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Stories written by Maher Arar
Maher Arar is an award-winning human rights activist and is a frequent speaker at national security related events. In 2010, Maher founded Prism, an online not-for-profit magazine that focuses on the in-depth coverage and analysis of national security related issues. Show full bio

5 Explanations for Why Americans Allowed Their Government to Wield Dangerous Powers

I traveled to Montreal on March 22 to attend a lecture by Susan Herman, President of the American Civil Liberties…

Did We Exaggerate the al-Qaida Threat?

Glenn Carle served as an operations officer in the CIA for 23 years, retiring from the Agency in March 2007.…

The West’s War on Independent Arab Media

According to Mr. Scahill the American administration claims that Mr. Shaye is an al-Qaeda collaborator. As always the case when…

Prism is Looking for a Volunteer Social Media Community Manager

Prism is looking to replace Kristen Soo who is leaving Prism soon. Kristen was instrumental in helping Prism establish a…

Syria for Dummies

John Green provides some historical context to the current civil war in Syria, discussing Syrian independence, the rise of the…

Torture Directive 2.0

Jim Bronskill from the Canadian Press published a follow-up story on the torture directive that was issued by the Minister…

Know Your Rights

Know your rights as a photographer this election season is produced by The Gregory Brothers in close collaboration with American…

Prism Video: Activists Demand the Abolition of Security Certificates

Human rights activists, joined by the Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, announce at a press conference that was held on…

Video: Experts Explain What is Dangerous about C-30

Recently a controversy erupted surrounding the lawful access bill (i.e. C-30) proposed by Minister Vic Toews. Very few people have…

Minister Toews Bows to Pressure on Torture Policy

In a carefully worded directive (see the letter below) which was obtained by Canadian Press through Access to Information Act…