on-from-george-floyd.html Shree Paradkar Tyre Nichols tyre nicholas police brutality canada police systemic racism Opinion ‘A wake-up call’: Elite Granite Club discriminated against autistic member, human rights tribunal finds The club’s response to an incident in the changeroom with an able-bodied member led to a $35,000 payout. 27 Jan 2023 23:13 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/01/27/a-wake-up-call-elite-granite-club-discriminated-against-autistic-member-human-rights-tribunal-finds.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/01/27/a-wake-up-call-elite-granite-club-discriminated-against-autistic-member-human-rights-tribunal-finds.html Shree Paradkar Autism Granite Club niam jain granite club discrimination niam jain granite club Bullied. Threatened. Burned in effigy. Canadians among women facing ‘crimes of a digital age’ in new film Filmmaker Guylaine Maroist says she and her co-director, Léa Clermont-Dion, interviewed a hundred people and experts in search of a compelling way to tell the story of gender-based abuse. 13 Jan 2023 11:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/2023/01/13/bullied-threatened-burned-in-effigy-canadians-among-women-facing-crimes-of-a-digital-age-in-new-film.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/2023/01/13/bullied-threatened-burned-in-effigy-canadians-among-women-facing-crimes-of-a-digital-age-in-new-film.html Shree Paradkar toxic masculinity canada online hate canada Backlash documentary guylaine maroist Opinion Professor’s firing over Prophet Muhammad art offensive — but not because of ‘wokeism’ or ‘cancel culture’ The news that a private liberal arts university in the United States fired a professor for showing a painting of the Prophet Muhammad, calling it Islamophobic, should worry us all. 12 Jan 2023 10:00 UTC https://www.thestar.com/opinion/2023/01/12/professors-firing-over-prophet-muhammad-art-offensive-but-not-because-of-wokeism-or-cancel-culture.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/2023/01/12/professors-firing-over-prophet-muhammad-art-offensive-but-not-because-of-wokeism-or-cancel-culture.html Shree Paradkar Hamline University hamline academic freedom islamophobia charlie hebdo prophet muhammed art