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Elina Qureshi

Elina Qureshi is a U1 student currently pursuing a double major in Economics & International Development. She focuses on Middle East politics, Canadian foreign policy, and international institutions.

What’s Happening in Venezuela?

Elina Qureshi Mar 3, 2019

This crisis has been years in the making. Venezuelans deserve change, but not in the form of a long and bloody military intervention.
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How the Refugee Crisis Became the EU Crisis

Elina Qureshi Jan 21, 2019

The inability of the EU to make decisions concerning distribution, asylum procedures, and courses of action has resulted in repercussions for both the countries and the refugees themselves, thousands of whom continue to suffer in…
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An American Tradition: Voter Suppression

Elina Qureshi Nov 29, 2018

The Supreme Court’s 2013 decision to strike down the core of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a hard-earned achievement for the Civil Rights movement, has enabled states to complicate the voting process and render it less accessible for…
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Canada’s Dual Stance on Human Rights

Elina Qureshi Nov 5, 2018

Canada has always seen itself as a defender of human rights. It was Lester B. Pearson, Canada’s “foremost diplomat” and prime minister from 1963-68, who first proposed the idea of a United Nations Peacekeeping force. In the decades since,…
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