Fahad Ahmad – The Conversation

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up tents on The Quad at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in May 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

June 3, 2024

How rich philanthropists exert undue influence over pro‑Palestinian activism at universities

Fahad Ahmad, Toronto Metropolitan University and Adam Saifer, University of British Columbia

When university administrators accede to donor demands, they punish students for enacting the core values and principles their institutions profess.

A person holds a sign during a protest outside the Indian consulate in Vancouver in September 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

October 15, 2023

India’s accusation of ‘terrorism’ is a ploy to hide its own human rights abuses

Fahad Ahmad, Toronto Metropolitan University and Baljit Nagra, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

If it turns out India was involved in the death of a Sikh activist in Canada, it should be regarded not only as an extrajudicial killing but also as an act of state terror.

Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed the Public Order Emergency Commission last year, tables his report on Monday about the inquiry’s findings into national security issues and the so-called Freedom Convoy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

February 15, 2023

Emergencies Act inquiry report should tackle the racist origins of national security

Reem Bahdi, University of Windsor; Fahad Ahmad, Toronto Metropolitan University; Jeffrey Monaghan, Carleton University, and Yasmeen Abu-Laban, University of Alberta

Approaches to security issues in Canada today need to learn from the dire histories of what happens under the banner of national security.

An anti-Islamic protester during a demonstration at Toronto City Hall on March 4, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

October 14, 2020

‘Caliphate’ podcast and its fallout reveal the extent of Islamophobia

Fahad Ahmad, Carleton University and Tarek Younis, Middlesex University

The need for security agencies and the media to view and present Islam and Muslims as constant potential threats feeds into a dangerously violent and deadly Islamophobia.

A young man in Ontario (not pictured) affiliated with incel culture has been charged with terrorism, which may pose problems for how we understand national security. (Shutterstock)

June 16, 2020

Why charging incels with terrorism may make matters worse

Reem Bahdi, University of Windsor and Fahad Ahmad, Carleton University

The decision to charge an incel youth with terrorism reinforces worrying trends in counterterrorism.

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