Ep#10: Amira Elghawaby - An award winning journalist deconstructs racism and Islamophobia

How does one talk to children about racism? Is Canada free of systemic racism? Is there racism within the Muslim community? And was journalism always an obvious career choice for this award winning journalist? Amira Elghawaby has worked with major news networks like the CBC and the Globe and Mail. She is now a contributing columnist for the Toronto Star. Wait, there’s more! This daughter of Egyptian immigrants is also the founding board member of Anti hate Network Canada and the Silk Route Institute  - two organizations working to combat bigotry and promote people's engagement with diverse communities. Listen to her talk about her life as a child of immigrants in the 70's, her take on anti-racist dialogue in Canada, confronting her own blind spots when advocating for human rights, and the most difficult stories she had to cover as a journalist. Bonus: She is also keen on helping any of our listeners to fine-tune their art as writers. Listen to hear how she can help you! You can check her TedX talk here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP_ptjP1eKo. You can follow her on Twitter at @AmiraElghawaby Reference websites : http://silkroadinstitute.ca and https://www.antihate.ca Do send in your comments or feedback about this episode by tweeting them to @acrosshertable or e-mailing them at [email protected]  or send us a voice message at http://www.anchor.fm/acrosshertable/message Don't forget to follow Across Her Table on Instagram @acrosshertable (https://www.instagram.com/acrosshertable) Music credit:  'Storybook' by Scott Holmes & 'Once Upon a Time" by Audiobinger