intersectional glory: The past 365 have been hard on women, especially for those who identify as queer, Indigenous, Black, racialized, trans, differently abled, immigrant, homeless the list goes on, according to NOW Magazine. Our courts continue to fail survivors of sexual violence. If you missed the International Women's Day march last weekend, there are still plenty of opportunities to celebrate feminism in all its intersectional glory. Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women still seek justice. Immigrant women, particularly Muslim women, are harassed on our streets. Pay inequality still exists in many industries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

abdoul: I think it's unfair that they're trying to strip him of his permanent resident's card and that he can't have health care or work, even now that he has a job, said his sister Fatuma Abdi.. He's trying to better himself but the government is moving him 10 steps back, according to CBC. Shortly after his arrival as a six-year-old in Nova Scotia, Abdoul Abdi was taken into the care of child welfare. Abdoul Abdi, 23, will be in Toronto on Wednesday for an Immigration and Review Board hearing where he could be ordered deported from Canada. He never got Canadian citizenship while growing up in 31 foster care and group homes in the province. El Jones, centre, speaks at a press conference Tuesday at the Nova Scotia Legislature in support of Abdoul Abdi. He also been in trouble with the law, and was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency in January and then released to a halfway house after serving five years in prison for multiple offences, including aggravated assault. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

buddhist-majority myanmar: Myanmar's government denies such abuses and announced in January that it was ready to accept the refugees back, according to CTV. Safe, dignified and sustainable returns are of course impossible under current conditions, Gilmour said. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour said in a statement that during a four-day visit to Bangladesh, refugees told him credible accounts of continued killings, rape, torture and abductions, as well as forced starvation in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine. Some 700,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar to Bangladesh since late August, when Myanmar security forces began sweeps through Rakhine after attacks by a Rohingya insurgent group. Gilmour said the rate of killings and sexual violence in Rakhine has subsided since August and September last year, but It appears that widespread and systematic violence against the Rohingya persists. There are credible accounts of widespread human rights abuses, including rape, the torching of homes and killings, carried out against the Rohingya, leading to accusations that Myanmar is guilty of ethnic cleansing, or even genocide. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

community services: Abdi, who was not granted Canadian citizenship while growing up in foster care in Nova Scotia, was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency after serving five years in prison for multiple offences, including aggravated assault, according to CTV. A deportation hearing for the young man is scheduled to begin Wednesday in Toronto, after a Federal Court judge rejected a bid to delay the process, I think that it is really unfair of the government to deport my brother, all because the Department of Community Services failed both of us on getting our Canadian citizenship, said Fatuma Abdi. The group, which includes Abdoul Abdi's sister Fatuma Abdi, held a news conference Tuesday at the provincial legislature. They are not taking responsibility for it and that angers me on his behalf. We have done everything possible to assist, she told the legislature. When asked during question period whether the province would oppose Abdi's deportation, Community Services Minister Kelly Regan would only say the province had been in contact with federal officials. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dilemma: More than half the ballots cast Sunday went to two populist forces that knew how to read the angry mood in a country where the brightest youths must go abroad to find decent careers and where hundreds of thousands of migrants were essentially marooned when many European Union partners slammed the door on these asylum-seekers rescued at sea, according to Toronto Star. The math added up to big dilemma, though. But whether these euroskeptics can put aside their distrust and rivalries to rule together was the big question Monday as the nation embarked on a new era following a quarter-century of largely predictable coalition-formula politics. Because no party or coalition captured enough seats to rule alone, and because the populists went into the election as sharp rivals despite their similar Italy first, stances, it was unclear if a government with the potential to last could be forged to tackle Italy's pressing economic and social problems. Emerging on top and the pick of nearly a third of those who cast ballots was the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, founded in 2009 by comic Beppe Grillo and the largest opposition force in the just-ended legislature. Read more Why Silvio Berlusconi looks like stability to many Italians Article Continued Below Four takeaways from Italy's chaotic election Italians to vote but no end in sight for political tensions No one seemed to have the answer Monday. react-empty 162 The next government is an enigma, read the front-page headline of the daily Corriere della Sera. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

