Monia Mazigh Is The New Laura Secord

In the course of her struggle, Mazigh became the Laura Secord of our time. Just as Secord conveyed a message of an impending enemy invasion that might have brought about the fall of Canada in the War of 1812, so, too, did Mazigh convey the message of an attack on our citizens that might have brought the fall of the principles of justice that define Canada. Just as Secord was thrust into an extraordinary circumstance that saw her husband wounded in battle and her home occupied by American troops, so, too, did Mazigh see her husband tortured and imprisoned and felt the power of a secret army at work against her. Just as Secord took great risks and set out on an arduous journey to warn the British of the attack, defying the expectations that she would be too passive to foil the American invasion, so, too, did Mazigh defy expectation and indefatigably pursued justice through mobilizing the press, the public, and, eventually, the government, to rescue her husband, and foil this latest attack on all of our freedoms. Since his release, the coverage of the case of Arar has, quite rightly, focused on him, and throughout he has shown exemplary strength and dignity. While his courage is to be lauded, we must not forget that his story may never have been known were it not for the efforts of his wife. http://www.thestar.com/article/175407 [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on February 2, 2007]

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