Writings by Tarek Fatah

Articles by MEF Staff and Fellows
Title Publication Date
Anger on Turkey's Streets Following Earthquake Tragedy The Toronto SunFebruary 8, 2023
Trudeau's Puzzling Choice to Combat 'Islamophobia The Toronto SunFebruary 1, 2023
Scandal and Corruption the Theme of World Cup in Qatar The Toronto SunDecember 14, 2022
Attention Feminists: Support Iranian Women Burning Their Hijabs The Toronto SunSeptember 21, 2022
Reflections on the Rushdie Stabbing The Toronto SunAugust 24, 2022
More Muslims Need to Stand Up to Islamists The Toronto SunJune 8, 2022
Tackling Islamic Supremacy The Toronto SunMay 18, 2022
A Death Sentence in Pakistan for WhatsApp Blasphemy The Toronto SunJanuary 26, 2022
Jew-hatred and Islamism at the Heart of Texas Terror The Toronto SunJanuary 19, 2022
Quebec Teacher's Removal Reignites Hijab Debate The Toronto SunDecember 15, 2021
The Outrageous Censorship of Nadia Murad The Toronto SunNovember 24, 2021
Islamist Terror Reaches New Milestones The Toronto SunOctober 20, 2021
This Betrayal of Afghanistan Is Beyond Belief The Toronto SunAugust 18, 2021
Seeking a Caliphate Instead of the Commons The Toronto SunJuly 28, 2021
Who Will Listen to the Cries of Ordinary Muslims? The Toronto SunJuly 14, 2021
Saudi Arabia Takes a Step Forward, as Iran Moves Backwards The Toronto SunJune 23, 2021
There is no Islamophobia in Canada The Toronto SunJune 16, 2021
Muslims Not Safe in Canada? Nonsense The Toronto SunJune 9, 2021
Palestinians Die as Hostages of Hamas The Toronto SunMay 19, 2021
Canada's Muslim Leaders Should Fight Extremism, Not Play Victim The Toronto SunApril 7, 2021
The Death of a True Feminist in the Islamic World The Toronto SunMarch 24, 2021
The Swiss Have Banned the Burqa. When Will Canada Follow? The Toronto SunMarch 10, 2021
Who Will Utter the Words 'Islamist Terrorism?' The Toronto SunDecember 2, 2020
Yet Another Palestinian Sorrow The Toronto SunNovember 11, 2020
Vive la France! The Toronto SunOctober 29, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh: Assessing the Rights and Wrongs The Toronto SunOctober 22, 2020
Dead Silence on Islamism, 20 Years after USS Cole Bombing The Toronto SunOctober 14, 2020
Expel Turkey from NATO The Toronto SunOctober 7, 2020
Should ISIS Brides Be Welcomed Back? The Toronto SunJuly 22, 2020
Allah's Islam vs. Mullah's Islam The Toronto SunJuly 15, 2020
Anti-Semitism Rears Its Head in Canada at Palestinian Rally The Toronto SunJuly 8, 2020
Islamic Call to Prayer Turns Ugly The Toronto SunMay 20, 2020
Mosque Loudspeaker Saga Continues The Toronto SunMay 6, 2020
During COVID-19, the Islamic Call to Prayer Suddenly Blares The Toronto SunApril 29, 2020
Love of Palestinians vs. Respect for Israel The Toronto SunApril 22, 2020
Bernie Sanders and the End of Sharia-Bolshevism The Toronto SunMarch 11, 2020
Turkish Ambitions Threaten New Conflict in Mediterranean The Toronto SunJanuary 22, 2020
Islamists Find an Excuse to Run Rampant in India The Toronto SunJanuary 15, 2020
Hatred towards Jews on Full Display at York University The Toronto SunNovember 27, 2019
Trump Betrays Kurds, Canada's Liberals and NDP Stay Silent The Toronto SunOctober 16, 2019
Canadian Liberals Fall for Another Islamist Makeover The Toronto SunSeptember 18, 2019
18 Years after 9/11, Our Enemy Is Stronger The Toronto SunSeptember 11, 2019
Rejecting Hijab Dooms Woman to 24 years in Prison The Toronto SunAugust 29, 2019
Canada's 'Islamophobia' Police Strike Again (Twice) The Toronto SunAugust 21, 2019
