COMMUNIQUÉS ET DÉCLARATIONS DE NOUVELLES
NCCM welcomes apology of York school principal who shared anti-Muslim postings
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(Ottawa - November 10, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, welcomes the apology of a York District School Board principal who had shared anti-Muslim postings on social media.
Ghada Sadaka, a principal at the Sir Wilfred Laurier Public School in Markham, Ontario, and the school board, were criticized by parents and students at the school for failing to take responsibility for her actions, and for failing to follow the board's own policy on how to deal with such compla...
NCCM welcomes unanimous consent of federal motion condemning Islamophobia
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(Ottawa – October 27th, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, welcomes the unanimous passage of a motion condemning Islamophobia, presented for a second time last night in federal parliament.
The motion was based on an e-petition sponsored by Liberal MP Frank Baylis (Pierrefonds-Dollard) and signed by over 69,000 Canadians. It was first put forward earlier this month by NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and was subsequently defeated by some Conservative MPs. It was presented ...
NCCM: Ottawa Police traffic stop study raises questions about racial bias
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(Ottawa– October 25, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, is raising concerns about a new report which suggests that a disproportionate number of Black men and Middle Eastern men and women are being stopped by Ottawa police.
The numbers were released as part of Ottawa’s Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project report, made public yesterday. The report is based on a landmark two-year study which was led by York University researchers.
“When any racial or ethnic ...
NCCM welcomes establishment of Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario
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(Ottawa – October 6, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties and advocacy organization, welcomes the establishment of Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario.
The Ontario legislature passed a unanimously supported bill today to officially recognize Islamic Heritage Month.
The bill was first introduced by NDP MPP Teresa Armstrong, and was co-sponsored by PC MPP Raymond Cho and Liberal MP Shafiq Qaadri.
“We thank the NDP for its leadership on this important gesture of inclusion and the signal it ...
News Release (Eng/Fre): Quebec Court says judge was wrong to ask Montreal woman to remove hijab
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(Montreal– October 6, 2016) A Quebec superior court judge has ruled that a Montreal woman should not have been asked to remove her hijab during her appearance in a Montreal courtroom in 2015.
In a ruling issued Monday, Judge Wilbrod Decarie wrote that Judge Eliana Marengo’s requirement that Ms. El-Alloul remove her headscarf before hearing her case was against the law.
“The Tribunal sympathizes with Ms. El-Alloul and deeply regrets how she was treated,” reads the judgement, issued in French.
Legal counsel for Ms. El-Alloul ...
NCCM welcomes wide condemnation of anti-Muslim posters found at University of Calgary campus
"An act of hatred against one of us is an act of hatred against all of us."
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(Ottawa – October 5, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, welcomes the swift condemnation of anti-Muslim posters that were posted at the University of Calgary.
According to media reports, around 40 posters with derogatory comments and images were discovered in various locations around campus. Calgary police were notified and the incident is still under investigation. Students, faculty, ...
City of Hamilton second municipality to pass motion to support Charter for Inclusive Communities*
Motion passes unanimously following arson attack on local mosque
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(Ottawa – September 29, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent human rights and civil liberties organization, welcomes the City of Hamilton’s endorsement of its Charter for Inclusive Communities.
Last night, Hamilton City Council unanimously passed a motion to support the Charter, previously endorsed by over a hundred local city Mayors, City Councillors, federal and provincial members of parliament, police chiefs and other institutional repres...
NCCM welcomes release of Canadian professor held in Iran
Thanks Canadian government for its efforts
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(Ottawa - September 26, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties and advocacy organization, welcomes news today regarding the release and repatriation of Canadian-Iranian professor Dr. Homa Hoodfar.
Hoodfar, a retired professor of anthropology at Concordia University who suffers from a neurological disease and had to be hospitalized during her detention, was originally detained on June 6. Critics argued that Hoodfar's imprisonment was part of a broader ...
NCCM welcomes Ontario government’s pledge to combat systemic racism and Islamophobia
Announcement latest in several positive national and provincial moves to confront anti-Muslim discrimination
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(Ottawa – September 26, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties and advocacy organization, welcomes the Ontario government’s latest move to examine and confront systemic racism and Islamophobia through its recently created Anti-Racism Directorate (ARD).
In a mandate letter issued last week to the minister responsible for Anti-Racism, Minister Michael Coteau is tasked with meeting a ...
(Eng/Fre) Montreal woman denied right to wear hijab in Quebec courtroom goes to court today
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(Montreal– September 22, 2016) Legal counsel for Ms. Rania El-Alloul, the Montreal woman who was asked to remove her headscarf by a Court of Quebec judge last year, will appear today to seek clarity about the rights of citizens to access the courts while wearing religious clothing.
The motion will be argued today by renowned constitutional and human rights lawyer Julius Grey, of Grey Casgrain, and Catherine McKenzie, accomplished lawyer with Irving Mitchell Kalichman (IMK). The NCCM’s vice-chair and lawyer Khalid Elgazzar will also be in ...