discussion: I am not too big to admit when I am wrong, she wrote, according to The Chronicle Herald. Limiting discussion on this important issue by telling you to be quiet was not cool. Caesar-Chavannes apologized to Bernier on Twitter on Tuesday morning after telling him in a tweet posted three days ago to check your privilege and be quiet in a heated discussion about funding for minority communities in the budget and whether it is racist to say you want to be colour-blind. If you are willing, let's chat when back in Ottawa. Bernier did not seem open to the idea. We are miles apart on this important issue and it is possible to come a little closer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

election results: The centre-right coalition had 37 per cent and the anti-establishment 5-Stars 32 per cent, according to The Chronicle Herald. Neither obtained enough to govern. Renzi took to Facebook on Tuesday after national election results showed his once-dominant Democratic Party had brought the centre-left to its worst showing ever, with the coalition taking less than 23 per cent of the vote. That outcome has kicked off weeks of horse-trading as each potential governing force tries to pick up support from elsewhere, including from disillusioned Democrats who might be tempted to back the 5-Stars. If anyone from our party thinks otherwise, let him or her say so, either in an upcoming party meeting or in Parliament. For me, the Democratic Party has to be where the people put us in the opposition, Renzi wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hair salons: That's not true, said Jenan, according to CBC. In fact, a growing number of hair salons in the city and across the nation are offering the privacy required for hijab-clad women to receive services without worrying about male employees or clients catching a glimpse of what's underneath. Do you shower in it Do you sleep in it Do you get hot in the summertime One misconception that's especially striking for the London, Ont., women is when some people think they never remove their head scarves, or care for their hair. The step toward inclusivity is helping to break down the misconceptions related to the Islamic dress ultimately empowering the women underneath it. Hala Ghonaim/CBC A woman who chooses to wear the hijab is required to cover her hair and most of her body from men outside of her immediate and extended family circles. Women don Muslim headscares at 'Hijab for a Day' event How it works Lamees Ammoury represents three salons in London including the Cut Above and Sami and Naji. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration agents: Businesses are being given three days to provide hiring records that deal with employees' immigration status, according to Metro News. Agency regional spokeswoman Nina Pruneda says three of the individuals face criminal charges related to illegal re-entry to the United States or firearm possession or both. 3 p.m. Federal immigration agents have arrested 23 people across New Mexico and west Texas on suspicion of being in the country illegally as they extend national efforts to prohibit businesses from hiring illegal workers.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told The Associated Press on Monday that agents had been serving notices of employment audits to 131 businesses across New Mexico and a swath of 18 counties in Texas over the past week when the arrests were made. Immigrant rights advocates and local officials in New Mexico's state capital city say that recent businesses inspections by federal immigration enforcement officials and additional detentions are sowing fear in the community. Agency officials for the region had no immediate comment. Marcela Diaz of the immigrant-advocacy group Somos Un Pueblo Unido on Monday said that at least six businesses in Santa Fe were hit with employment audits over the past week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

indian immigrant: Witnesses said Adam Purinton, who is white, yelled Get out of my country! before firing at two men who had stopped for an after-work drink at Austin's Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kansas, according to Metro News. Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed in the Feb. 22, 2017, attack. A man charged with fatally shooting an Indian immigrant last year at a suburban Kansas City bar pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder in the slaying that fanned fears of anti-immigrant violence following President Donald Trump's election. His friend Alok Madasani was wounded. Another man, Ian Grillot, was wounded when he tried to intervene. The men, both 32, had come from India to the U.S. as students and worked as engineers at nearby GPS-maker Garmin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

