443 results for author: Kashif Ahmed

Government Must Rebuild Trust with Canadian Muslims on National Security

By Ihsaan Gardee The Hill Times | June 11, 2018 Once bitten, twice shy. That’s the sense within Canadian Muslim communities when it comes to the Liberal government’s proposed overhaul of national security law under Bill C-59. The legislation was back before the House last week after examination by the Public Safety and National Security Committee. Let’s not forget where this first started. Under the previous government, Canadian anti-terrorism laws quickly morphed into overreaching and draconian policies. This was coupled with Muslim communities facing jarring public scrutiny and increasing Islamophobia. Back then, despite efforts ...

Government Must Rebuild Trust with Canadian Muslims on National Security

By Ihsaan Gardee The Hill Times | June 11, 2018 Once bitten, twice shy. That’s the sense within Canadian Muslim communities when it comes to the Liberal government’s proposed overhaul of national security law under Bill C-59. The legislation was back before the House last week after examination by the Public Safety and National Security Committee. Let’s not forget where this first started. Under the previous government, Canadian anti-terrorism laws quickly morphed into overreaching and draconian policies. This was coupled with Muslim communities facing jarring public scrutiny and increasing Islamophobia. Back then, despite efforts ...

Air travellers from Middle East, Africa, Caribbean more likely to face secondary inspection

By Glen McGregor CTV News | May 31, 2018 Airline passengers from the Middle East and countries where most people are black are more likely to face luggage searches or additional questioning by Canada Border Services agents than other travellers, a CTV News investigation has found. . . . The National Council of Canadian Muslims says the data confirm what it hears repeatedly from travellers -- that Muslims are subject to far greater scrutiny from security agencies, especially since the 9/11 attacks. “We get calls every other day, almost, from Muslims -- both Canadians and foreign nationals -- who are accessing our airports and coming in ...

Air travellers from Middle East, Africa, Caribbean more likely to face secondary inspection

By Glen McGregor CTV News | May 31, 2018 Airline passengers from the Middle East and countries where most people are black are more likely to face luggage searches or additional questioning by Canada Border Services agents than other travellers, a CTV News investigation has found. . . . The National Council of Canadian Muslims says the data confirm what it hears repeatedly from travellers -- that Muslims are subject to far greater scrutiny from security agencies, especially since the 9/11 attacks. “We get calls every other day, almost, from Muslims -- both Canadians and foreign nationals -- who are accessing our airports and coming in ...

Trump And The American Far Right Stoke Hate In Canada

By Nick Robins-Early Huffington Post | May 23, 2018 President Donald Trump is changing not just American politics. Canadians are increasingly concerned that the president’s nativist and anti-Muslim rhetoric is emboldening hate groups in a Canada, which has long prided itself on multiculturalism and tolerance. . . . “The number of far-right voices is increasing,” said Leila Nasr, a spokeswoman for the National Council of Canadian Muslims. “They’ve become disproportionately loud.” Community groups and anti-hate advocates want authorities to take a stronger stand against the far right and for politicians to forcefully call out ...

Trump And The American Far Right Stoke Hate In Canada

By Nick Robins-Early Huffington Post | May 23, 2018 President Donald Trump is changing not just American politics. Canadians are increasingly concerned that the president’s nativist and anti-Muslim rhetoric is emboldening hate groups in a Canada, which has long prided itself on multiculturalism and tolerance. . . . “The number of far-right voices is increasing,” said Leila Nasr, a spokeswoman for the National Council of Canadian Muslims. “They’ve become disproportionately loud.” Community groups and anti-hate advocates want authorities to take a stronger stand against the far right and for politicians to forcefully call out ...

NCCM Denounces Islamophobic Vandalism at Scarborough School

Welcomes Swift Action by City Staff & Police (Ottawa – May 22, 2018) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties and advocacy organization, denounces the vandalism of an Islamic school in Scarborough over the long weekend. Police confirmed they responded to a call regarding the incident on Monday morning after a city councillor who was passing by noticed the spray-painted graffiti on the side wall of the Wali ul Asr school. The graffiti contained racist and deeply offensive terminology. “We strongly condemn the Islamophobic vandalism of the Wali ul Asr school. No child – no matter their race or ...

NCCM Denounces Islamophobic Vandalism at Scarborough School

Welcomes Swift Action by City Staff & Police (Ottawa – May 22, 2018) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties and advocacy organization, denounces the vandalism of an Islamic school in Scarborough over the long weekend. Police confirmed they responded to a call regarding the incident on Monday morning after a city councillor who was passing by noticed the spray-painted graffiti on the side wall of the Wali ul Asr school. The graffiti contained racist and deeply offensive terminology. “We strongly condemn the Islamophobic vandalism of the Wali ul Asr school. No child – no matter their race or ...

New guidelines not enough to fix Quebec’s face-covering ban, lawyer says

By Jonathan Montpetit CBC News | May 12, 2018 Quebec's new guidelines on religious accommodation have failed to ease concerns about whether Muslim women will be able to access public services — such as riding a bus — if they wear a niqab or burka. . . . The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association also denounced the new guidelines, saying in a joint statement they would do nothing to "fix a law that is, at its core, discriminatory and unconstitutional." "Requiring Muslim women who wear the niqab to make an application for exemption every time they wish to access basic public services such as ...

New guidelines not enough to fix Quebec’s face-covering ban, lawyer says

By Jonathan Montpetit CBC News | May 12, 2018 Quebec's new guidelines on religious accommodation have failed to ease concerns about whether Muslim women will be able to access public services — such as riding a bus — if they wear a niqab or burka. . . . The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association also denounced the new guidelines, saying in a joint statement they would do nothing to "fix a law that is, at its core, discriminatory and unconstitutional." "Requiring Muslim women who wear the niqab to make an application for exemption every time they wish to access basic public services such as ...