443 results for author: Kashif Ahmed

NCCM Welcomes Removal of Ontario PC Candidate Tanya Granic Allen

Urges all parties to firmly reject bigotry in Canadian politics (Ottawa - May 5, 2018) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, welcomes the decision by Ontario PC Party leader Doug Ford to remove Tanya Granic Allen as the PC candidate in the riding of Mississauga Centre. Mr. Ford dismissed Ms. Granic Allen earlier today over what a party statement referred to as her “irresponsible” characterization of “certain issues and people”. “The dismissal of Ms. Granic Allen is long overdue given the Islamophobic and bigoted comments attributed to her. There is no place for that ...

NCCM Welcomes Removal of Ontario PC Candidate Tanya Granic Allen

Urges all parties to firmly reject bigotry in Canadian politics (Ottawa - May 5, 2018) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, welcomes the decision by Ontario PC Party leader Doug Ford to remove Tanya Granic Allen as the PC candidate in the riding of Mississauga Centre. Mr. Ford dismissed Ms. Granic Allen earlier today over what a party statement referred to as her “irresponsible” characterization of “certain issues and people”. “The dismissal of Ms. Granic Allen is long overdue given the Islamophobic and bigoted comments attributed to her. There is no place for that ...

NCCM Welcomes Repatriation of Canadian Citizen Bashir Makhtal

-For Immediate Release- Released from Ethiopia after 11 years of unjust imprisonment (Ottawa - April 21, 2018) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties and advocacy organization, welcomes Bashir Makhtal's return home to Canada to his family after over a decade of unjust imprisonment in Ethiopia. In 2006, Bashir was "extraordinarily renditioned" from Kenya to Ethiopia, where in 2009 he was subjected to a grossly unfair trial on politically-motivated charges, a life sentence, and incommunicado detention. The NCCM has called for Bashir's release and repatriation to Canada for 10 years. "We welcome Bashir's long ...

NCCM Welcomes Repatriation of Canadian Citizen Bashir Makhtal

-For Immediate Release- Released from Ethiopia after 11 years of unjust imprisonment (Ottawa - April 21, 2018) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties and advocacy organization, welcomes Bashir Makhtal's return home to Canada to his family after over a decade of unjust imprisonment in Ethiopia. In 2006, Bashir was "extraordinarily renditioned" from Kenya to Ethiopia, where in 2009 he was subjected to a grossly unfair trial on politically-motivated charges, a life sentence, and incommunicado detention. The NCCM has called for Bashir's release and repatriation to Canada for 10 years. "We welcome Bashir's long ...

Should Quebec City mosque killer Alexandre Bissonnette have been charged with terrorism?

By Graeme Hamilton National Post | April 17, 2018 MONTREAL – It was a carefully planned assault on a Muslim place of worship triggered — the attacker acknowledged to police — by news that Canada was prepared to accept more refugees from Muslim countries. . . . The National Council of Canadian Muslims, though relieved Bissonnette pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first-degree murder and six of attempted murder, worries about a double standard when it comes to terrorism charges. “The NCCM does have continuing concerns around the way in which that terrorism label is unfortunately often reserved for crimes committed by ...

Should Quebec City mosque killer Alexandre Bissonnette have been charged with terrorism?

By Graeme Hamilton National Post | April 17, 2018 MONTREAL – It was a carefully planned assault on a Muslim place of worship triggered — the attacker acknowledged to police — by news that Canada was prepared to accept more refugees from Muslim countries. . . . The National Council of Canadian Muslims, though relieved Bissonnette pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first-degree murder and six of attempted murder, worries about a double standard when it comes to terrorism charges. “The NCCM does have continuing concerns around the way in which that terrorism label is unfortunately often reserved for crimes committed by ...

Proposed police uniform changes set off alarm bells in Quebec

Montreal politician’s call to adapt city’s police uniform for Sikh and Muslim officers is reviving a long-running debate in Quebec over the reasonable accommodation of religious minorities By Allan Woods Toronto Star | April 4, 2018 MONTREAL — Suggestions the Montreal Police should change its uniform to accommodate Sikh and Muslim officers have stoked the embers of a fiery debate in Quebec. Montreal politician Marvin Rotrand is urging the city to allow Sikh cops to wear turbans and Muslim officers to wear hijabs while on duty in order to attract more diverse recruits and build a force that better reflects the population it serves. He ...

Proposed police uniform changes set off alarm bells in Quebec

Montreal politician’s call to adapt city’s police uniform for Sikh and Muslim officers is reviving a long-running debate in Quebec over the reasonable accommodation of religious minorities By Allan Woods Toronto Star | April 4, 2018 MONTREAL — Suggestions the Montreal Police should change its uniform to accommodate Sikh and Muslim officers have stoked the embers of a fiery debate in Quebec. Montreal politician Marvin Rotrand is urging the city to allow Sikh cops to wear turbans and Muslim officers to wear hijabs while on duty in order to attract more diverse recruits and build a force that better reflects the population it serves. He ...

Quebec mosque shooting suspect Alexandre Bissonnette pleads guilty

By Les Perreaux The Globe and Mail | March 28, 2018 In the 48 hours after Alexandre Bissonnette stood in court to own up to the mass murder of six Muslim worshippers, a bloody act that showed Canadians an unexpected face of extremism, a question was asked repeatedly among the small group of people who knew about the plea, including the judge: Why would he admit guilt now? . . . “The reality is he went to a mosque, a place of worship, and admitted to first-degree murder with intent to kill people,” said Ihsaan Gardee, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. “Why would he have chosen that place of all places to ...

Quebec mosque shooting suspect Alexandre Bissonnette pleads guilty

By Les Perreaux The Globe and Mail | March 28, 2018 In the 48 hours after Alexandre Bissonnette stood in court to own up to the mass murder of six Muslim worshippers, a bloody act that showed Canadians an unexpected face of extremism, a question was asked repeatedly among the small group of people who knew about the plea, including the judge: Why would he admit guilt now? . . . “The reality is he went to a mosque, a place of worship, and admitted to first-degree murder with intent to kill people,” said Ihsaan Gardee, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. “Why would he have chosen that place of all places to ...