Tarek Fatah Funeral: When Is Tarek Fatah Funeral?

Tarek Fatah Funeral: When Is Tarek Fatah Funeral?: Tarek Fatah was a Pakistani-Canadian journalist and author born on November 20, 1949, in Karachi, Pakistan.

Growing up, Tarek Fatah attended St. Lawrence’s Boys School and later graduated with a degree in biochemistry from the University of Karachi.

He entered into journalism as a reporter for the Karachi Sun in 1970, before becoming an investigative journalist for Pakistan Television.

Tarek was a long-time member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully in the 1995 provincial elections as the party’s candidate in Scarborough North.

In July 2006, he left the New Democratic Party to support Bob Rae’s candidacy for the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership.

Fatah criticized the NDP stating that he was a lifetime social democrat who had supported the NDP for 17 years but that he could no longer be affiliated with that party.

He claimed that the NDP began opening its doors to Islamists under Alexa McDonough and that, under Jack Layton, he had seen them flood into the party.

In a publication in Toronto’s Now Magazine, Fatah wrote that he decided to leave the NDP because of the establishment of a faith caucus which he believes will open the way for religious fundamentalists to enter the party.

Fatah advocated LGBT rights, a separation of religion and state, opposition to Sharia law, and advocacy for a liberal, progressive form of Islam.

He called himself “an Indian born in Pakistan” and “a Punjabi born into Islam” and was a vocal critic of the Pakistani religious and political establishment. To this end, Fatah criticized the partition of India.

Fatah was one of the founders of the Muslim Canadian Congress in 2001, after the September 11 attacks, and served as its communications director and spokesperson until 2006.

Sadly, the Pakistani-Canadian columnist has died. He passed away on Monday at the age of 73 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Fatah’s daughter Natasha Fatah, a journalist herself, broke the news.

“Lion of Punjab. Son of Hindustan. Lover of Canada. Speaker of truth. Fighter for justice. Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed. @TarekFatah has passed the baton on… his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him. Will you join us? 1949-2023,” Natasha tweeted.

Indian actor Anupam Kher shared his regret at hearing the news, and taking to the microblogging platform, he said:

“Deeply saddened to know about the demise of my friend, a true Indian at heart, most fearless and kind-hearted man.

His courage was infectious! His laughter was pure. We met at many occasions. But visiting his home in Toronto & spending an afternoon with him over some delicious food and amazing stories was so special. My condolences to his family & friends!”

Tarek Fatah Funeral: When Is Tarek Fatah Funeral?

We are not very sure of Tarek Fatah’s religious affiliation. However, he’s said to be a Muslim therefore per their customs, the late journalist would be buried as soon as possible.

Tarek Fatah Age

Tarek Fatah was born on November 20, 1949, in Karachi, Pakistan. He celebrated his 78th birthday in November last year (2022) before he died in April 2023.

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