Omar Mosleh
@OmarMosleh
Journalist @TorontoStar [email protected]
Some letters to the editor in response my July 19 piece on what outreach workers are seeing on the streets since supervised consumption sites closed. Always nice to see readers engaged in a time when it's hard to keep up with the news cycle thestar.com/opinion/letter…
Journalism is a precarious, poorly paid profession but you learn every day and that can include how lucky you are. Yesterday I covered Mayor Chow's visit to 500 Dawes Rd., an apartment building notorious for pests, mould and various malfunctions. Chow met 3 tenants ...
#StarExclusive: Canada has seen a steep rise in hate toward South Asians on social media in recent years, with a large spike occurring during the recent federal election — especially aimed at former NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, according to a new report. trib.al/8OBZZl3
“Canada is held up by a lot of racists as the example of what happens to a country when it’s supposedly overrun with South Asians ... and that gets picked up by people all around the world.” New @ISDglobal report on rise of anti-South Asian hate in Canada thestar.com/news/canada/st…
My latest, ICYMI - I delved into the online world of misogyny, why boys and young men are feeling left behind, and how narratives from influencers about why feminism and women are a detriment to society are resonating with some youth thestar.com/news/canada/wh…
New from me. I don't recommend reading the responses
What's the manosphere? Inside the online world of misogyny that's targeting boys and young men trib.al/3dYvAFk
Got it - so you went on a diatribe about how the Star had not done its due diligence by trying to capture local concerns and feelings after the site closed, but acknowledge you have made no attempt to do so yourself. Seems totally reasonable.
I haven’t published anything since the site closed - I’m working on a book - but I’m very aware that most people in the area are concerned about the fentanyl crisis. How people feel about our mismanaged site often depends on how close they lived/worked to it.
A fatal shooting outside a supervised consumption site tore apart this neighbourhood. Two years later, the site's closed — but people remain divided thestar.com/news/gta/a-fat… via @torontostar
Why can’t this Toronto man be an organ donor? Charter challenge highlights ‘stigmatizing’ rules for gay and bisexual men thestar.com/news/why-can-t… via @torontostar and @JacquesGallant
