Stand up for calls for peace

The following letter was published by Calgary Herald on Nov 9th, 2023. I’m starting to see more and more poppies being displayed. Are these just meaningless ornaments now? We talk a great deal of “Lest we forget,” but is that really so? Innumerable innocent children are being killed in the Hamas-Israel war, yet we choose […]

End the violence in the Mideast

The following letter was published in Calgary Herald, on Nov 8th, 2023. The world continues to head toward catastrophe. Time and again, mankind plunges toward an abyss that becomes increasingly more difficult to escape. Most unfortunately, the actions of today are affecting not only the guilty but also the innocent of this world — our […]

Time for a ceasefire

The following letter was published by The Free Press on Nov 7th 2023. I’m starting to see more and more poppies being displayed and it’s making me fear, are these just meaningless ornaments now? Hear me out. We talk a great deal of “Lest we forget,” but is that really so? Because it sure seems […]

Collectively call for Gaza ceasefire

The following letter was published by Edmonton Journal on Nov 7th 2023. I’m starting to see more and more poppies being displayed and it’s making me fear, are these just meaningless ornaments now? Hear me out. We talk a great deal of “Lest we forget,” but is that really so? Because it sure seems like […]

<strong>Keep the poppies relevant</strong>

The following letter was published by MSN, on Nov 6th 2023 I’m starting to see more and more poppies being displayed and it’s making me fear, are these just meaningless ornaments now? We say ‘Lest we forget’, but it seems we’ve sure forgotten, especially considering how complicit we are through the nascent stages of WW3. […]

Keep the poppies relevant

The following letter was published by Calgary Sun, on Nov 6, 2023. I’m starting to see more and more poppies being displayed and it’s making me fear, are these just meaningless ornaments now? We say ‘Lest we forget’, but it seems we’ve sure forgotten, especially considering how complicit we are through the nascent stages of […]

Showing Gratitude

The following letter was published by Winnipeg Sun, on Oct 25th, 2023. There is probably one little boy that lives in Gaza that’s an orphan who saw lots of people die. This is sad and not normal for me. I live in Canada and am a boy of 10 years. I don’t see air strikes, […]

Innocent civilians victims in conflict

The following article was published by National Post, on Oct 24th, 2023. As a medical student at Queen’s University, I’ve learned about the importance of preserving life and health. When I was a young child, I dreamt of a world with flying cars, advanced technology and global harmony. Sadly, those dreams remain unfulfilled, yet the […]

Showing Gratitude

The following letter was published by Toronto Sun, on Oct 24th, 2023. There is probably one little boy that lives in Gaza that’s an orphan who saw lots of people die. This is sad and not normal for me. I live in Canada and am a boy of 10 years. I don’t see air strikes, […]

Fear for my child

The following letter was published by Edmonton Sun, on Oct 19th 2023. Re “Man killed child, wounded woman in anti-Muslim hate crime” (The Associated Press, Oct. 16) As a father myself of a six-year-old child, my heart sheds tears to hear of the brutal stabbing of Palestinian-American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume. As a parent, I fear […]