MY WORK

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CITIES

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AWARDS

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UNIVERSITIES

4

BOOKS

AWARDS

  • 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

RAHEEL IN THE MEDIA

AREAS OF FOCUS

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Human Rights & Combating Racism/Bigotry

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Women's Empowerment

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Challenging Radicalization

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Fighting Antisemitism

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“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

Empowered Woman Summit – 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: Christmas is a time of joy, not discrimination and politicization

Opinion: The Muslim world’s selective outrage over Israel

Raheel Raza: As a practising Muslim, I find Al-Quds Day abhorrent

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Zia Mohyeddin – Fond Memories of an Icon

Renowned actor, producer, director, and television broadcaster, Zia Mohyeddin passed away on February 12, 2023. While the world mourns a man who was an institution unto himself, I have a personal connection with Zia that goes back many years.   I first saw Zia Mohyeddin a year after Lawrence of Arabia (in which he had […]

Diary of a “Dialysis Diva” – Part 2

Part 2 – 2022   In January 2022 I turned 72 and was ready physically, mentally and emotionally to face the challenges of Chronic Kidney Disease. I was nicknamed “Dialysis Diva” and I got purple highlights in my hair to prepare me for the future.  My GFR was slowly declining and I knew it’s only […]

Diary of a “Dialysis Diva” – Part 1

Part 1 – 2021   In March 2021 I got COVID which was painful. More painful was the fact that at the same time, very suddenly I was diagnosed with failing kidneys. My family doctor got me an urgent appointment with a Nephrologist at the Kidney Clinic in Etobicoke and this was the start of […]