Mostafa Al-A'sar | مصطفى الأعصر
@mostafaalasar.bsky.social
JHR/The Walrus contributing writer | Founder & CEO of @REDWORD.ca | journalist | Writer | Researcher | Filmmaker | HRD | Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE)/MasseyCollege Journalism Fellow | Ex-Fellow @TimepDC
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“Though it’s been two years since Bill C-18 came into effect, it’s unacceptable to normalize a situation where Canadians are unable to access or share news on Meta platforms, @mostafaalasar.bsky.social writes on @thewalrus.ca.
If You Think We Have Press Freedom, Try Sharing This Story on Instagram | The Walrus
Growing up in Egypt, I knew access to news could be fragile. I didn’t expect to lose it again in Canada
thewalrus.ca
August 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Though it’s been two years since Bill C-18 came into effect, it’s unacceptable to normalize a situation where Canadians are unable to access or share news on Meta platforms, @mostafaalasar.bsky.social writes on @thewalrus.ca.
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Growing up in Egypt, @mostafaalasar.bsky.social knew access to news could be fragile. He didn’t expect to lose it again in Canada. But that's what has happened with the Meta news ban. thewalrus.ca/if-you-think...
If You Think We Have Press Freedom, Try Sharing This Story on Instagram | The Walrus
Growing up in Egypt, I knew access to news could be fragile. I didn’t expect to lose it again in Canada
thewalrus.ca
July 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Growing up in Egypt, @mostafaalasar.bsky.social knew access to news could be fragile. He didn’t expect to lose it again in Canada. But that's what has happened with the Meta news ban. thewalrus.ca/if-you-think...
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When Mostafa Al A’sar, Journalists for Human Rights and The Walrus contributing writer, moved to Canada from Egypt in 2024, he was shocked to discover that he couldn’t access news on Meta. He was no stranger to government censorship, but this felt different. thewalrus.ca/if-you-think-we-...
July 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
When Mostafa Al A’sar, Journalists for Human Rights and The Walrus contributing writer, moved to Canada from Egypt in 2024, he was shocked to discover that he couldn’t access news on Meta. He was no stranger to government censorship, but this felt different. thewalrus.ca/if-you-think-we-...
We technically have freedom of expression, and there are no official site bans or state censorship. But in reality, the government cannot broker a resolution with Meta. What are our alternatives?
Read my latest piece with @thewalrus.ca
@pressefreiheit.bsky.social
thewalrus.ca/if-you-think...
Read my latest piece with @thewalrus.ca
@pressefreiheit.bsky.social
thewalrus.ca/if-you-think...
If You Think We Have Press Freedom, Try Sharing This Story on Instagram | The Walrus
Growing up in Egypt, I knew access to news could be fragile. I didn’t expect to lose it again in Canada
thewalrus.ca
July 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We technically have freedom of expression, and there are no official site bans or state censorship. But in reality, the government cannot broker a resolution with Meta. What are our alternatives?
Read my latest piece with @thewalrus.ca
@pressefreiheit.bsky.social
thewalrus.ca/if-you-think...
Read my latest piece with @thewalrus.ca
@pressefreiheit.bsky.social
thewalrus.ca/if-you-think...
For the MBN journalists seeking asylum, a long road of hardship lies ahead – and trust in U.S. media institutions in the region may never recover.
Read my latest story with The Globe And Mail:
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Read my latest story with The Globe And Mail:
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
U.S. funding cuts to MBN lay off hundreds of journalists, putting some at risk of deportation
MBN was created for Arabic-speaking audiences in the Middle East and North Africa after 9/11 and the Iraq War
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
For the MBN journalists seeking asylum, a long road of hardship lies ahead – and trust in U.S. media institutions in the region may never recover.
Read my latest story with The Globe And Mail:
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Read my latest story with The Globe And Mail:
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
My latest article with New Lines magazine is about Alaa Abdel Fattah and Laila Soueif's hunger strike. I apologize for the harsh language, but Soueif's life is in danger and at risk of death.
#FreeAlaa #SaveLaila #FreeThemAll
#FreeAlaa #SaveLaila #FreeThemAll
Perilously Close to Death, a Mother Continues Her Hunger Strike
The Egyptian government may let Laila Soueif die as she protests the treatment of her son Alaa Abd el-Fattah — just to prove that it does not change course
newlinesmag.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My latest article with New Lines magazine is about Alaa Abdel Fattah and Laila Soueif's hunger strike. I apologize for the harsh language, but Soueif's life is in danger and at risk of death.