indigenius show: It's presented by Nunavut Sivuniksavut, a college program for students from across Nunavut offered through Algonquin College, according to CBC. Nunavut Sivuniksavut gets 5M boost for student housing New post-secondary program puts Inuit youth in touch with their culture Inuit fashion featured for the first time at Indigenius show in Ottawa The play focuses on a few key points in Inuit history and on the events that affected them most, such as residential schools, re-location and the dog slaughter. The youths take to the stage at Arts Court Theatre Tuesday night for the second of two performances of a play called The Inuit Story. Hope for the future' It is an important story for other Canadians to know, said Larissa Mac Donald, an instructor at the school who is helping with the production. It also shows a hope for the future. We see our students just lift with pride as they become ambassadors for Inuit, and advocate for Inuit, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mainstream parties: Read more Italy's populist party woos angry voters in south as economic woes worsen Migration matters The issue continues to disrupt and inflame European politics, including in Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and now Italy, according to Toronto Star. With Greece, Italy has borne the brunt of historically large movements of refugees and migrants into Europe from places such as Afghanistan, Libya and Syria. Here are some other takeaways from a throw the bums out Italian election. Article Continued Below There is a strong feeling that the mainstream parties have no answer and that Italy got little help from the European Union in Brussels or from other member states. There was a sense in Italy of total abandonment over migration, which didn't become a crisis until Germany suffered, and then stopped being one, said Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Once Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany had cut off the migrant flow through Central Europe by doing deals with Turkey, neither Berlin nor Brussels seemed to care anymore a European policy on migration is still unresolved. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

president obama: The earlier decision requires the administration to continue renewing work permits granted these immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to CTV. Trump had set Monday as DACA's end date. But Monday's ruling by a judge in Maryland does not alter a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in San Francisco. Trump tweeted Tuesday Federal Judge in Maryland has just ruled that 'President Trump has the right to end DACA.' President Obama had 8 years to fix this problem, and didn't. Federal Judge in Maryland has just ruled that President Trump has the right to end DACA. President Obama had 8 years to fix this problem, and didn't. I am waiting for the Dems, they are running for the hills! Trump blames Democrats for the failure to reach an immigration deal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

re-election race: Mike Coffman of Colorado says his measure would give Congress more time to decide how help the so-called Dreamers, according to Metro News. They are young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children who have only temporary protection to stay here. Rep. It was unclear whether Coffman can get the 218 signatures his petition needs. Coffman announced his plan on the day President Donald Trump set as a deadline for Congress to extend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. 4 10 p.m. Coffman faces a competitive re-election race this year in a district surrounding Denver in which around one in five voters are Hispanic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

style trends: It's already a financial blockbuster, and it shows all indications that it will become a cultural touchstone, she says, according to Toronto Star. And that suits her just fine, as White, a Nassau County resident and former editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine, has just come out with a lush new coffee-table book examining how Black style trends and icons from Beyonc Rihanna and Pharrell Williams to Michelle Obama, Sidney Poitier and Maya Angelou have influenced today's mainstream fashion and pop culture. That was at the forefront of Constance C.R. White's mind as she sat in a movie theatre watching Black Panther, Marvel's mega-hit, much-buzzed-about film. Packed with more than 150 photos, How to Slay Inspiration From the Queens and Kings of Black Style Rizzoli, 75 is like a Hollywood Walk-of-Fame for African-American stylemakers. With each page turn, White brings back memories, and makes a point. Look, there's Josephine Baker the Rihanna of her day, as White points out in a banana belt, pearls and little else . There's Pam Grier, in all her blaxploitation badness; Cab Calloway, in Zaz Zuh Zaz zoot suit; or Halle Berry, ultra glam on the Oscars red carpet, and again in her Die Another Day Bond-girl bikini packing a blade. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-racism: So why have they fumbled things so badly with their sub-committee on anti-Semitism Anti-racism is about giving voice to those who are outside the mainstream and ensuring broad representation in all public matters, according to NOW Magazine. The ARD's Strategic Plan, A Better Way Forward, states that its approach actively confronts the unequal power dynamic between groups and the structures that sustain it and involves consistently assessing structures, policies and programs. The province's Anti-Racism Directorate ARD has produced a clear and concise strategy to combat anti-Black racism. Yet, the directorate has set up a sub-committee on anti-Semitism that consists solely of representatives from the Jewish establishment, including from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs CIJA B'nai Brith Canada, and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre FSWC . Independent Jewish Voices Canada IJV and the United Jewish People's Order UJPO have requested to be included on the committee. In a submission to the directorate last year, IJV campaigns coordinator Tyler Levitan expressed concern that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement against Israel, also known as BDS, might also form part of the sub-committee's mandate. Underlying our desire to participate is deep concern, shared by a growing number of Jews, that accusations of anti-Semitism are being used to suppress criticism of Israel, says Rachel Epstein, executive director of UJPO's Winchevsky Centre. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

