746 results for author: Ihsaan Gardee

National Muslim civil liberties organization concerned by government information-sharing directives

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - August 2, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties organization, today expressed deep concern with reports that Canada's cryptography spy agency has been quietly permitted to share information with foreign security agencies even where there is a risk of torture. Earlier this week, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), confirmed that it is following a directive issued by the Public Safety department permitting the sharing of information among various foreign security and border agencies even where such practices could lead to torture. "This ...

National Muslim civil liberties organization concerned by government information-sharing directives

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - August 2, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties organization, today expressed deep concern with reports that Canada's cryptography spy agency has been quietly permitted to share information with foreign security agencies even where there is a risk of torture. Earlier this week, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), confirmed that it is following a directive issued by the Public Safety department permitting the sharing of information among various foreign security and border agencies even where such practices could lead to torture. "This ...

Standing up for religious freedom abroad but not at home

Ottawa's policy on prison chaplains discriminates against non-Christians. By: Amira Elghawaby | Toronto Star, March 31, 2013 When it comes to promoting religious freedom, the government could do with a little more fairness right here at home. Less than a month after the Conservative government officially established the Office for Religious Freedom, a multi-faith flock of Canadians is taking the government to court for violating the very freedoms the government pledges the new office will promote abroad. In a united front that highlights strong interfaith opposition, Muslim, Wiccan, Buddhist, Sikh and Jewish ...

Standing up for religious freedom abroad but not at home

Ottawa's policy on prison chaplains discriminates against non-Christians. By: Amira Elghawaby | Toronto Star, March 31, 2013 When it comes to promoting religious freedom, the government could do with a little more fairness right here at home. Less than a month after the Conservative government officially established the Office for Religious Freedom, a multi-faith flock of Canadians is taking the government to court for violating the very freedoms the government pledges the new office will promote abroad. In a united front that highlights strong interfaith opposition, Muslim, Wiccan, Buddhist, Sikh and Jewish ...

Putting ‘radicalization’ in context

By Amira Elghawaby, Special to the National Post | January 8, 2013 In a January 3 news item, the National Post profiled a Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) report released under the Access to Information Act. The report concludes that Islamist extremists are radicalizing Canadians at “a large number of venues.” The heavily redacted document offers a few general examples of “non-traditional venues” where this radicalization allegedly is happening — including prisons, and within families. However, what we do not find is any evidence to justify these sweeping statements, nor are we privy to any of the research that has led ...

Putting ‘radicalization’ in context

By Amira Elghawaby, Special to the National Post | January 8, 2013 In a January 3 news item, the National Post profiled a Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) report released under the Access to Information Act. The report concludes that Islamist extremists are radicalizing Canadians at “a large number of venues.” The heavily redacted document offers a few general examples of “non-traditional venues” where this radicalization allegedly is happening — including prisons, and within families. However, what we do not find is any evidence to justify these sweeping statements, nor are we privy to any of the research that has led ...