Fatima Syed is the Toronto reporter for National Observer. She was previously a reporter on the Breaking News desk for The Toronto Star, with an eye for diversity, social justice and international issues. A graduate of the University of Toronto, she earned her Masters in Journalism at Ryerson University. She was an editorial fellow at The Walrus and has written as well for Spacing and This Magazine.

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Rahaf Mohammed

'Minefield' of online threats

"It's a complex world so people do anything and everything to save themselves," Mario Calla, executive director of the immigrant services agency COSTI, told reporters after Rahaf Mohammed made her last public statement. "Social media may now be a tool for them," he said. "It depends on whether or not it grabs the attention of the right people."
By Fatima Syed in News, Politics | January 15th 2019

Ontario environment watchdogs say Doug Ford just gutted a law that protects your rights

“I’m outraged and heartbroken,” Dianne Saxe, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, said in an interview. “What a way to mark the 25th anniversary of the Environmental Bill of Rights, but to silence the commissioner and restrict the rights of the public. The government is saying to people, you can can trust us. They say they're going to police themselves. Now, when has that ever worked?”
By Fatima Syed in News, Politics | January 4th 2019

Canada’s top refugee authorities call out Conservative fear-mongering

The Canadian representative to the United Nations Refugee Agency is worried about the misleading rhetoric being used by Conservative voices to speak about refugees and asylum seekers — cautioning the government and human rights advocates to "enter into a serious dialogue" to dispel the myths and remain committed to a growing global migration crisis. 
By Fatima Syed in News, Politics | December 20th 2018