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Canadian cities take stance against Islamophobia

CBC News | July 4, 2016 Two southwestern Ontario communities joined a Canadian alliance Monday that aims to stamp out Islamophobia. Windsor and London signed an agreement, along with four other cities from across the country, vowing to eliminate anti-Muslim hate crimes. Windsor West MP Brian Masse attended the signing in Windsor. "Words are not enough," he told the crowd gathered at Dieppe Gardens on the city's waterfront. "We need to make Canada free and just." Other cities signing the charter on Monday include Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. Leaders from the six cities held simultaneous news conferences. Canadian stance...

Islamophobia campaign launches in Windsor

CTV Windsor | July 4, 2016 News conferences were held in six communities Monday, including Windsor to address Islamophobia. The National Council of Canadian Muslims, a civil liberties organization, was joined by community leaders, police and other elected officials to endorse the organization's Charter for Inclusive Communities. The NCCM says discrimination, hate crimes and stereotyping of Canadian Muslims is growing in frequency and intensity. It is calling for action to quell Islamophobia and to find ways to reduce the incidents of crime. Saleha Khan of the NCCM London chapter says people will be speaking on the overall impact of ...

Islamophobia campaign launches in Windsor

CTV Windsor | July 4, 2016 News conferences were held in six communities Monday, including Windsor to address Islamophobia. The National Council of Canadian Muslims, a civil liberties organization, was joined by community leaders, police and other elected officials to endorse the organization's Charter for Inclusive Communities. The NCCM says discrimination, hate crimes and stereotyping of Canadian Muslims is growing in frequency and intensity. It is calling for action to quell Islamophobia and to find ways to reduce the incidents of crime. Saleha Khan of the NCCM London chapter says people will be speaking on the overall impact of ...

Une charte pour condamner l’islamophobie signée dans six villes canadiennes

Radio-Canada | le 4 juillet 2016 Des politiciens, des membres des forces de l'ordre et des membres de la société civile ont appuyé publiquement une charte pour des communautés inclusives et pour condamner l'islamophobie dans six villes canadiennes lundi. Cette Charte pour communautés accueillantes est une initiative lancé par le Conseil national des musulmans canadiens lors de conférences de presse qui ont eu lieu simultanément à Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, London, Windsor et Calgary. L'organisme dit constater une augmentation du nombre d'actes islamophobes au pays. . . . Les signataires de la Charte estiment qu' « il ...

Une charte pour condamner l’islamophobie signée dans six villes canadiennes

Radio-Canada | le 4 juillet 2016 Des politiciens, des membres des forces de l'ordre et des membres de la société civile ont appuyé publiquement une charte pour des communautés inclusives et pour condamner l'islamophobie dans six villes canadiennes lundi. Cette Charte pour communautés accueillantes est une initiative lancé par le Conseil national des musulmans canadiens lors de conférences de presse qui ont eu lieu simultanément à Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, London, Windsor et Calgary. L'organisme dit constater une augmentation du nombre d'actes islamophobes au pays. . . . Les signataires de la Charte estiment qu' « il ...

NCCM denounces Istanbul terror attack

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - June 29, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, categorically condemns the terrorist attack on Tuesday at Istanbul's main airport in Turkey. At least thirty-six people have been reported killed and 147 wounded from the attacks which local authorities are calling Daesh terrorism. "Canadian Muslim communities are horrified by these ongoing acts of depraved violence. In these closing days of Ramadan, we are deeply grieved by the loss of life due to acts of terror and brutal violence in many Muslim-majority countries," says NCCM Executive ...

NCCM denounces Istanbul terror attack

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - June 29, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, categorically condemns the terrorist attack on Tuesday at Istanbul's main airport in Turkey. At least thirty-six people have been reported killed and 147 wounded from the attacks which local authorities are calling Daesh terrorism. "Canadian Muslim communities are horrified by these ongoing acts of depraved violence. In these closing days of Ramadan, we are deeply grieved by the loss of life due to acts of terror and brutal violence in many Muslim-majority countries," says NCCM Executive ...

Muslim woman attacked in London, Ont., grocery store, police say

This is the fourth reported event against visible minorities in the city in the past eight months CBC News | June 21, 2016 A Muslim woman shopping with her four-month-old son was attacked in a London, Ont., supermarket Monday, according to police. The woman was at the Superking Supermarket at 785 Wonderland Rd. S. at approximately 5 p.m. when another woman approached her and began yelling at her for no apparent reason, police said. The woman, unknown to the shopper, allegedly spat on the victim, punched her several times and then pulled at the victim's hijab and hair, police said. . . . Muslim groups are condemning the alleged ...

Muslim woman attacked in London, Ont., grocery store, police say

This is the fourth reported event against visible minorities in the city in the past eight months CBC News | June 21, 2016 A Muslim woman shopping with her four-month-old son was attacked in a London, Ont., supermarket Monday, according to police. The woman was at the Superking Supermarket at 785 Wonderland Rd. S. at approximately 5 p.m. when another woman approached her and began yelling at her for no apparent reason, police said. The woman, unknown to the shopper, allegedly spat on the victim, punched her several times and then pulled at the victim's hijab and hair, police said. . . . Muslim groups are condemning the alleged ...

Anti-discrimination campaign makes people uncomfortable — as it should

Critique of the “Toronto for All” campaign as racist is baseless. What it really represents is anti-Muslim animus, which is real. By AMIRA ELGHAWABY Toronto Star | June 21, 2016 Those who have come out in recent days to attack the new “Toronto for All” anti-discrimination ad campaign for being racist are missing the point. One of the ads depicts a white male confronting a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf. The man in the print ad tells her to go back where she came from. “Where, North York?” reads her response. While the overwhelming reaction to the campaign has been positive — there are vocal naysayers who claim the ads ...