Canada's Media Misrepresentation of the Latest Gaza Atrocity

On the Misrepresentations of Gaza in Canadian News Coverage

by TRNN

Middle East Professor Ariel Salzmann and activist Azeezah Kanji cite specific examples of how Canadian media has misrepresented the ongoing assault and how the Harper government aims to fuel this conflict to ensure high prices for Tar Sands oil.

Azeezah Kanji is a recent graduate of University of Toronto's Faculty of Law, and a Masters of Law candidate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She co-wrote a joint open letter, signed by over 1000 lawyers, academics, and community leaders, condemning the Canadian government and political establishment for backing Israel's assault on Gaza, available at Canadians4Gazans.com.

Ariel Salzmann is Associate Professor of Islamic and World History at Queen's University in Kingston Ontario. She has taught History and Middle Eastern Studies in the Canada and the United States. A founding members of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Department of New York University, her scholarship focuses on the political history of the Middle East and interfaith relations in Europe and the Mediterranean. In Canada, she has been frequently called upon to comment on contemporary Middle East topics for local, Ontario-wide and national radio (CBC) , TV (CTV), and newspapers (Toronto Star, Globe & Mail).