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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 ...
Anti-Islamophobia ad campaign draws heated debate online
By CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, Staff Reporter
Toronto Star | June 20, 2016
An ad campaign drawing attention to Islamophobia has Torontonians talking — and that’s just the point, backers of the campaign say.
The poster, recently rolled out at about 150 TTC stations and bus shelters across the GTA, depicts a young white man squaring off against a young woman in a head scarf.
“Go back to where you came from,” he says.
“Where, North York?” she replies.
The ads, launched this week by the City of Toronto and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigra...
Toronto ads perfectly debunk idea that Muslims don’t belong here
By Maham Abedi
The Huffington Post Canada | June 15, 2016
"Go back to where you came from."
It's a phrase minorities fear they'll hear. And sometimes they do.
That's why the City of Toronto and Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) launched their "Toronto for all"campaign Tuesday, targeting racism and Islamophobia.
Posters that show Muslims standing up against the idea that they don't belong in Toronto have been popping up around the city.
"Muslims are part of Toronto," the ads read.
Debbie Douglas, executive director of OCASI, says the ...
Toronto immigration organization launches anti-racism ad campaign
660 News | Jun 14, 2016
Some interesting bus shelter advertisements have begun appearing in Toronto, addressing Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments in the city.
The ads, posted by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) and the City of Toronto, have been posted in response to the recent influx of Syrian refugees in December and a number of crimes against Muslims earlier in the year.
“It is important for Torontonians from all walks of life to take responsibility for not only welcoming refugees but also examining assumptions and stereo...
Orlando shooting denounced by openly gay MP of ‘largest Muslim community in Canada’
'Hate can never be met with hate; hate has to be met with love,' says Liberal MP Rob Oliphant
By Shanifa Nasser & Justin Li
CBC News | June 13, 2016
On the day of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, carried out against patrons at a gay club by a man officials say gave explicit allegiance to the militant group ISIS, an openly gay Toronto MP took to Twitter with a message he said "needs to be shared."
In the hours following the shooting — which saw some 50 people killed and 53 more injured — Liberal Don Valley West MP Rob Oliphant denounced the violence ...
Parents of boy on no-fly list ‘really looking forward’ to travelling
It could be 18 months before mistakes end, because of work needed on data and regulatory systems
CBC News | June 10, 2016
The mother of a young boy who has been flagged as a travel risk since he was a toddler says she is "really looking forward" to travelling with ease as a family, after the Canadian government announced it has created an office to assist passengers mistakenly barred from flights.
The issue came to light last December, when six-year-old Syed Adam Ahmed was travelling with his father, Sulemaan, to the Winter Classic in Boston. Sulemaan said an Air ...
London, Ont. mayor won’t tolerate discrimination in his city
Third publicly reported incident involving racial slurs in the past eight months
CBC News | June 1, 2016
An alleged racially charged attack on a London, Ont. man over the weekend prompted the city's mayor to call out hateful discrimination in his community.
Matt Brown said he is saddened by Saturday's assault that left an exchange student with a concussion. The man involved, Mohammed Sharifi, told CBC News two men yelled several racial slurs before repeatedly punching him in the face.
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London police charged two 24-year-old men in connection with the ...
‘Hero’ driver boots man from bus for bullying Muslim woman
Social media praise is pouring in for OC Transpo driver Alain Charette, who confronted a bus passenger for making Islamophobic comments to a Muslim woman.
By Lucy Scholey
Hamilton Spectator | May 31, 2016
An OC Transpo bus driver is being called a hero after standing up for a young Muslim woman who was bullied for wearing the niqab.
Hailey – who only wants her first name used for privacy reasons – said she had just boarded the bus to the Rideau Centre on May 12 when a fellow passenger started calling her a terrorist and freak for her traditional head and face ...
Canadian Muslims very happy, survey finds
By Tom Ross | 660 News Calgary
April 27, 2016
A new survey is showing that Canadian Muslims love the country, and feel a great sense of belonging here.
The study, commissioned by the Environics Institute, finds that 83% of Muslims feel very proud to be Canadian, and 84% believe they are treated better in Canada than in other Western Countries.
Ihsaan Gardee with the National Council of Canadian Muslims tells 660 News this study confirms what most Muslims feel inside already.
“You know, the majority of Canadian Muslims have a strong sense of pride in being ...
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