Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There are some technical difficulties, Mr. Chair. The evidence we took from the committee was supposed to be translated into English and French, and it looks as though the tape is playing, so there is no....

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. Our presentation was in English, and we needed to translate it into French as well for the committee. For one reason or another, the copy we received was just a blank copy. At any rate, I can just start. I'm sure they'll be able to work out something.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  My name is Reverend Majed El Shafie. I'm founder and president of One Free World International, a human rights organization focusing on the rights of religious minorities around the world. I'm here today to discuss with you three countries--Iraq, Egypt, and Pakistan--and the vio

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  With regard to my immigration recommendation--and I'm sorry I didn't have the time to go through it--I think Ms. Desloges is the best person to recommend in this field. I will say just one thing about immigration. In May 1939, there was a ship by the name of the St. Louis that

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  They are now living here. Both of them live in Toronto now.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, respected members of Parliament, for having me this morning to testify about the human rights violations that are taking place in Afghanistan. My name is Reverend Majed El Shafie. I'm the founder and president of One Free World International

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Absolutely. There was a copy given to the Prime Minister's Office as well, to Foreign Affairs, to the Treasury, Mr. Stockwell Day, and to the Minister of Immigration, Jason Kenney. These are the three subjects, Mr. Chair. I would love to now take questions, if you don't mind.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Silva. In our report we present a recommendation. In any of our reports we don't only mention the problem, but we present what can be the solution. Now, our recommendation will not solve the problem of Afghanistan between day and night, but that's what I call a be

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Absolutely, and I agree with you. Our Canadian troops are doing a great job.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Sure. One Free World International is a human rights organization. We're based in Toronto, Canada. We've been here for the last seven years. My background is Egyptian. I was born in Egypt. I converted from Islam to Christianity back home in Egypt when I was 18 years old. I was t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I don't think that our military presence in Afghanistan is the main reason why we're seeing these problems happening right now in Afghanistan. These problems existed way before our military existence in Afghanistan. That's number one. Number two, when I met with the people--and

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  All of the above. All of the above. Actually I was just talking yesterday with an immigration lawyer by the name of Chantal Desloges and was actually talking about that it has been year after year after year. And I was in a church, or a school portico, last Sunday, and there was

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We're working on this right now. We've succeeded in pinpointing some of the MP's.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  That's correct, and we have witnesses as well.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  None.