A true honour!

A Chatelaine reader once noted that she 'came for the recipes, stayed for the journalism.' It's an honour and a privilege to work at a women's general interest magazine in the year 2024 and I couldn't be more thrilled with these National Magazine Awards noms.

Demilitarise Education

Activists say the arms industry has ‘infiltrated’ universities. Now, they’re calling for an end to military links to higher education.

From divesting from Israel to ending army recruitment on campuses, these movements are gaining steam.

By Maria Iqbal ماریہ: analystnews.org/posts/a-massiv…

Thank *you* for your insights Indigo Olivier!

So pleased to explore student movements to cut higher education links to military industry groups for Analyst News

“In the immediate future, Olivier calls for giving professors and students more say in the research they perform and having discussions on what unis would invest in instead… such as in solutions to climate change.”

thanks for speaking w/ me Maria Iqbal ماریہ
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Hard to find the words here! It feels so inadequate to say how humbled I am to see the Starwhal work on the Greenbelt nominated, especially given how much I look up to the other nominees.

Endlessly grateful to my colleagues, our editors and teams, and to our sources.

Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Michener Awards Foundation announces finalists for the 2023 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism: michenerawards.ca/media-release/…

For children, the challenges associated with dementia can be confusing, as the behaviour of a family member changes, sometimes unpredictably. Read the latest from NIA Journalism in Ageing Fellow Maria Iqbal ماریہ Toronto Star thestar.com/news/canada/ho…

Congratulations Toronto Star The Narwhal

We keep talking about how dementia cases are expected to rise in Canada. But can we change that?

Here are five ways you can reduce your risk of dementia right now via Toronto Star

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Wandering is a common behaviour among individuals with dementia. With more awareness, there’s hope that more searches can have happy endings. Learn more from Toronto Star article by NIA Journalism in Ageing Fellow, Maria Iqbal ماریہ. thestar.com/news/canada/wh…

They say that a photo is worth a 1,000 words. Def this one is.

CBC's research found more than one-third of the allegations leading to officer suspensions since 2013 involved gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence or sexual harassment. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot… .

Umar Zameer lost his job, house and friends and for nearly three years, he lived with the stigma of being a “cop killer.”

That was until Sunday, when a jury cleared his name and a Toronto judge addressed him directly — to apologize. trib.al/A034nXa