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

Opinion: Muslim radicalization has increased, not decreased, since 9/11

Opinion: If Israel is successful, it will unlock a brighter future for Muslims

For lasting peace for Muslims and Jews, we must reconfigure the two-state solution: Raheel Raza and Mohammad Rizwan for Inside Policy

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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 […]

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 […]