Shama Rangwala

May 1, 2024 | monitormag.ca | Shama Rangwala |Adam Houston |Ricardo Tranjan |Stuart Trew

On March 7, 2024, Ontario Speaker of the House Ted Arnott unilaterally banned the Palestinian keffiyeh in the legislative assembly as a “political statement,” a move that can be overturned by the unanimous consent of the entire assembly. Since then, politicians from across parties have spoken out against the ban, including Premier Doug Ford. On April 25, newly independent MPP Sarah Jama wore a keffiyeh in the assembly and was ejected from the space.

Apr 18, 2024 | yeseverything.ca | Shama Rangwala

The Broadbent Institute recently held its 2024 Progress Summit with the theme of “Making the Good Society.” I attended in my capacity as an academic working on building connections between sectors of the public—academia, media, labour—to address present crises. I am not naïve about the purpose of so-called progressive organizations such as Broadbent Institute; I did not expect deeply researched analysis or radical politics.