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“Peace and prosperity are every person’s birthright.” So opened then Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland’s introduction to Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP).

The Sudan Solidarity Collective was formed in response to the outbreak of war in Sudan on April 15th, 2023.

Updated: March 7, 2024 Keller Williams wishes to clarify, following reports from various social media and news platforms, indicating a Keller Williams sales event was marketing disputed lands in the West Bank.

March 5th, 2024, Oakville – The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) condemns the organization and promotion of Israel Real Estate Seminars currently taking place in the United States and Canada, wherein illegal settlements in the West Bank are being marketed for sale.

In a press conference held today, Minister Marc Miller said that the government is still pushing to get families of Palestinian Canadians out of Gaza.

Tawhid App, a Canadian startup, based in Alberta is thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of its spirituality app designed for Muslims globally right as Ramadan approaches.

Nisa Helpline, a project of Nisa Foundation, is a free, anonymous, confidential 12-hr service available for Muslim women across North America, seven days a week from 10 am EST to 10 pm EST. 

The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) is pleased to announce that Monday March 11th, 2024 will be the first day of Ramadan 1445 Hijri and Eid ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, inshaAllah.

After the London Terror Attack that took away four members of the same Muslim family, our community has pushed hard for a free standing hate crime provision in our Criminal Code that delivers real accountability.

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 26, 2024 The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) supports the federal government's new Online Harms Act as a positive step in protecting everyone, including our youth and young adults, from online acts of hate, threats, and violence.

The Online Harms Act would establish a baseline standard to keep young people safe online and uphold freedom of expression. Now, more than ever, online platforms must take responsibility—and be held accountable—for protecting kids from the harms embedded within online platforms. Everyone in Canada deserves to be safe in all aspects of their lives, including online.

The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (“CMPAC”) welcomes the recent verdict in the case of Nathaniel Veltman, convicted of murder and attempted murder after deliberately targeting five members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario (“London Attack”).

Kitchener, February 23, 2024: In light of the sentencing of the killer of the Afzaal family, the Coalition of Muslim Women of Kitchener-Waterloo (CMW) stands in solidarity with the surviving members of the family, for this must be undoubtedly a difficult moment. The killings were designated as a “textbook example of terrorist motive and intent” by Superior Court Justice Renee Pomerance.

Editor’s note, Feb. 22, 2024: An Ontario judge has ruled Nathaniel Veltman committed terrorism in the murders of the Muslim Afzaal family in London, Ont. The judge also sentenced Veltman to five life sentences in prison for killing four members of the Afzaal family and injuring one in the June 2021 truck attack.

Over 300 Muslim institutions and mosques across Canada have issued a joint letter with one simple message to all Members of Parliament:

As Ramadan quickly approaches, our community has come together more than ever to stand for justice and accountability both at home and abroad.

LONDON, ON, Feb. 22, 2024 Today, sentencing in the Afzaal family trial concluded with a decision that has met the expectations of the family members and Canada's Muslim communities. This decision will have profound reverberations throughout Canadian society.

LONDON, ON, Feb. 22, 2024 Today, in the Ontario Superior Court in London, Justice Pomerance found that the crimes of 23-year-old Nathaniel Veltman constitute terrorist activity. This is an acknowledgement that the offender's horrendous attack was directed at Muslims and designed to intimidate all Muslims in Canada and spread a message seeking to tear apart the fabric of Canadian through hate and division.

Loblaws has recently launched an exciting partnership with Canadian quality Halal packaged meat products brand, Shahir, to make halal deli slices available in its stores in the Atlantic region: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador.