Uncategorized Ten years on! 28 Jan 2022 In January 2012, I had the idea of starting a blog to flush out some of the ideas percolating in my head. Over the years, it has evolved to become…
Legal Practice… Handling Different Witnesses: A Guide for Lawyers (Part III: The Hostile Witness) 2 Feb 2016June 29, 2020 Whether it’s at an examination for discovery or at a trial, every litigator will eventually have to handle an line of questioning for a witness. Although one would hope that…
Uncategorized Top 10 Facts About The Canadian Elections 16 Oct 2015June 29, 2020 With the Canadian federal election just three days away, here are 10 interesting facts you may not have known: 1. From 2004-2008, the NDP had more overall popular votes than…
Uncategorized What They Don’t Tell You About the Ontario Bar Exams: A Series 17 Aug 2015June 29, 2020 The Ontario Bar Exams, Part I: The Basics If you’re reading this post, it’s probably because you’re trying to find out as much as you can about this enigmatic process…
Egyptian Politics… Signed with Blood, Sealed with Mortar: Egypt’s war with ISIS 28 Feb 2015June 29, 2020 There comes a point in time where every story, no matter how emotional, gets sadly repetitive. In the case of aggression against Coptic Christians, that point was reached a long…
Uncategorized In the Crosshairs: Should the ICC prosecute US officials over CIA Torture? 11 Dec 2014June 29, 2020 Although it was relatively well-known before December 2014 that the United States tortured its detainees, there was still a genuine sense of shock about the extent of that torture when…
Canadian Politics… The Curious (Refugee) Case of Roger Hassaballa 1 Dec 2014June 29, 2020 I recently read a decision from an immigration case involving a Coptic Christian refugee applicant seeking asylum in Canada. After reading the decision, I remembered hearing my friends and family…
Uncategorized Egypt submits candidacy for 2016-2017 non-permanent UN Security Council seat 7 Oct 2014June 29, 2020 According to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt will seek one of the non-permanent seats allocated to the Africa Group in the United Nations Security Council. The election, which…
Uncategorized The Kurdistan Shall Rise: Why the Kurds are fighting ISIS 24 Sep 2014June 29, 2020 Since the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2014, the dangers of political Islam has once again re-entered political discourse in the mainstream media. However,…
Uncategorized Happy 1 Year Anniversary! 10 Jan 2013June 29, 2020 Wow, it's been a year since I started this blog. I have to say, it's been an interesting year of reflections and comments, and I am certainly glad I started…