#FreeAlaa #SaveLaila #FreeThemAll
#FreeAlaa #SaveLaila #FreeThemAll
My short film "Car; When Can I Have It?" will be available for virtual screening starting tomorrow for seven days, featuring a remarkable lineup of international short films officially selected for the 2025 Oakville Festival of Film and Arts (OFFA).
watch.eventive.org/offa2025/pla...
watch.eventive.org/offa2025/pla...
June 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My short film "Car; When Can I Have It?" will be available for virtual screening starting tomorrow for seven days, featuring a remarkable lineup of international short films officially selected for the 2025 Oakville Festival of Film and Arts (OFFA).
watch.eventive.org/offa2025/pla...
watch.eventive.org/offa2025/pla...
My contribution letter to Alaa Abdelfattah with @pencanada.bsky.social 2024/2025 annual report. #FreeAlaa #SaveLaila
June 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My contribution letter to Alaa Abdelfattah with @pencanada.bsky.social 2024/2025 annual report. #FreeAlaa #SaveLaila
"When people don’t choose their own destiny, it gets chosen for them—by killers and criminals".
My first article is about the recent Canadian federal elections, titled: “First Time Elections in Canada... What Does It Mean?”
My first article is about the recent Canadian federal elections, titled: “First Time Elections in Canada... What Does It Mean?”
May 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"When people don’t choose their own destiny, it gets chosen for them—by killers and criminals".
My first article is about the recent Canadian federal elections, titled: “First Time Elections in Canada... What Does It Mean?”
My first article is about the recent Canadian federal elections, titled: “First Time Elections in Canada... What Does It Mean?”
My short film CAR; When Can I Have it! has been officially selected to participate in the 12th edition of the Oakville Festival of Film and Art (OFFA). The festival will take place 18-25th June in Oakville and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. I’ll share more details as soon as they are announced.
May 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
My short film CAR; When Can I Have it! has been officially selected to participate in the 12th edition of the Oakville Festival of Film and Art (OFFA). The festival will take place 18-25th June in Oakville and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. I’ll share more details as soon as they are announced.
The 35th anniversary of the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF).
‘As journalism goes, so goes democracy’.
‘As journalism goes, so goes democracy’.
April 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The 35th anniversary of the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF).
‘As journalism goes, so goes democracy’.
‘As journalism goes, so goes democracy’.
What pride and what sadness!
The William Southam Journalism Fellowship concludes.
Ready for my next journey.
The William Southam Journalism Fellowship concludes.
Ready for my next journey.
April 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
What pride and what sadness!
The William Southam Journalism Fellowship concludes.
Ready for my next journey.
The William Southam Journalism Fellowship concludes.
Ready for my next journey.
Trump is a Gemini...that explains a lot.
March 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Trump is a Gemini...that explains a lot.
I am honored to have contributed a chapter to the newly published book Imprisoning a Revolution: Writings from Egypt's Incarcerated, released by the University of California Press.
March 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I am honored to have contributed a chapter to the newly published book Imprisoning a Revolution: Writings from Egypt's Incarcerated, released by the University of California Press.
As a leader of Redword for Human Rights & Freedom of Expression, I join a group of journalists, writers, and human rights organization leaders in a letter and urgent appeal to the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, calling for a presidential pardon for writer Alaa Abdel Fattah.
#FreeAlaa
#FreeAlaa
March 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As a leader of Redword for Human Rights & Freedom of Expression, I join a group of journalists, writers, and human rights organization leaders in a letter and urgent appeal to the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, calling for a presidential pardon for writer Alaa Abdel Fattah.
#FreeAlaa
#FreeAlaa
أول يوم فطار في المعتقل بيكون صعب، حالة من الصمت، وكله سرحان بيفكر في عيلته.. رمضان في المعتقل أصعب 100 مرة.. في كرسي ناقص على السفرة.. الحرية للمعتقلين
March 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
أول يوم فطار في المعتقل بيكون صعب، حالة من الصمت، وكله سرحان بيفكر في عيلته.. رمضان في المعتقل أصعب 100 مرة.. في كرسي ناقص على السفرة.. الحرية للمعتقلين
February 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
مات السيد.
أي كلمة تُقال ستسبب ألمًا عميقًا وربما قطيعة مع بعض الأصدقاء، ولذلك آثرت الصمت طوال الفترة الماضية احترامًا لمشاعر الأصدقاء من الطرفين. من يراه بطلًا نبيًا لعصره ومن يدينه مجرمًا قاتلًا.
