746 results for author: Ihsaan Gardee

Former McGill grad student from Egypt wins grievance against professor

By Anne Leclair September 5, 2013 | Global News MONTREAL – Amr El-Orabi has been back in Egypt since last November, when he left Canada after receiving an alleged death threat from his supervising professor. An investigation by McGill University’s grievance committee recently ruled in his favour. But the details of the decision and any possible sanctions against the professor are confidential. “I did move on with my life but I still have the feeling that this person ruined what I was looking for,” said El-Orabi, who is pleased with the grievance’s outcome but hoped for financial compensation. The 28-year-old had worked and saved up ...

Former McGill grad student from Egypt wins grievance against professor

By Anne Leclair September 5, 2013 | Global News MONTREAL – Amr El-Orabi has been back in Egypt since last November, when he left Canada after receiving an alleged death threat from his supervising professor. An investigation by McGill University’s grievance committee recently ruled in his favour. But the details of the decision and any possible sanctions against the professor are confidential. “I did move on with my life but I still have the feeling that this person ruined what I was looking for,” said El-Orabi, who is pleased with the grievance’s outcome but hoped for financial compensation. The 28-year-old had worked and saved up ...

National Muslim advocacy group denounces Quebec mosque vandalism

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - September 4, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) today denounced the recent vandalism of a mosque in Saguenay, Quebec which was sprayed with what was claimed to be pig blood over the Labour Day weekend. An Islamophobic letter accompanying the vandalism was reportedly left at the mosque and sent to media outlets. It told Quebec Muslims to "assimilate or go home." See: CBC - Quebec mosque vandalized with possible pig blood "We condemn this cowardly act of hate and intimidation against the Muslim community in Saguenay and urge local police to investigate this incident as a hate crime," says ...

National Muslim advocacy group denounces Quebec mosque vandalism

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - September 4, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) today denounced the recent vandalism of a mosque in Saguenay, Quebec which was sprayed with what was claimed to be pig blood over the Labour Day weekend. An Islamophobic letter accompanying the vandalism was reportedly left at the mosque and sent to media outlets. It told Quebec Muslims to "assimilate or go home." See: CBC - Quebec mosque vandalized with possible pig blood "We condemn this cowardly act of hate and intimidation against the Muslim community in Saguenay and urge local police to investigate this incident as a hate crime," says ...

The ‘other’ has no place in PQ’s charter of values

Only ‘pure laine’ Quebecers would seem to have a stake in Pauline Marois’ province.  By: Amira Elghawaby | Toronto Star, September 3, 2013 It wasn’t too long ago in Quebec’s storied history that a miffed separatist leader blamed “money and the ethnic vote” for stealing the dream of a separate nation-state. It seems that those “ethnics” haven’t stopped the sabotage and that the time has come to put them in their place. At least that’s the narrative Quebec Premier Pauline Marois is not-so-subtly portraying with her new charter of values. It’s a “unifying” document, she claims. Of course ...

The ‘other’ has no place in PQ’s charter of values

Only ‘pure laine’ Quebecers would seem to have a stake in Pauline Marois’ province.  By: Amira Elghawaby | Toronto Star, September 3, 2013 It wasn’t too long ago in Quebec’s storied history that a miffed separatist leader blamed “money and the ethnic vote” for stealing the dream of a separate nation-state. It seems that those “ethnics” haven’t stopped the sabotage and that the time has come to put them in their place. At least that’s the narrative Quebec Premier Pauline Marois is not-so-subtly portraying with her new charter of values. It’s a “unifying” document, she claims. Of course ...

National Muslim advocacy group denounces Quebec’s plan to ban religious clothing from public institutions

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - August 21, 2013) A prominent national Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization today deplored the Quebec government's reported plans to ban religious clothing in the public sector as unconstitutional. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has consistently called on the Quebec government to honour both the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, both of which guarantee freedom of religion. News agencies reported yesterday that sources confirmed plans to amend the Quebec charter of rights and freedoms to prevent public servants, health ...

National Muslim advocacy group denounces Quebec’s plan to ban religious clothing from public institutions

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - August 21, 2013) A prominent national Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization today deplored the Quebec government's reported plans to ban religious clothing in the public sector as unconstitutional. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has consistently called on the Quebec government to honour both the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, both of which guarantee freedom of religion. News agencies reported yesterday that sources confirmed plans to amend the Quebec charter of rights and freedoms to prevent public servants, health ...

NCCM condemns anti-Semitic vandalism in Greater Toronto

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - August 13, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) today condemned the recent vandalism of a Richmond Hill country club on Saturday. According to a media report, two swastikas were carved into the green of a hole on the club's grounds, which is situated in a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood. "NCCM stands with our fellow Canadians in unequivocally denouncing this act of hate and intimidation," says Ihsaan Gardee, NCCM Executive Director. "We urge local politicians and security officials across the GTA, as well as provincial and federal governments, to continue to work together to persisten...

NCCM condemns anti-Semitic vandalism in Greater Toronto

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - August 13, 2013) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) today condemned the recent vandalism of a Richmond Hill country club on Saturday. According to a media report, two swastikas were carved into the green of a hole on the club's grounds, which is situated in a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood. "NCCM stands with our fellow Canadians in unequivocally denouncing this act of hate and intimidation," says Ihsaan Gardee, NCCM Executive Director. "We urge local politicians and security officials across the GTA, as well as provincial and federal governments, to continue to work together to persisten...