Azeezah Kanji, Author at Yellowhead Institute

Azeezah Kanji

Azeezah Kanji (JD, LLM) is a legal academic and journalist, whose work focuses on anti-colonial and anti-racist perspectives on international law, constitutional law, and the "war on terror." Her opinion writing has appeared regularly in Canadian and international media, including Al Jazeera English, Haaretz, Jacobin, and the Toronto Star.

Settler Moves to Innocence: A Transnational Legal Glossary

By Azeezah Kanji / April 12, 2023 April 14, 2023

Azeezah Kanji addresses the settler legal moves to innocence enacted by colonial states from Canada to Kashmir and Palestine.

Canada 2030: Drone Colony?

By Azeezah Kanji / January 24, 2023 January 26, 2023

Azeezah Kanji discusses the emergence of drone colonialism.

“Journacide” and the Settler Colonial Assault on Reality

By Azeezah Kanji / May 25, 2022 June 6, 2022

Earlier this month, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Isreali forces while reporting from the occupied West Bank. The killing is one example in a chronicle of violence against those who report on settler colonialism, from Canada to Palestine. Azeezah Kanji describes this trend as journacide.

Canada and Israel: Partners in the “Settler Colonial Contract”

By Azeezah Kanji / May 21, 2021 May 24, 2022

After eleven days of violence in Palestinian territories and a ceasefire in place, Azeezah Kanji takes stock of the Canadian role in the assault, and more importantly, the links in the Settler Colonial Contract between Canada and Israel.

A How-To Guide for the Settler Colonial Present: From Canada to Palestine to Kashmir

By Azeezah Kanji / August 5, 2020 March 16, 2022

Today, on August 5th, Kashmiris mark and mourn the one-year anniversary of the “official” annihilation of their autonomy. It is one among many anniversaries marked by colonization in Kashmir and elsewhere. In this Brief, Azeezah Kanji recognizes the patterns of settler colonialism and the strategies deployed to make it invisible.

The House of Commons, Jagmeet Singh & The Disappearing Trick of Canadian Racism

By Azeezah Kanji / July 2, 2020 June 3, 2022

What does the expulsion of Jagmeet Singh from the House of Commons reveal about structural racism in Canada? In this Brief, Azeezah Kanji details how white supremacy shapes the work of the RCMP, national security, and Parliament itself.