Faisal Kutty

Toronto

Lawyer & Law Prof. | Words @TorontoStar @AJEnglish @MiddleEastEye @CBCNews @Newsweek & @TEDx Agent Sought: Son of an Imam: A Journey Through Belief & Disbelief

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How a Muslim housing plan in Texas became the target of right-wing hysteria

5 days ago | themuslimtimes.info | Rafiq A. Tschannen |Faisal Kutty

Faisal Kutty18 April 2025 08:39 BST | Last update: 17 hours 50 mins agoA proposed Muslim neighbourhood was branded a threat, once again exposing the enduring machinery of American Islamophobia more than two decades after 9/11A still from a promotional video for Epic City, a planned residential development in Josephine, Texas, led by the East Plano Islamic Centre (YouTube)America is once again manufacturing a moral panic – this time over a neighbourhood that has not even been built.
How a Muslim housing plan in Texas became the target of right-wing hysteria

6 days ago | middleeasteye.net | Faisal Kutty

America is once again manufacturing a moral panic - this time over a neighbourhood that has not even been built. In Texas, the mere proposal of EPIC City, a Muslim-friendly housing development spearheaded by the East Plano Islamic Centre (EPIC), has ignited a full-blown political and media firestorm.
The moral courage that pierced the silence at Microsoft

1 week ago | madhyamamonline.com | Faisal Kutty

By now, many have heard the story: two Microsoft engineers, Ibtihal Aboussad and Vaniya Agrawal, publicly confronted their employer over its complicity in Israeli military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Their protest—delivered directly to the faces of Microsoft’s top leadership during its 50th anniversary celebration—wasn’t just a disruption. It was a defiant act of moral courage that broke a dangerous silence in the tech industry. Both women were fired shortly after their protests.
How the US is weaponising immigration law

2 weeks ago | tribune.com.pk | Faisal Kutty

Adisturbing trend is accelerating in the United States: immigration law is being used not to protect borders or ensure national security, but to silence dissent, especially when it challenges American support for Israel. This growing crackdown disproportionately targets international students, researchers and visiting scholars from Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan. And now, as a new Trump-era travel ban looms, the risks are rapidly escalating.
The Waqf Amendment is not reform - it’s a roadmap to dispossession

2 weeks ago | madhyamamonline.com | Faisal Kutty

Picture this: a country that boasts of its secular constitution strips one of its largest religious minorities of control over their centuries-old institutions. That’s exactly what happened on April 4, when Parliament rushed through the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after a 14-hour debate. The government called it reform. But for millions of Indian Muslims, it felt like another body blow - an attack not just on property, but on identity, memory, and dignity.
Why more Canadians like my family are rethinking trips to the U.S. — out of fear

3 weeks ago | wellandtribune.ca | Faisal Kutty

In 2003, my father, Ahmad Kutty, a respected Islamic scholar, was handcuffed, interrogated, and expelled from the United States. He and another Canadian imam were on their way to Orlando, Fla., to deliver lectures — ironically, on the dangers of extremism — when they were taken off their flight during a layover in Fort Lauderdale. Detained for 16 hours, they were marched through the airport in orange prison jumpsuits and branded as potential terrorists.
Why more Canadians like my family are rethinking trips to the U.S. — out of fear

3 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Faisal Kutty

In 2003, my father, Ahmad Kutty, a respected Islamic scholar, was handcuffed, interrogated, and expelled from the United States. He and another Canadian imam were on their way to Orlando, Fla., to deliver lectures — ironically, on the dangers of extremism — when they were taken off their flight during a layover in Fort Lauderdale. Detained for 16 hours, they were marched through the airport in orange prison jumpsuits and branded as potential terrorists.
US using immigration law to silence dissent - and international students are paying the price

3 weeks ago | madhyamamonline.com | Faisal Kutty

A dangerous pattern is emerging in the United States: immigration law is being weaponized to punish dissent and intimidate critics of American foreign policy - particularly those who speak up for Palestinian rights. Dozens of international students and scholars, including many from India and other allied nations, are now facing deportation, detention, or blacklisting—not for crimes or immigration fraud, but for engaging in peaceful political expression.
What the assault on Columbia University is really about

1 month ago | weeklycuttingedge.com | Faisal Kutty

The Trump administration’s war on campus dissent has reached a new, disturbing milestone. On March 8, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and prominent organiser of the Gaza solidarity encampment on campus. Days later, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it had revoked the visa of Ranjani Srinivasan, a Columbia graduate student, and arrested Leqaa Kordia, a former Columbia student.
A new McCarthyism: weaponizing US Immigration laws against dissent

1 month ago | madhyamamonline.com | Faisal Kutty

“First they came for the undocumented, and I did not speak out…” The haunting lesson of silence echoes loudly in the United States today, where a new witch hunt is unfolding—only this time, it’s not alleged communists but pro-Palestinian students, scholars, and legal immigrants under siege. On March 8, 2025, Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident, was detained by ICE in New York after returning from an Iftar dinner with his pregnant wife.

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Faisal Kutty

Articles

How a Muslim housing plan in Texas became the target of right-wing hysteria

How a Muslim housing plan in Texas became the target of right-wing hysteria

The moral courage that pierced the silence at Microsoft

How the US is weaponising immigration law

The Waqf Amendment is not reform - it’s a roadmap to dispossession

Why more Canadians like my family are rethinking trips to the U.S. — out of fear

Why more Canadians like my family are rethinking trips to the U.S. — out of fear

US using immigration law to silence dissent - and international students are paying the price

What the assault on Columbia University is really about

A new McCarthyism: weaponizing US Immigration laws against dissent

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