(National Post) Tarek Fatah, the Toronto Sun columnist, has died at the age of 73, his family has said.
In more than a decade writing columns for the Sun, Fatah, who identified as a secular Muslim, distinguished himself with his acidic opinions on Islam and contempt for religious extremists and Pakistan nationalists.
He also, in his later years, veered sharply to the right, supporting Donald Trump, promoting Kremlin propaganda on the war in Ukraine and siding with the Assad regime against Syrian rebels. As do many who spend their life in punditry, Fatah leaves a complicated legacy — at least in his political life.
His death, reported Sun colleague Lorrie Goldstein, was from cancer.
