Monia Mazigh Becomes New Star Candidate for the NDP

A Proud Day for the Party

Published on March 11, 2004 By IanGillespie In Politics

After her year long fight for the return of her husband, Maher Arar, who was wrongfully accused of terrorist activities and deported to Syria by U.S. officials, Monia Mazigh seeks public office:

"'I didn't choose to be a public figure, but when (the imprisonment) happened and when I came to be known, I think it is one of my personal duties, as a Canadian, to do something to help people around me,' Mazigh said as NDP Leader Jack Layton looked on."

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