The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of young Muslim women in Canada, their political/civic participation within the community, and the barriers or obstacles that young Muslim women face in pursuing leadership, and the feelings that Muslim women have towards the narrative that Canadian society paints as them being "victims" of their religion and culture.

On March 1st, 2019 help us open a safe home for Muslim women and children in Calgary.

In 2006, I wrote a book about how Canadians — journalists, politicians, lawyers, teachers and everyday people — are in denial about racism. I explained our tendency to regard explicit racism as something that happened in the United States. Racism in Canada was camouflaged in politeness or regarded as a simple preference. It was erased from the national Canadian narrative, except for exceptional cases where the evidence was irrefutable and could not be explained as an overreaction on the part of the aggrieved, or trivialized as a meaningless irritation.

Awish Aslam, a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario, is conducting research on the work experiences of second-generation Canadian Muslim women.  

This project is being supervised by Dr. Tracey Adams, (Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario). 

Djamila Ibrahim will be discussing her debut collection of short stories, "Things Are Good Now", in conversation with CBC Ottawa's Adrian Harewood on Thursday, November 15th. Purchase tickets online here.

Somali American Ilhan Omar just became the first veiled Muslim woman to be elected to the US Congress. What about the experiences of other veiled Muslim women who have run poltical campaigns in Canada? 

Black Muslim Women in Quebec (Femmes Noires Musulmanes au Québec) is a new initiative that was launched on Saturday, October 20 in Montreal at Espace Mushagalusa. The initiative is funded by the Inspirit Foundation and supported by DESTA Black Youth Network. 

Their next event is taking place on December 9th in Montreal.

Muslim Link interviewed Oumalker Idil Kalif about why this new organization is needed during the current climate for Muslims in Quebec.

One day after the surprise victory of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in the recent Québec election, Premier-elect François Legault told a news conference that he plans to invoke the notwithstanding clause to finally pass legislation that will ban religious symbols for employees in “positions of authority” throughout the province.

This October, cities in British Columbia, Ontario, and Manitoba are holding elections for the positions of mayor, city councillors, and school board trustees.

In India, Muslim women have been fighting against the prevalent Muslim family law of instant, oral divorce (triple talaq) that can only be given by men. 3 Seconds Divorce, tells their story.

The film is directed by award-winning Toronto based Indian Canadian filmmaker Shazia Javed and had its North American premiere at the Reelworld Film Festival in Toronto in October.