Faisal Kutty
| Faisal Kutty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | York University, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer, law professor, public speaker, writer and activist |
| Notable work | Valparaiso University Law School, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and KSM Law |
| Website | themuslimlawyer |
Faisal Kutty is a lawyer, academic, writer, public speaker and human rights activist. He currently teaches at Valparaiso University Law School in Indiana and Osgoode Hall Law School.
His columns regularly appear in The Express Tribune, Middle East Eye, The Toronto Star and Madhyamam Daily.
He blogs at the Huffington Post. His articles have appeared in other publications around the world, including the The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star,Arab News,Counterpunch, The Indian Express, The Jakarta Post, Al-Ahram Weekly and Al Jazeera.
Faisal Kutty immigrated to Canada in the mid-1970s with his parents, Shaikh Ahmad Kutty and mother Zuhra Kutty, a homemaker from India. According to his website www.TheMuslimLawyer.com He grew up in Kerala, Montreal and Toronto. He also spent some time in Ottawa.
Kutty first practiced law with a major downtown Toronto law firm, and on his own before co-founding a law firm with Khalid Baksh. They appear to have parted ways and Kutty was joined by Naseer (Irfan) Syed and Akbar Mohamed. Kutty was in the forefront of a number controversial and high-profile legal issues, including the introduction of anti-terror laws in Canada, the Maher Arar fiasco, the no-fly list (Passenger Protect), the religious law arbitration controversy, the 2006 Ontario terrorism plot, and the Niqab controversy, among others. His strong positions on controversial topics has attracted both admirers and critics.
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