Shanifa Nasser
@shanifanasser.bsky.social
Journalist at CBC News interested in the justice system, national security and stories with a heartbeat.📍Toronto
Tips/story ideas: ✉️ [email protected] | 🔗 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/author/shanifa-nasser-1.3965983
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Shanifa Nasser
@shanifanasser.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Woke up to a ton of new followers today 🚀, so hi all!
I'm a reporter at cbcnews.ca writing on the justice system, use of force, and trying to bring nuance to national security coverage. Before that, I was on a PhD track in religion but quit to pursue journalism.
Have a tip? My email's in my bio!👋
I'm a reporter at cbcnews.ca writing on the justice system, use of force, and trying to bring nuance to national security coverage. Before that, I was on a PhD track in religion but quit to pursue journalism.
Have a tip? My email's in my bio!👋
Netanyahu, sought by the ICC for alleged war crimes, weighs in on Mark Carney's comments on Israel, saying it is "fighting a just war with just means."
After seemingly agreeing with a protester that Israel is committing genocide, Carney said yesterday he didn't hear the word. www.cbc.ca/1.7506027
After seemingly agreeing with a protester that Israel is committing genocide, Carney said yesterday he didn't hear the word. www.cbc.ca/1.7506027
April 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Netanyahu, sought by the ICC for alleged war crimes, weighs in on Mark Carney's comments on Israel, saying it is "fighting a just war with just means."
After seemingly agreeing with a protester that Israel is committing genocide, Carney said yesterday he didn't hear the word. www.cbc.ca/1.7506027
After seemingly agreeing with a protester that Israel is committing genocide, Carney said yesterday he didn't hear the word. www.cbc.ca/1.7506027
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UPDATE: Canadian legal group cancels upcoming event after uproar over disinviting Syrian Canadian entrepreneur www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canadian legal group cancels upcoming event after uproar over disinviting Syrian Canadian entrepreneur | CBC News
A Canadian legal association under fire for cancelling a Syrian Canadian entrepreneur's upcoming speech over his stance on Gaza says it will cancel the event altogether.
www.cbc.ca
April 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
UPDATE: Canadian legal group cancels upcoming event after uproar over disinviting Syrian Canadian entrepreneur www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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UPDATE: The Advocates' Society's treasurer Sheila Gibb has resigned over its cancellation of Syrian Canadian Tareq Hadhad's speech, citing a "chilling effect" on members.
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Canadian legal group rocked by 2nd high-profile resignation after it cancelled speech by Syrian Canadian | CBC News
The fallout over a Canadian legal organization's decision to cancel a noted Syrian Canadian entrepeneur and peace advocate's speaking invitation is deepening, with another high-profile resignation, th...
www.cbc.ca
April 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
UPDATE: The Advocates' Society's treasurer Sheila Gibb has resigned over its cancellation of Syrian Canadian Tareq Hadhad's speech, citing a "chilling effect" on members.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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BREAKING: The incoming president of prominent Canadian legal organization The Advocates' Society has resigned, saying the group 'abandoned' its values in cancelling Peace by Chocolate founder Tareq Hadhad's speech over concerns on his views on Gaza.
My latest: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
My latest: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Cancelled speech by Syrian Canadian entrepreneur sparks resignation by legal group's incoming president | CBC News
The incoming president of one of Canada’s most high-profile legal organizations has resigned amid an “existential crisis” at The Advocates’ Society over its decision to cancel a Syrian Canadian entrep...
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April 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
BREAKING: The incoming president of prominent Canadian legal organization The Advocates' Society has resigned, saying the group 'abandoned' its values in cancelling Peace by Chocolate founder Tareq Hadhad's speech over concerns on his views on Gaza.
My latest: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
My latest: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tareq Hadhad came to Canada as a Syrian refugee and founded the socially conscious Peace by Chocolate, making headlines for his inspiring story.
Now a prominent legal group, The Advocates' Society, has cancelled his keynote address after concerns about his stance on Gaza. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Now a prominent legal group, The Advocates' Society, has cancelled his keynote address after concerns about his stance on Gaza. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Legal group draws ire for cancelling humanitarian advocate's speech over his stance on Gaza | CBC News
A prominent legal organization is facing criticism for cancelling a speech by a noted entrepreneur and humanitarian advocate after, it says, some members expressed concerns about his position on Israe...
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March 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Tareq Hadhad came to Canada as a Syrian refugee and founded the socially conscious Peace by Chocolate, making headlines for his inspiring story.