house numbers: But I didn't arrive in this city, I'm from it, according to NOW Magazine. My pronunciation is influenced by the history of my family's migration from the Caribbean to Canada, and that kind of migrant narrative is the real story of Toronto. The wheat are those truly from the city, the golden children who grew up with 416 house numbers, while the chaff are migrants from the far reaches of Etobicoke, I suppose. Annual festival Myseum Intersections, which runs until March 31, explores the intersectional story of the city through exhibits, events, workshops and tours. The launch party is on March 6 at The Atrium 134 Peter . Mix and mingle with the artists and curators behind all 23 projects, and then unpack the stories of this city we call home with these five must-attend events. This year's theme, Arrivals Departures, explores the city's many communities, cultures and characters to highlight how these diverse perspectives shape equally diverse visions of the city's past, present and future. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

acceptance: Best actress winner Frances McDormand finished her acceptance speech with two words that left many people baffled, according to Toronto Star. I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen inclusion rider. Here's some of the answers Inclusion rider. Article Continued Below It's a legal term that requires allows an actor to require greater say in the production of a film, including the hiring of actors and crew that reflect diversity, including women, minorities, LGBTQ individuals and people with disabilities. Who was rewarded for brevity In an effort to keep the show within its four-hour time limit, emcee Jimmy Kimmel unveiled with game-show fanfare a prize for the shortest acceptance speech, a brand-new green Kawasaki Jet Ski worth 18,000 U.S. . react-empty 202 The happy winner was Mark Bridges, who won his second Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on Phantom Thread. Time will tell if A-list stars decide to use their clout at a time when the entertainment industry is struggling to become less white male-dominated and more inclusive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

campaign chairman: She faces criminal charges and deportation to Belarus after coming under suspicion of working in Thailand without a visa at a sex-training seminar in the city of Pattaya, according to Toronto Star. Vashukevich, who described herself as close to Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska, said audio recordings she made in August 2016 included discussions he had about the United States presidential election with people she declined to identify. The escort, Anastasia Vashukevich, said she would hand over the recordings if the United States granted her asylum. Deripaska, a billionaire with close ties to Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, also has business ties to Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman. If America gives me protection, I will tell everything I know, Vashukevich said Monday. Manafort is under investigation by Robert Mueller, the special counsel looking into the campaign's connections to Russia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chmerkovskiy forces: I'll Never Change My Name takes readers on a journey in which Chmerkovskiy forces us to consider the inaccurate labels we stick on people and the drive it takes to succeed as someone who doesn't necessarily fit in, according to The Chronicle Herald. Chmerkovskiy and his family arrived in New York City in 1994. He's a brother, a son, a mentor, a partner, an immigrant and a proud American. He was an 8-year-old Ukrainian kid who found his new hometown completely magical, thanks to clean sidewalks, patches of grass and a playground within walking distance of the apartment. Chmerkovskiy and his older brother Maks were forced to adopt a tougher exterior in order to survive living in the neighbourhood. Unfortunately, bullies immediately entered the picture. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

