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Nadia Hasan, Assistant Professor, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, York University, Canada

Anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab racism is on the rise in Canada

In April 2024, a video circulated online showing an Oakville, Ont. high school teacher and a student having an alarming and contentious conversation about his keffiyeh.

The Iroquois Ridge High School educator says mid-way in the clip: “I didn’t call you a terrorist. I said it (the keffiyeh) reminds me of …” When the student pushes her to finish her sentence and suggests “Hamas?” she answers “yes.”

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