أي كلمة تُقال ستسبب ألمًا عميقًا وربما قطيعة مع بعض الأصدقاء، ولذلك آثرت الصمت طوال الفترة الماضية احترامًا لمشاعر الأصدقاء من الطرفين. من يراه بطلًا نبيًا لعصره ومن يدينه مجرمًا قاتلًا.
February 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
مات السيد.
أي كلمة تُقال ستسبب ألمًا عميقًا وربما قطيعة مع بعض الأصدقاء، ولذلك آثرت الصمت طوال الفترة الماضية احترامًا لمشاعر الأصدقاء من الطرفين. من يراه بطلًا نبيًا لعصره ومن يدينه مجرمًا قاتلًا.
أي كلمة تُقال ستسبب ألمًا عميقًا وربما قطيعة مع بعض الأصدقاء، ولذلك آثرت الصمت طوال الفترة الماضية احترامًا لمشاعر الأصدقاء من الطرفين. من يراه بطلًا نبيًا لعصره ومن يدينه مجرمًا قاتلًا.
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Here is some interesting news from this week:
"My Canadian dream turned into an unsettling nightmare. That shouldn’t happen for any other refugee" by @mostafaalasar.bsky.social , reveals shortcomings in how settlement agencies treat refugees in Canada.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/909ce72...
"My Canadian dream turned into an unsettling nightmare. That shouldn’t happen for any other refugee" by @mostafaalasar.bsky.social , reveals shortcomings in how settlement agencies treat refugees in Canada.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/909ce72...
My Canadian dream turned into an unsettling nightmare. That shouldn’t happen for any other refugee
Mostafa Al-A’sar was grateful to be able to leave Egypt, where he was a political detainee, for Canada. But a miserable resettlement experience, a series of scams and a lack of access to adequate hous...
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Here is some interesting news from this week:
"My Canadian dream turned into an unsettling nightmare. That shouldn’t happen for any other refugee" by @mostafaalasar.bsky.social , reveals shortcomings in how settlement agencies treat refugees in Canada.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/909ce72...
"My Canadian dream turned into an unsettling nightmare. That shouldn’t happen for any other refugee" by @mostafaalasar.bsky.social , reveals shortcomings in how settlement agencies treat refugees in Canada.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/909ce72...
I was grateful to be able to leave Egypt, where he was a political detainee, for Canada. But a miserable resettlement experience, a series of scams and a lack of access to adequate housing left me feeling doubts in my beloved new home.
My Op-ed today via: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
My Op-ed today via: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: My Canadian dream turned into an unsettling nightmare. That shouldn’t happen for any other refugee
Mostafa Al-A’sar was grateful to be able to leave Egypt, where he was a political detainee, for Canada. But a miserable resettlement experience, a series of scams and a lack of access to adequate hous...
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:59 PM
I was grateful to be able to leave Egypt, where he was a political detainee, for Canada. But a miserable resettlement experience, a series of scams and a lack of access to adequate housing left me feeling doubts in my beloved new home.
My Op-ed today via: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
My Op-ed today via: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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“I had to make a stark choice: either stay in Canada, with all of its challenges, and suffer at the hands of those who were supposed to be my fellow citizens … or leave the country.” From @mostafaalasar.bsky.social’s powerful essay about moving to Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: My Canadian dream turned into an unsettling nightmare. That shouldn’t happen for any other refugee
Mostafa Al-A’sar was grateful to be able to leave Egypt, where he was a political detainee, for Canada. But a miserable resettlement experience, a series of scams and a lack of access to adequate hous...
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:24 PM
“I had to make a stark choice: either stay in Canada, with all of its challenges, and suffer at the hands of those who were supposed to be my fellow citizens … or leave the country.” From @mostafaalasar.bsky.social’s powerful essay about moving to Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Kicking off my 24-hr hunger strike in solidarity with Dr. Laila Soueif, Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah's mom, who has been on hunger strike since Sept 30 to protest authorities' failure to release him following the completion of his prison term.
#FreeAlaa
#تجوع_ليحيا
#أدعم_إضراب_ليلى
#FreeAlaa
#تجوع_ليحيا
#أدعم_إضراب_ليلى
December 5, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Kicking off my 24-hr hunger strike in solidarity with Dr. Laila Soueif, Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah's mom, who has been on hunger strike since Sept 30 to protest authorities' failure to release him following the completion of his prison term.
#FreeAlaa
#تجوع_ليحيا
#أدعم_إضراب_ليلى
#FreeAlaa
#تجوع_ليحيا
#أدعم_إضراب_ليلى