Why Some Canadian Muslims Celebrated the Quebec Hijab Ban The Toronto SunJune 18, 2019
Shariah Law Makes a Comeback in Ontario The Toronto SunJune 11, 2019
Why No Colombo Call for Action? The Toronto SunMay 21, 2019
Muslims Join Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists at Holocaust Memorial Event The Toronto SunMay 7, 2019
Islamist Attacks Still Occur, But Canadian Politicians Don't Denounce Them Toronto SunApril 30, 2019
Why Islamic Terrorists Slaughtered Christians in Sri Lanka Toronto SunApril 24, 2019
Quebec Moves to Ban the Burka and Hijab for Government Employees New Delhi TimesApril 8, 2019
Muslims Who Stand Up To Mullah's Are No 'Islamophobes' Toronto SunMarch 19, 2019
Asia Bibi is Finally Free, but Blasphemy Laws Still Must Go Calgary SunJanuary 29, 2019
Rahaf Case Exposes Some Inconvenient Truths About the Islamic World The Toronto SunJanuary 16, 2019
How Twitter Saved Life of Saudi Rebel Who Rejected Islam Toronto SunJanuary 8, 2019
Coming Soon, Believe It or Not -- Islamic Party of Ontario Toronto SunJanuary 1, 2019
Reign of Terror in Saudi Arabia Toronto SunOctober 16, 2018
Bare-Chested Religious Self-Flagellation Has No Place on Our Streets Toronto SunSeptember 25, 2018
Good Riddance to Our Ties with Saudi Arabia Toronto SunAugust 7, 2018
Toronto Mosque Sermon Calls on Allah to Slay Non-Muslims 'One-By-One' Toronto SunAugust 5, 2018
Islamist Groups to Receive Canadian 'Multiculturalism' Funds Toronto SunJuly 3, 2018
Who weeps for Palestine? Toronto SunApril 3, 2018
Anti-Muslim Bigotry Enables Islamists Toronto SunMarch 28, 2018
Pakistan's lioness Asma Jahangir will never die Toronto SunFebruary 19, 2018
Women's March Betrayed Women of Iran and Kurdistan The Toronto SunJanuary 24, 2018
A Hijabi Hoax that Fooled Canada The Toronto SunJanuary 15, 2018
The Iranian Diaspora Needs to Work Together against the Regime The Toronto SunJanuary 9, 2018
Iran Reminds Us of the Dangers of Islamism The Toronto SunJanuary 2, 2018
How to Integrate Refugees into Canada The Toronto SunDecember 19, 2017
Long History of Hypocrisy about Jerusalem The Toronto SunDecember 13, 2017
Anti-Islamophobia' Motion Taking More Fire Toronto SunNovember 14, 2017
Don't Use Divisive Term 'Islamophobia,' Expert Tells MPs The Toronto SunOctober 31, 2017
Burkas, Niqabs Pose Public Safety Risk The Toronto SunOctober 24, 2017
In Canada, Liberal MPs Ambush a Moderate Muslim The Toronto SunSeptember 27, 2017
How Canadian MPs Got Duped into Anti-'Islamophobia' Motion The Toronto SunSeptember 19, 2017
Jagmeet Singh Should Denounce the Niqab The Toronto SunAugust 29, 2017
Islamic Cemetery Issue a Complex One The Toronto SunJuly 25, 2017
Muslim Leaders Must Denounce 'Armed Jihad' The Toronto SunJuly 18, 2017
Canada Rewards Terrorists; Israel Punishes Them The Toronto SunJuly 4, 2017
America and India Tackle Terror, While Canada Plays Identity Politics The Toronto SunJune 27, 2017
Many Muslims Need to Do Some Soul-Searching The Toronto SunJune 13, 2017
Why Don't 'Anti-Fascists' Fight Islamofascism? The Toronto SunMay 2, 2017
Malala in Lalaland The Toronto SunApril 18, 2017
Meet the Dutch Muslim Writer Who Predicted Europe's Islamist Problem The Toronto SunApril 4, 2017
Islamofascism's 'Useful Idiots' Strike Again The Toronto SunMarch 7, 2017
An Islamist Bounty on My Head The Toronto SunFebruary 22, 2017
Canada's Islamophobia Motion Targets Moderate Muslims The Toronto SunFebruary 14, 2017
Inaugural Words Heard 'Round the World: 'Radical Islamic Terrorism' The Toronto SunJanuary 24, 2017