del toro: It also won best original score and production design, according to The Chronicle Herald. Growing up in Mexico, I thought this could never happen, del Toro said. Del Toro's The Shape of Water, a sumptuous, sensual fairytale that is a Technicolor ode to outsiders, was the evening's top winner with four Academy Awards. It happens. Del Toro's friends and countrymen Alfonso Cuaron won for Gravity in 2014 and Alejandro Inarritu won back-to-back Oscars for Birdman in 2015 and The Revenant in 2016. Del Toro's win marks the fourth time in five years that a Mexican director has walked away with the best director awards. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

detroit suburb: Now, like an increasing number of people from Yemen who have come to the United States, he sees a long-term future outside the country he left and seeks to bring aspects of his native country into America, according to Metro News. Here you build; over there you have memories, said Alhasbani, owner of Qahwah House, a cafe that serves coffee made from beans harvested on his family's farm in Yemen's mountains. Ibrahim Alhasbani is like generations of Middle Eastern immigrants in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn he fled war, came with dreams and worked for others until he could strike out on his own. I live here, so this is the main thing. Yemenis have been coming to the U.S. for more than a century especially since the 1960s but in recent years they have been planting stronger roots, raising their profile and looking outward opening upscale restaurants and cafes and running for political office. This is what's going to help first build my career, build my business ... and help the people over there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dilemma: More than half the ballots cast Sunday went to two populist forces that knew how to read the angry mood in a country where the brightest youths must go abroad to find decent careers and where hundreds of thousands of migrants were essentially marooned when many European Union partners slammed the door on these asylum-seekers rescued at sea, according to CTV. The math added up to big dilemma, though. But whether these euroskeptics can put aside their distrust and rivalries to rule together was the big question Monday as the nation embarked on a new era following a quarter-century of largely predictable coalition-formula politics. Because no party or coalition captured enough seats to rule alone, and because the populists went into the election as sharp rivals despite their similar Italy, first, stances, it was unclear if a government with the potential to last could be forged to tackle Italy's pressing economic and social problems. The next government is an enigma, read the front-page headline of the daily Corriere della Sera. No one seemed to have the answer Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

doctor: That's the kind of skilled immigrant the city is looking for as part of its population growth strategy aimed at making Saint John the most welcoming community in the province, according to CBC. Province to create 25 new doctor positions - despite unfilled vacancies Horizon Health facing geriatrician shortage in Saint John Retired doctor pitches new strategy to recruit more doctors But after nearly two years in the city, Islam has come up empty-handed in his search for a family doctor. Mirza Islam is an IT specialist and team lead at a tech company in Saint John. He realizes it is a problem he shares with many others. The ultimate challenge which I have been facing is the health service. It's not only about immigrants, it's about everyone, Islam said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

oscars: The Oscars have always been the toughest ticket in town, and, as the academy has promised to keep adding new members in an effort to double the number of women and minorities in its ranks by 2020, the seating inventory will be squeezed even tighter with each passing year, according to Toronto Star. Unfortunately, it's only going to get harder, says an academy spokesperson who was not authorized to speak on the record about ticketing. But the ever-increasing enrollment has created one small problem It's almost impossible to get a ticket to the Oscars these days unless you're willing to beg or engage in some serious wheeling and dealing. Article Continued Below The reason is simple math. Oscar nominees there are 200 this year each receive a pair of tickets and can request an additional pair. The Dolby Theatre, which has hosted the Oscars since 2002, seats 3,400 people on four levels and 20 opera boxes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

party: Including a fascist skinhead with a Nazi rune tatoo who drove around Macerata shooting Black people fortunately all have survived; good thing the P.O.S. was a poor shot . of my friends who voted at all supported Potere al popolo, a party similar to Podemos in the Spanish state some voted PD as a lesser evil or still smaller parties, according to Rabble. To say nothing of the filth in the other party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.