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, and writer of
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and
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. He is a campaigner against the dangers of the
Political Islam
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and the
Muslim Brotherhood
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.New book warns political Islam in Canada Egypt Times, 4 Jan 2018. 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
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will jeopardize his country as a result of adapting and welcoming all Islamist and religious political currents. He was forced to flee Pakistan in 1999 following threats to his life and found asylum in Canada. As a member of
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and Founder & CEO of TAG TV, he holds progressive ideology and supports
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Early and personal life
He was born in September 1963 in
Lahore
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based
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Politics
Tahir Gora ran for Federal elections in the Mississauga-Malton riding and received 0.7% of the vote.
Accolades and legacy
He is recipient of the Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal for his services in Canada. He is the founder of Canadian Thinkers Forum, the Progressive Muslims Institute Canada and Muslim Committee Against Antisemitism.
Books
Two novels, three collections of short stories and two collections of poems in Urdu have been published, and translated into Hindi, Russian and Uzbek languages.
Translations
Gora is responsible for the Urdu translation of
Irshad Manji
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’s book “
The Trouble with Islam Today
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”. He is also involved in the translation of the writings of
Daniel Pipes
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*Submission: The Danger of Political Islam to Canada, with a Warning to America (Co-author).
*''Safar Akher Safar Hey'' (short stories in Urdu), Pakistan, Maktaba Tamseel, 1985.
*''Mohlat'' (novel in Urdu). Pakistan, Tarteeb Publishers, 1993
*''Yeh Udassi Ki Baat Nahein'' (poems in Urdu). Pakistan, Tarteeb Publishers, 1993.
*''Trevogi Nadegi'' (novel as a Russian translation). Uzbekistan, Asian Publishers, 1997.
*''This is not a Matter of Sorrow'' (English translation of poetry). Pakistan, Tarteeb Publishers, 1997.