A Moderate Muslim Goes to Ottawa The Toronto SunJanuary 17, 2017
Death Threats Are Nothing New for Muslim Reformers The Toronto SunJanuary 10, 2017
Security Council Resolution Reveals UN Hypocrisy The Toronto SunJanuary 3, 2017
The Jihadi Beat Goes On, Everywhere The Toronto SunDecember 20, 2016
Denouncing Islamophobia While Ignoring Terror The Toronto SunDecember 13, 2016
Yet Another Muslim Witch-hunt in Canada The Toronto SunDecember 9, 2016
Hopes for a New Arab Spring The Toronto SunDecember 6, 2016
Pakistan Threatens a Nuclear War with India The Toronto SunOctober 4, 2016
Radical Islam, Music, and Canadian Values The Toronto SunSeptember 7, 2016
Beware the 'Islamophobia' Racket The Toronto SunSeptember 6, 2016
Why the Burkini? The Toronto SunAugust 30, 2016
Coddling Would-be Jihadists Doesn't Work The Toronto SunAugust 23, 2016
Trump's Jihad Against Jihad Deserves Support The Toronto SunAugust 16, 2016
Media in Denial over Islamist Terror The Toronto SunJuly 26, 2016
Gingrich Outrageous, but Shariah is Worse The Toronto SunJuly 19, 2016
Why Islamists (Occasionally) Desecrate Islamic Holy Sites The Toronto SunJuly 5, 2016
Radical Islam Was Brexit's Elephant in the Room The Toronto SunJune 28, 2016
Whitewashing Islamist Terror The Toronto SunJune 20, 2016
The Media's Apologetic Coverage of Islamic Terror The Toronto SunJune 14, 2016
Fear of Islamism in Vienna The Toronto SunMay 31, 2016
Canada Home to Islamic Radicals The Toronto SunMay 24, 2016
Islamapologists Shouldn't Point Fingers The Toronto SunMay 3, 2016
Kennedy Would Have Taken On Islamists, Mr. Trudeau The Toronto SunApril 26, 2016
Hirsi Ali shines in Debate on Islam The Toronto SunApril 19, 2016
Bowing to Islamism Brought Down Canadian NDP Leader The Toronto SunApril 12, 2016
Brussels: Another Wake-up Call The Toronto SunMarch 22, 2016
Canada Must Address the Threat of Jihad The Toronto SunMarch 15, 2016
Why is Ottawa Honouring the Hijab? The Toronto SunFebruary 23, 2016
Canada's Left-Wing Orientalists The Toronto SunFebruary 16, 2016
Obama's Not Listening to the Right Muslims The Toronto SunFebruary 9, 2016
Canada Watching ISIS Fight from the Rear The Toronto SunJanuary 19, 2016
Saudi Barbarity, Iranian Hypocrisy The Toronto SunJanuary 5, 2016
Did Nabil Huruy Kill in the Name of Allah? The Toronto SunDecember 29, 2015
Islamoterror is the Problem, not 'Islamophobia' The Toronto SunDecember 22, 2015
Tashfeen Malik: From Madrassa to Jihad The Toronto SunDecember 8, 2015
Facebook Censored Me for Publicizing Islamist Atrocities The Toronto SunNovember 24, 2015
Muslims Must Denounce Armed Jihad The Toronto SunNovember 17, 2015
Islamistphobes Unite! The Toronto SunNovember 14, 2015
Islamist Turkey Does Not Belong in NATO The Toronto SunNovember 3, 2015
Terrible Advice for Muslim Women Panicking about ISIS The Toronto SunOctober 27, 2015
A Kingdom for a Niqab The Toronto SunOctober 20, 2015
Why This Canadian Socialist Will Vote Conservative The Toronto SunOctober 13, 2015
Here's the Real War within Islam The Toronto SunOctober 6, 2015
Saudi Arabia is Not Our Friend The Toronto SunSeptember 29, 2015
Canada Should Welcome Syrian Refugees, Carefully The Toronto SunSeptember 22, 2015
Who is to Blame for the Drowning of Alan Kurdi? The Toronto SunSeptember 3, 2015
Quebec Law Would Stifle Criticism of Radical Islam The Toronto SunAugust 25, 2015
What's Behind Trudeau's Secret Mosque Visit? The Toronto SunAugust 18, 2015
Why Canada's Left Has Lost My Vote The Toronto SunAugust 11, 2015
