Tahir Aslam Gora Explained

Tahir Gora
Birth Name:Tahir Aslam Gora
Birth Date:26 September 1963
Nationality:Canadian citizenship

Tahir Aslam Gora (born September 26, 1963) is a Pakistani Canadian broadcaster, editor, publisher, (English to Urdu) translator, and writer of fiction and non-fiction.[1] [2] He is a campaigner against the dangers of the Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood.[3] He co-authored "The Danger of Political Islam to Canada: (With a Warning to America)" exposing how the ideology of political Islam threatens countries and governments around the world, especially Canada and how the current policy of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will jeopardize his country as a result of adapting and welcoming all Islamist and religious political currents.[3] He was forced to flee Pakistan in 1999 following threats to his life and found asylum in Canada.[1] As a member of Muslim Reform Movement and Founder & CEO of TAG TV, he holds progressive ideology and supports freedom of expression.

Early and personal life

He was born in September 1963 in Lahore, Pakistan.[4] He is married to Haleema Sadia and the two have launched TAG TV, a United States and Canada based news channel.[5]

Politics

Tahir Gora ran for federal elections in the Mississauga-Malton riding and received 0.7% of the vote.[6]

Accolades and legacy

He is recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his services in Canada.[7] He is the founder of Canadian Thinkers Forum, the Progressive Muslims Institute Canada and Muslim Committee Against Antisemitism.[8]

Books

Four novels, three collections of short stories and two collections of poems in Urdu and Hindi have been published, and translated into Russian and Uzbek languages.[9] [10]

Translations

Gora is responsible for the Urdu translation of Irshad Manji’s book “The Trouble with Islam Today”. He is also involved in the translation of the writings of Daniel Pipes and Samia Labidi into the Urdu language.[11]

Selected bibliography

AlBakistan (Novel in Hindi and Urdu)Rang Mahal (Novel in Hindi and Urdu)Covid Ke Dinoun ka Multiculturalism (Novel in Hindi and Urdu)Manzer Ankhoun Mein Thehrey Rehte Hein (Poems in Hindi and Urdu)

See also

References

  1. Web site: Tahir Aslam Gora. PEN Canada. 12 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101123103352/http://www.pencanada.ca/programs/exile/cat-Pakistan.php. 23 November 2010.
  2. Web site: Pakistan diplomat in Canada caught on tape allegedly threatening journalist. 2018-08-24. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203733/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pakistan-diplomat-in-canada-caught-on-tape-allegedly-threatening-journalist/story-U6xXOmZmZPVHJ7HL1i18QM.html. 2019-01-24. live. 2019-01-24.
  3. https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/2/39286/New-book-warns-against-political-Islam-in-Canada New book warns political Islam in Canada
  4. https://muslimreformmovement.org/our-founders/tahir-gora/ Tahir Aslam Gora profile
  5. Web site: Generally About Books: Candid Talk with Tahir Gora about Belief . Generally About Books . Mawenzi House Publishers . 17 December 2020.
  6. Web site: 2019 Canada election results: Mississauga—Malton | Globalnews.ca.
  7. Web site: The Governor General of Canada. General. The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. en. 2017-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808235720/http://www.gg.ca/honours.aspx?lan=ibwrhnnbvxxud,fra,fra,fra,fra&pg=2392. 2017-08-08. live.
  8. Web site: Mr. Tahir Gora (Director General, Canadian Thinkers' Forum) at the Public Safety and National Security Committee openparliament.ca. openparliament.ca. en. 2017-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808235339/https://openparliament.ca/committees/public-safety/41-2/58/tahir-gora-1/only/. 2017-08-08. live.
  9. Web site: Tahir Gora's Rang Mahal. www.generallyaboutbooks.com. 2017-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233255/http://www.generallyaboutbooks.com/2016/02/tahir-goras-rang-mahal.html. 2017-08-08. live.
  10. Web site: Community Networks - Our Canada. www.crrf-fcrr.ca. Canadian Race Relations Foundation. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203913/https://www.crrf-fcrr.ca/en/about/community/item/25753-tahir-aslam-gora. 2019-01-24. live. 2019-01-24.
  11. Web site: >Tahir Aslam Gora Writer Biography - Bihar Urdu Youth Forum, Patna . . BUYF, Patna . 5 April 2021.
  12. Lakoff. Sanford. Inequality as a Danger to Democracy: Reflections on Piketty's Warning. Political Science Quarterly. 130. 3. 425–447. 10.1002/polq.12363. 0032-3195. 2015.

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