Omar Mouallem

1 month ago | edifyedmonton.com | Omar Mouallem

wâsikan kisewâtisiwin, an AI app designed to correct anti-Indigenous bias in writing, raises many technological and ethical questions — but the first one Shani Gwin usually answers is, “How do you pronounce it?”“Wuh-see-gahn key-su-wat-su-win,” she says. I repeat it back in one smooth utterance, earning a figurative gold star from Gwin. “I’m practically a native speaker,” I quip — then instantly regret the unintended double entendre.

1 month ago | edifyedmonton.com | Omar Mouallem

Open only for lunch Thursday to Sunday, Tulip Sandwich Shoppe is the daytime alter ego of Otto Food & Drink, a beer and sausage bar — and a favourite spot for me and my kids. In fact, we’ve been coming here since the literal day it opened, and frequent it so often that my kids have named the playground across the street “Otto Park.”Tulip shares Otto’s DNA: relaxed, communal, and quietly exceptional.

2 months ago | thebleeders.substack.com | Courtney Kocak |Omar Mouallem

Hey Bleeders!If you’ve dreamed of writing a book that blends deep research, personal narrative, and ambitious travel, then you’re going to love this week’s episode of The Bleeders! I sat down with author, journalist, and documentarian , author of Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas, to talk about the writing and publishing process behind his truly impressive book that explores the overlooked history of Muslims in the Americas.

Nov 15, 2024 | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Omar Mouallem

After a terrorist killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario in 2021, the Government of Canada organized a National Summit on Islamophobia. Among the over 100 recommendations to emerge was the creation of a Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, similar to Canada’s 2020 appointment of a Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism.

Feb 25, 2024 | omarmouallem.medium.com | Omar Mouallem

Note: This article was published in the September 2013 issue of Alberta Venture, and has been republished here in the public interest since the magazine has collapsed. I’ve also included a sidebar titled “Chasing Daryl Katz,” about what it was like to report this story without access (also known as a “write-around”). It should have been a happy occasion.