746 results for author: Ihsaan Gardee

PMO receives libel notice from national Muslim organization

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - January 28, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties & advocacy organization, has initiated a Notice of Libel against the Prime Minister's Office for a "false, offensive and defamatory" statement made about NCCM by Jason MacDonald, the PMO's Director of Communications, in an interview with Sun News on January 16th. Both MacDonald and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are named as parties in the legal notice.  The PMO's statement was issued in response to concerns NCCM raised in an earlier public letter to the Prime Minister. Joined by allies at a news ...

PMO receives libel notice from national Muslim organization

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - January 28, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties & advocacy organization, has initiated a Notice of Libel against the Prime Minister's Office for a "false, offensive and defamatory" statement made about NCCM by Jason MacDonald, the PMO's Director of Communications, in an interview with Sun News on January 16th. Both MacDonald and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are named as parties in the legal notice.  The PMO's statement was issued in response to concerns NCCM raised in an earlier public letter to the Prime Minister. Joined by allies at a news ...

Open Letter to the Foreign Affairs minister on detention of Canadian journalist in Egypt

On January 15, 2014, the NCCM issued an open letter to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to urge the federal government to take immediate action to support Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy who was detained by Egyptian authorities and to seek his prompt release. In its open letter, the NCCM asked the federal government to: 1. Extend full consular support to Mr. Fahmy including ensuring the presence of Canadian officials at all interrogations and ensuring that Mr. Fahmy receives appropriate medical treatment and humane living conditions. 2. Contact Egyptian government representatives to express your concern and to call upon them to abide by ...

Open Letter to the Foreign Affairs minister on detention of Canadian journalist in Egypt

On January 15, 2014, the NCCM issued an open letter to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to urge the federal government to take immediate action to support Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy who was detained by Egyptian authorities and to seek his prompt release. In its open letter, the NCCM asked the federal government to: 1. Extend full consular support to Mr. Fahmy including ensuring the presence of Canadian officials at all interrogations and ensuring that Mr. Fahmy receives appropriate medical treatment and humane living conditions. 2. Contact Egyptian government representatives to express your concern and to call upon them to abide by ...

NCCM urges Foreign Affairs Minister to seek release of Canadian journalist detained in Egypt

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - January 15, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) urges Foreign Affairs to aggressively intervene on behalf of a Canadian journalist detained in Egypt for more than 17 days in an open letter released today. Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian-Egyptian journalist and the Cairo bureau chief for Al-Jazeera English was detained, along with his colleagues, by Egyptian authorities on December 29, 2013. He was arrested on accusations of spreading lies harmful to the state and joining a terrorist organization. Mr. Fahmy has not been charged with any crime and his detention was recently renewed for "further interro...

NCCM urges Foreign Affairs Minister to seek release of Canadian journalist detained in Egypt

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - January 15, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) urges Foreign Affairs to aggressively intervene on behalf of a Canadian journalist detained in Egypt for more than 17 days in an open letter released today. Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian-Egyptian journalist and the Cairo bureau chief for Al-Jazeera English was detained, along with his colleagues, by Egyptian authorities on December 29, 2013. He was arrested on accusations of spreading lies harmful to the state and joining a terrorist organization. Mr. Fahmy has not been charged with any crime and his detention was recently renewed for "further interro...

NCCM urges Prime Minister to rescind travel invitation for controversial guest on visit to Israel

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - January 14, 2014)  A controversial religious leader who spoke in favour of anti-Muslim campaigners should not be personally accompanying Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his official visit to Israel, says a prominent national Muslim advocacy organization in an open letter. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) says it was recently announced that Rabbi Daniel Korobkin would be formally joining the Prime Minister on his flight and visit to Israel, as part of a Canadian Jewish delegation. On September 17, 2013, Mr. Korobkin spoke at a Toronto event in which he introduced and defended foreign ...

NCCM urges Prime Minister to rescind travel invitation for controversial guest on visit to Israel

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - January 14, 2014)  A controversial religious leader who spoke in favour of anti-Muslim campaigners should not be personally accompanying Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his official visit to Israel, says a prominent national Muslim advocacy organization in an open letter. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) says it was recently announced that Rabbi Daniel Korobkin would be formally joining the Prime Minister on his flight and visit to Israel, as part of a Canadian Jewish delegation. On September 17, 2013, Mr. Korobkin spoke at a Toronto event in which he introduced and defended foreign ...

NCCM expresses concern about bomb threat at Vancouver mosque

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - December 31, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) today expressed concern regarding the recent bomb threat at a Vancouver area mosque as reported in the media. According to the report the threat came into the mosque from an unknown caller around 6 PM local time yesterday. In a statement released today NCCM stated: "While we are relieved that the bomb threat at the mosque in Vancouver turned out to be a hoax, it is still troubling and something that the community takes very seriously," says Ihsaan Gardee, NCCM Executive Director. "We urge community leaders and congregants to remain ...

NCCM expresses concern about bomb threat at Vancouver mosque

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - December 31, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) today expressed concern regarding the recent bomb threat at a Vancouver area mosque as reported in the media. According to the report the threat came into the mosque from an unknown caller around 6 PM local time yesterday. In a statement released today NCCM stated: "While we are relieved that the bomb threat at the mosque in Vancouver turned out to be a hoax, it is still troubling and something that the community takes very seriously," says Ihsaan Gardee, NCCM Executive Director. "We urge community leaders and congregants to remain ...