Tackling Islamism, Post-Chattanooga The Toronto SunJuly 21, 2015
Face Reality: Many Muslims Support ISIS The Toronto SunJune 16, 2015
All Islamic Extremism is Unacceptable The Toronto SunJune 2, 2015
Muslims Won't Listen to Hirsi Ali The Toronto SunMay 26, 2015
May God Protect the Bravest Woman I Know The Toronto SunMay 19, 2015
Gandhi, India, Pakistan and Me The Toronto SunMay 12, 2015
Does Islam Prohibit Drawing Mohammed? The Toronto SunMay 5, 2015
Muslims Must Admit Armenian Genocide The Toronto SunApril 21, 2015
Saudi Arabia is Fooling the West in Yemen The Toronto SunMarch 31, 2015
How India Should Fight Pakistan-Sponsored Terrorism The New Delhi TimesMarch 28, 2015
The Niqab is the Flag of Islamism​ The Toronto SunMarch 17, 2015
Obama Insults Opponents of Islamist Violence The Toronto SunFebruary 25, 2015
When Moderate Muslims Speak, They're Ignored The Toronto SunFebruary 3, 2015
The Real Fight Against ISIS Begins in Saudi Arabia The Toronto SunJanuary 27, 2015
In Failing to Confront Islamism, the Left Betrays Itself The Toronto SunJanuary 20, 2015
Muslims Shouldn't Pray to Defeat Non-Muslims The Toronto SunJanuary 13, 2015
India, Pakistan on the Brink, Again The Toronto SunJanuary 6, 2015
In Afghanistan, the New Year Begins with an Ignominious End The Toronto SunDecember 31, 2014
Muslims Must Save Islam from Islamists The Toronto SunDecember 16, 2014
Turkey no Friend of the West The Toronto SunDecember 2, 2014
The Myth of 'Deradicalizing' Islamic Radicals The Toronto SunNovember 25, 2014
Murdered, Because They Were Jews The Toronto SunNovember 18, 2014
Time for Canada to Take on the Jihadist Agenda The Toronto SunOctober 28, 2014
Islamic State Recruits Loose in Toronto The Toronto SunOctober 22, 2014
Kurds Abandoned by Liberals, NDP The Toronto SunOctober 8, 2014
Toronto Mural a Jihadi Battle Cry The Toronto SunSeptember 23, 2014
War against ISIS Headed for Failure The Toronto SunSeptember 16, 2014
Mosque Controversy Follows Trudeau The Toronto SunAugust 13, 2014
Stop the Jew-Hatred​ and Build Palestine The Toronto SunJuly 22, 2014
Muslim Double Standards Abound The Toronto SunJuly 15, 2014
Middle East Studies in the News
Title Publication Date
An Islamist in Sheep's Clothing [on Tariq Ramadan] The Mark (Canada)April 20, 2010
Tariq Ramadan and the Muslim Brotherhood The Montreal GazetteApril 14, 2010
Montreal Welcomes An Islamist Extremist In Sheep's Clothing [on Tariq Ramadan] National PostNovember 5, 2009
Campus Watch in the Media
Title Publication Date
Berkeley Students Must Tweet on Islamophobia [on Hatem Bazian] The Toronto SunFebruary 5, 2014
Nonviolent Islamism in the News
Title Publication Date
Doors open for Muslim Brotherhood? Toronto SunJune 1, 2014
Berkeley students must tweet on Islamophobia Toronto SunFebruary 5, 2014
Jihadi battle cry on Toronto mural Toronto SunOctober 1, 2013
Honour killings are dishonourable Toronto SunOctober 9, 2012
Some death threats don't count National PostMarch 4, 2011
Mischief in Manhattan Ottawa CitizenAugust 7, 2010
Tariq Ramadan and the Muslim Brotherhood Montreal GazetteApril 14, 2010
Quebec shows the way National PostMarch 30, 2010
From an ex-Muslim, true Islamophobia National PostMarch 12, 2010
You can't ignore the role of radical Islam Ottawa CitizenNovember 10, 2009
Has Jack Layton converted to Islam? National PostSeptember 22, 2009
CBC and jihad Calgary HeraldDecember 11, 2008
Banks are helping sharia make a back-door entrance The Globe and MailJanuary 25, 2008
Mark Steyn has a right to be wrong Maclean'sDecember 12, 2007