746 results for author: Ihsaan Gardee

National Muslim advocacy organization calls on new Quebec government to rebuild bridges

English version follows -Pour diffusion immédiate - Un groupe de revendication musulman national demande au nouveau gouvernement du Québec de rétablir des ponts (Ottawa, Canada – 8 avril 2014) À la suite de la récente campagne électorale conflictuelle et forte en discours au Québec, le Conseil national des musulmans canadiens (CNMC) demande au gouvernement nouvellement élu d’assurer un Québec pour tous à ses citoyens actuels et futurs. Il appartient maintenant au gouvernement de rétablir un environnent d’équité et de justice et de réparer les dommages causés afin de permettre aux Québécois de toutes les origines de ...

National Muslim advocacy organization calls on new Quebec government to rebuild bridges

English version follows -Pour diffusion immédiate - Un groupe de revendication musulman national demande au nouveau gouvernement du Québec de rétablir des ponts (Ottawa, Canada – 8 avril 2014) À la suite de la récente campagne électorale conflictuelle et forte en discours au Québec, le Conseil national des musulmans canadiens (CNMC) demande au gouvernement nouvellement élu d’assurer un Québec pour tous à ses citoyens actuels et futurs. Il appartient maintenant au gouvernement de rétablir un environnent d’équité et de justice et de réparer les dommages causés afin de permettre aux Québécois de toutes les origines de ...

2011-2013 NCCM Review

2011-2013 NCCM Review

Position Brief on National Security & Radicalization

In July 2013, the NCCM released an important position brief on national securities issues and the challenge of radicalization towards extremist violence. Provided to policymakers, elected officials and law enforcement, the brief lays out key recommendations on community engagement, national security discourse and security practices. Read the entire brief: NCCM Position Brief - National Security Radicalization

Position Brief on National Security & Radicalization

In July 2013, the NCCM released an important position brief on national securities issues and the challenge of radicalization towards extremist violence. Provided to policymakers, elected officials and law enforcement, the brief lays out key recommendations on community engagement, national security discourse and security practices. Read the entire brief: NCCM Position Brief - National Security Radicalization

Montreal-area candidate steps down after anti-Islam Facebook post

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST-NICOLAS, Que. - A Parti Quebecois candidate pulled out of the provincial election campaign Thursday after posting a graphically worded anti-Islamic message on his Facebook page. Jean Carriere stepped aside after the photo started to make the rounds on social media Wednesday. The photo was of a half-naked white woman holding up her middle finger with the words "(expletive) Islam." Carriere told a Radio-Canada journalist he posted the photo because he felt it was pro-feminist. PQ Leader Pauline Marois confirmed Thursday that Carriere was no longer the party's candidate in the Montreal riding of ...

Montreal-area candidate steps down after anti-Islam Facebook post

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST-NICOLAS, Que. - A Parti Quebecois candidate pulled out of the provincial election campaign Thursday after posting a graphically worded anti-Islamic message on his Facebook page. Jean Carriere stepped aside after the photo started to make the rounds on social media Wednesday. The photo was of a half-naked white woman holding up her middle finger with the words "(expletive) Islam." Carriere told a Radio-Canada journalist he posted the photo because he felt it was pro-feminist. PQ Leader Pauline Marois confirmed Thursday that Carriere was no longer the party's candidate in the Montreal riding of ...

NCCM welcomes PQ candidate’s resignation; calls for party to condemn Islamophobia

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa, Canada - March 13, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, welcomes the resignation of Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Jean Carrière following news that he posted an anti-Muslim photo on social media. The image, posted on Facebook, featured a topless model extending a middle finger, with the inscription "F- Islam". "We welcome the news of Mr. Carrière's resignation. His Facebook posting is deeply offensive to all Canadians and runs contrary to universal values of acceptance, inclusion and respect.  We are calling upon all of Quebec's ...

NCCM welcomes PQ candidate’s resignation; calls for party to condemn Islamophobia

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa, Canada - March 13, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, welcomes the resignation of Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Jean Carrière following news that he posted an anti-Muslim photo on social media. The image, posted on Facebook, featured a topless model extending a middle finger, with the inscription "F- Islam". "We welcome the news of Mr. Carrière's resignation. His Facebook posting is deeply offensive to all Canadians and runs contrary to universal values of acceptance, inclusion and respect.  We are calling upon all of Quebec's ...