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Shenaz Kermalli

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Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Canada
As seen in: HuffPost, The Guardian, The Independent (UK), USA Today, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Al Jazeera English, Substack, The Conversation, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star and
Journalist/editor. Former producer and writer for CBC, BBC and AJE.

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Shenaz Kermalli’s Biography

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Shenaz Kermalli is a Canadian freelance journalist with an interest in geopolitics and human rights. She is a former producer and writer with Al Jazeera English, BBC News, and CBC Television. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The Guardian, The Independent, Foreign Policy, Global News, The National Observer and CTV News, among others.

Shenaz holds an MA degree in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

Shenaz Kermalli’s Journalist Portfolio

Mr. Baird, how are Saudi Arabia's beheadings different from Islamic State's?

Mr. Baird, how are Saudi Arabia's beheadings different from Islamic State's?

It's something the Canadian Foreign Minister still fails to grasp. On Wednesday, the same day that John Baird…

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Why Did ISIS's Mosul Museum Video Feel Eerier than Its Other Videos?

Why Did ISIS's Mosul Museum Video Feel Eerier than Its Other Videos?

There's something to be said about how we respond to horrific images. Each video released by ISIS seems to ge…

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Saudi Arabia sentences reformist Shiite cleric to 'crucifixion'

Saudi Arabia sentences reformist Shiite cleric to 'crucifixion'

Raising fears of renewed sectarian tensions in the region, Saudi Arabia's top court has sentenced a charismat…

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Iran's election has suddenly become interesting - and uncertain

Iran's election has suddenly become interesting - and uncertain

When newspaper headlines across Tehran earlier this week declared Hashemi Rafsanjani, the reformist-leaning f…

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The Hajj exhibition is in stark contrast to Saudi Arabia's cultural vandalism | Shenaz Kermali

The Hajj exhibition is in stark contrast to Saudi Arabia's cultural vandalism | Shenaz Kermali

The Saudi embassy and their friends in Riyadh must be pleased with the considerable public interest in the Ha…

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Articles

Carney’s plan to fight hate shouldn’t mean ignoring Islamophobia

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By Shenaz Kermalli 
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly announced advisory committee on equity feels like a slap in the face to many Canadians, particularly Muslims and pro-Palestinian advocates who, since October 7, 2023, have faced harassment, intimidation and professional consequences for speaking out against what many human rights experts have unequivocally described as genocide in Gaza.
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In Lebanon, a Canadian artist is painting through the bombardment

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By Shenaz Kermalli 
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At least 50 air raids. More than 100 shellings. Thousands of homes flattened. In a single day, over 30 civilians were killed in Israeli strikes. Dozens of children killed. Entire families wiped out. Lebanese-Canadian engineer and artist Hicham Takache has been documenting the toll from his hometown of Nabatieh in messages sent over the past month — through both text and paint.
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Decolonizing Journalism

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By Shenaz Kermalli 
| herizons
When Halifax journalist Sandra Hannebohm covered the issue of period poverty, she knew she was reporting on something that mattered. Women on income assistance, unable to afford tampons or pads, were being pushed to desperate measures. Grassroots advocates organized and lobbied politicians to draft a bill to enact meaningful changes. Her story landed on the front page of local newspaper The Coast. “It was the best and most impactful work of my life,” she recalls.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Shadowing a reporter on my local newspaper.

How is social media changing news?

Social media has revolutionized the way journalists find stories, gain access, and locate sources.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

-via a concisely written email

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