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Amal Attar-Guzman

By Amal Attar-Guzman

Amal Attar-Guzman is The Hub's content editor.

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Samuel Chan, an honorary member of the Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada, attends a Remembrance Day ceremony marking the sacrifices of the early Chinese pioneers and Chinese-Canadian military veterans, at the Chinatown Memorial Monument in Vancouver, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press.
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Diaspora communities in Canada are an incredible asset—if only we would take them seriously

Because diasporas live and operate in two worlds and are culturally versed, they can provide the essential knowledge and intelligence that can be used to serve and protect Canada and its interests.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on March 20, 2023
People hold up signs during the Women's March in Montreal, Saturday, January 19, 2019. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press.
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Deepfakes, data, and war: The under-discussed issues facing women in our world

We should not take for granted the gains women have made in so many areas. But there is much work still to be done, and we should not let our attention be monopolized by a few high-profile issues when it comes to women’s empowerment.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on March 8, 2023
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, regarding Bill C-21. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
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Even despite amendments, the government's gun legislation is still fundamentally flawed

Controversial amendments to Bill C-21 have been withdrawn after major opposition, with the Liberal government backtracking its own rhetoric on the issue. And yet even still, the bill in its current state misses the mark in two fundamental ways.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on February 9, 2023
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser makes an announcement in Ottawa on Friday, October 7, 2022. Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press.
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If my parents came to Canada today, would they still be set up to succeed?

Increasing immigration is a laudable goal, but only if we fix the problems that are already plaguing our country. We need a functioning society so that newcomers can enjoy the good life and promises we are claiming to offer.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on November 16, 2022
Jorie Das, executive director of Friends of the Children Los Angeles, works on her laptop at the organization's Antelope Valley office Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Lancaster, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo.
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A young professional navigates the new world of remote work

Like many other young people, especially university and college students who were about to graduate, we were excited and felt optimistic about the new decade and truly starting our professional careers and the adventures we would have. And then COVID hit.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on September 30, 2022
From left, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony, at the end of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant held outside Buckingham Palace, in London, Sunday June 5, 2022, on the last of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. Chris Jackson/AP Photo.
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Should Canada become a republic? Casting off the Crown would have consequences

When weighing the pros and cons of remaining a constitutional monarchy versus becoming a Canadian republic free from the Crown, we should take into account the best the monarchy can offer us, as embodied in the life of service of Queen Elizabeth II.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on June 29, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions during a press conference in a city subway under a central square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo.
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Ukraine is ‘longing for freedom’: Zelenskyy tells Canadian students he draws inspiration from the Toronto Raptors

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Canadian students via livestream on Wednesday, reminiscing of his time in Toronto, acknowledging Canada’s contributions to his embattled country, and imploring the world for more support.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on June 23, 2022
People stand in front of the headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, March 5, 2020. Ronald Zak/AP Photo.
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Putin is isolated, but he still has friends in the Middle East

As the U.S. shifted its foreign policy to focus more on China, Russia stepped up in recent years to fill that regional gap: from economic alliances with Middle Eastern oil producers to increasing its ties with strongmen leaders in Libya and Syria, with Bashar Al-Assad supporting Putin’s actions.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on March 7, 2022
In this Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 file photo, Nigerian returnees from Libya disembark from a plane upon arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. An emergency effort has begun to repatriate thousands of migrants stranded in camps across Libya, but now the returnees are posing a challenge. Back home in countries across Africa, they face the same conditions that led them to leave: high unemployment, often weak economies, an increasingly harsh climate. Sunday Alamba/AP Photo.
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Amal Attar-Guzman: China will not invade Taiwan in 2022, and climate migration will rise in the new year

To close out the year, we’ve asked our contributors and staff to make a prediction about 2022. You would think, at least since the early days of 2020, that we’d…

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on December 30, 2021
Canadian infantry and medical personnel disembark a Chinook helicopter as they take part in a medical evacuation demonstration on the United Nations base in Gao, Mali on December 22, 2018. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.
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On foreign policy, Canada must adapt to a changing landscape

This sentiment about our perceived global goodness is all good and dandy but when I try to delve deeper into what people think about Canada’s current foreign policy agenda and its objectives, people draw a blank.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on August 13, 2021
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