Now a prominent legal group, The Advocates' Society, has cancelled his keynote address after concerns about his stance on Gaza. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Now a prominent legal group, The Advocates' Society, has cancelled his keynote address after concerns about his stance on Gaza. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88.
It's almost impossible to grasp the enormity of this moment for the Ismaili community.
More to come:
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
It's almost impossible to grasp the enormity of this moment for the Ismaili community.
More to come:
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
Aga Khan dead at 88 | CBC News
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88.
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February 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88.
It's almost impossible to grasp the enormity of this moment for the Ismaili community.
More to come:
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
It's almost impossible to grasp the enormity of this moment for the Ismaili community.
More to come:
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
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More than 4 years after Ejaz Choudry, a 62-year-old father with schizophrenia, was fatally shot in his Mississauga apartment, CBC found the officer who shot him had previously tipped a paraplegic man from his wheelchair during an arrest.
@shanifanasser.bsky.social fought the publication ban and wow
@shanifanasser.bsky.social fought the publication ban and wow
No longer 'faceless': Police in Ejaz Choudry death identified - and for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter
It took years to get here and having to testify in court.
My latest:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It took years to get here and having to testify in court.
My latest:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
No longer 'faceless': Police in Ejaz Choudry death identified — and for one, it wasn't his 1st fatal encounter | CBC News
More than four years after Ejaz Choudry was shot and killed by Peel police, CBC News has learned the names of the officers involved that day — and for one of them, this wasn’t his first deadly encount...
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
More than 4 years after Ejaz Choudry, a 62-year-old father with schizophrenia, was fatally shot in his Mississauga apartment, CBC found the officer who shot him had previously tipped a paraplegic man from his wheelchair during an arrest.
@shanifanasser.bsky.social fought the publication ban and wow
@shanifanasser.bsky.social fought the publication ban and wow
No longer 'faceless': Police in Ejaz Choudry death identified - and for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter
It took years to get here and having to testify in court.
My latest:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It took years to get here and having to testify in court.
My latest:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
No longer 'faceless': Police in Ejaz Choudry death identified — and for one, it wasn't his 1st fatal encounter | CBC News
More than four years after Ejaz Choudry was shot and killed by Peel police, CBC News has learned the names of the officers involved that day — and for one of them, this wasn’t his first deadly encount...
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
No longer 'faceless': Police in Ejaz Choudry death identified - and for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter
It took years to get here and having to testify in court.
My latest:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It took years to get here and having to testify in court.
My latest:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In 2023, an anonymous tipster wrote to CBC News saying they knew the name of the police officer who killed Ejaz Choudry.
It was almost impossible to confirm.
Now we've learned the names of the five officers involved - and for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter.
🔗 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It was almost impossible to confirm.
Now we've learned the names of the five officers involved - and for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter.
🔗 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
No longer 'faceless': Police in Ejaz Choudry death identified — and for one, it wasn't his 1st fatal encounter | CBC News
More than four years after Ejaz Choudry was shot and killed by Peel police, CBC News has learned the names of the officers involved that day — and for one of them, this wasn’t his first deadly encount...
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In 2023, an anonymous tipster wrote to CBC News saying they knew the name of the police officer who killed Ejaz Choudry.
It was almost impossible to confirm.
Now we've learned the names of the five officers involved - and for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter.
🔗 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It was almost impossible to confirm.
Now we've learned the names of the five officers involved - and for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter.
🔗 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The alleged German Christmas market attacker was Islamophobic, had posts on X account supportive of anti-Islam and far-right parties, including the Alternative for Germany (AfD), Reuters reports.
On X Friday, ElomMusk posted: "Only the AfD can save Germany."
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
On X Friday, ElomMusk posted: "Only the AfD can save Germany."
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Death toll from German Christmas market car-ramming rises to four, Bild reports
Over 60 people were injured, some of them seriously, when a vehicle drove through crowds gathered at the market.
www.reuters.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:26 PM
The alleged German Christmas market attacker was Islamophobic, had posts on X account supportive of anti-Islam and far-right parties, including the Alternative for Germany (AfD), Reuters reports.
On X Friday, ElomMusk posted: "Only the AfD can save Germany."
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
On X Friday, ElomMusk posted: "Only the AfD can save Germany."
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Benjamin Netanyahu says Golan Heights will remain part of Israel ‘for eternity’
Benjamin Netanyahu says Golan Heights will remain part of Israel ‘for eternity’
PM’s words follow Israeli takeover of previously demilitarised zone in Syrian-controlled territory
* Syria live – latest updates
Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel for almost 60 years, will remain part of Israel…
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Benjamin Netanyahu says Golan Heights will remain part of Israel ‘for eternity’
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The scenes from Sednaya prison in Syria are shocking; people wandering into the light after decades in dark detention & torture.
I interviewed Omar Alshogre, a former Sednaya child prisoner, about his reaction to history being made in Syria this weekend.
Watch/share/subscribe:
I interviewed Omar Alshogre, a former Sednaya child prisoner, about his reaction to history being made in Syria this weekend.
Watch/share/subscribe:
‘We Fought Alone, We Dreamed Alone’: Former Syrian Prisoner on the Historic Fall of Bashar Al Assad
Syrian activist Omar Alshogre, who was tortured at Sednaya prison as a child, talks to Mehdi about this weekend’s astonishing events in Damascus.
zeteo.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:32 PM
The scenes from Sednaya prison in Syria are shocking; people wandering into the light after decades in dark detention & torture.
I interviewed Omar Alshogre, a former Sednaya child prisoner, about his reaction to history being made in Syria this weekend.
Watch/share/subscribe:
I interviewed Omar Alshogre, a former Sednaya child prisoner, about his reaction to history being made in Syria this weekend.
Watch/share/subscribe:
"The very prospect that justice is conceivable, that the arc of the moral universe endures, that there is a light that was always there at the end of the tunnel, if only you squinted amid the enveloping dark? I cannot quite conceive of the words."
On the enormity of this moment for Syria:
On the enormity of this moment for Syria:
I’m not really worthy to write anything about beautiful Syria today but they asked me to and so I tried through tears to write some words that are inadequate but here they are anyway: Dawn in Damascus
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Dawn in Damascus
In the end, Bashar al-Assad had nothing to say to the country he bludgeoned and bled, but what matters now is that his ‘forever’ rule is over
newlinesmag.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:00 AM
"The very prospect that justice is conceivable, that the arc of the moral universe endures, that there is a light that was always there at the end of the tunnel, if only you squinted amid the enveloping dark? I cannot quite conceive of the words."
On the enormity of this moment for Syria:
On the enormity of this moment for Syria:
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"For three years, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest for buying crack cocaine."
Broward Co. to vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office
For three years, the Broward County Sheriff's Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest.
cbs12.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:55 PM
"For three years, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest for buying crack cocaine."
Marc Lépine's birth name, Gamil Gharbi, is fuelling the term "Killed by a Muslim" on X.
His mom, French Canadian, was a former nun. He was estranged from his Algerian father and changed his name at 14.
Here's a worthwhile piece on the motivation to cast him as "other": rsc-src.ca/fr/voix-de-l...
His mom, French Canadian, was a former nun. He was estranged from his Algerian father and changed his name at 14.
Here's a worthwhile piece on the motivation to cast him as "other": rsc-src.ca/fr/voix-de-l...
Why some gun-control opponents want to ‘other’ one of Canada’s worst mass killers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes remarks in December 2019 as 14 beams of light point skyward during Montréal ceremonies to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique shooting. .THE C...
rsc-src.ca
December 7, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Marc Lépine's birth name, Gamil Gharbi, is fuelling the term "Killed by a Muslim" on X.
His mom, French Canadian, was a former nun. He was estranged from his Algerian father and changed his name at 14.
Here's a worthwhile piece on the motivation to cast him as "other": rsc-src.ca/fr/voix-de-l...
His mom, French Canadian, was a former nun. He was estranged from his Algerian father and changed his name at 14.
Here's a worthwhile piece on the motivation to cast him as "other": rsc-src.ca/fr/voix-de-l...
Quebec Premier François Legault says he wants to ban praying in public and is considering using the notwithstanding clause to do so.
"Seeing people praying in the streets, in public parks, is not something we want in Quebec," Legault said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Seeing people praying in the streets, in public parks, is not something we want in Quebec," Legault said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 6, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Quebec Premier François Legault says he wants to ban praying in public and is considering using the notwithstanding clause to do so.
"Seeing people praying in the streets, in public parks, is not something we want in Quebec," Legault said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Seeing people praying in the streets, in public parks, is not something we want in Quebec," Legault said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In a 2006 Israeli operation, a bulldozer plowed through a wall of the Canadian section of the Gaza War Cemetery. CBC spoke to a groundskeeper who pieced five headstones back together. www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
Who knows if these more recently damaged sections will ever be restored.
Who knows if these more recently damaged sections will ever be restored.
The Commonwealth Gaza War Cemetery is one that I didn't include in my original thread on Twitter, but one that was also damaged by the IDF. Imagery from December shows IDF vehicles nearby and in January the Indian, Canadian and Turkish sections have all been damaged.
Location: 31.51178, 34.48217
Location: 31.51178, 34.48217
December 6, 2024 at 8:47 PM
In a 2006 Israeli operation, a bulldozer plowed through a wall of the Canadian section of the Gaza War Cemetery. CBC spoke to a groundskeeper who pieced five headstones back together. www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
Who knows if these more recently damaged sections will ever be restored.
Who knows if these more recently damaged sections will ever be restored.
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Millions of people are turning to AI for companionship. They are finding the experience surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and profoundly confusing, leaving them to wonder, ‘Is this real? And does that matter?’
What do you love when you fall for AI?
Inside the surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and deeply confusing reality of AI relationships.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Millions of people are turning to AI for companionship. They are finding the experience surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and profoundly confusing, leaving them to wonder, ‘Is this real? And does that matter?’
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The same Anduril, funded by Peter Tiel, that set up autonomous surveillance towers along the Mexico/US border: amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
Who exactly will such partnerships “benefit”?
Who exactly will such partnerships “benefit”?
December 5, 2024 at 1:19 AM
The same Anduril, funded by Peter Tiel, that set up autonomous surveillance towers along the Mexico/US border: amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
Who exactly will such partnerships “benefit”?
Who exactly will such partnerships “benefit”?
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BREAKING: Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in new report:
BREAKING: Amnesty Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty's director tells Zeteo.
zeteo.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:12 AM
BREAKING: Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in new report:
I have to agree with some of this.
Bluesky is absolutely more pleasant, interactive and more intelligent, in my experience. But for media monitoring and breaking news , my X algorithm still performs better - esp. on Gaza.
Growing pains maybe, but it's why I haven't been able to fully switch over.
Bluesky is absolutely more pleasant, interactive and more intelligent, in my experience. But for media monitoring and breaking news , my X algorithm still performs better - esp. on Gaza.
Growing pains maybe, but it's why I haven't been able to fully switch over.
Was the attempted coup in Korea this week Bluesky's first big news event? Yes, sorta. But the platform has a ways to go still. It was an important proof of concept, though. And I think we’re a lot closer to the platform’s big breakthrough moment than many expect.
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December 4, 2024 at 9:59 PM
I have to agree with some of this.
Bluesky is absolutely more pleasant, interactive and more intelligent, in my experience. But for media monitoring and breaking news , my X algorithm still performs better - esp. on Gaza.
Growing pains maybe, but it's why I haven't been able to fully switch over.
Bluesky is absolutely more pleasant, interactive and more intelligent, in my experience. But for media monitoring and breaking news , my X algorithm still performs better - esp. on Gaza.
Growing pains maybe, but it's why I haven't been able to fully switch over.
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Huge appreciation to our Gaza videographer Mohamed el Saife for his tremendous work on this. youtu.be/aj5Ge8Xv8fQ?...
Gaza slips into lawlessness as Hamas's grip on power fades
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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December 3, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Huge appreciation to our Gaza videographer Mohamed el Saife for his tremendous work on this. youtu.be/aj5Ge8Xv8fQ?...
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“No worries if not” -President Yoon Suk Yeol
December 3, 2024 at 8:14 PM
“No worries if not” -President Yoon Suk Yeol
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Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon says Israel’s government is carrying out “ethnic cleansing” in northern Gaza and has accused PM Netanyahu of leading Israel to “ruin”.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/kcyxvw
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/kcyxvw
November 30, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon says Israel’s government is carrying out “ethnic cleansing” in northern Gaza and has accused PM Netanyahu of leading Israel to “ruin”.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/kcyxvw
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/kcyxvw
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Days after ICC announces warrants for Netanyahu, Biden admin moving to approve its largest arms sale to Israel in months. Includes 15,500 JDAM kits + 615 small diameter bombs. Our @washingtonpost.com team has documented extensive civilian harm caused by both. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
Live updates: Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire begins; Biden vows ‘another push’ on Gaza deal
The cease-fire deal is set to stop fighting for 60 days between Israel and Hezbollah. Regional neighbors hope it will lead to a wider de-escalation.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Days after ICC announces warrants for Netanyahu, Biden admin moving to approve its largest arms sale to Israel in months. Includes 15,500 JDAM kits + 615 small diameter bombs. Our @washingtonpost.com team has documented extensive civilian harm caused by both. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...