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Joint Press Release from Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement Pour Une Paix Juste and Justice For All Canada
Date: September 2, 2021

On September 12th, 2020, Mohamed Aslam-Zafis was taken in an act of Islamophobic violence at the IMO mosque by a man allegedly linked to a white supremacist organization called the O9A. Before his life was cut short, Mohamed was handing out food to the needy.

Muslims on Turtle Island is a 3 day series of public talks, panels and workshops that focus on Muslims as settlers on Turtle Island/North America.

This article focuses on the case study of Mariam, a fictional eldest child based on children we have encountered in our research.

A group of 105 Afghan refugees who are currently living in Canada fear for the safety of their family members who have been left behind in Afghanistan.

The 2021 Canadian Federal Election will take place on Monday, September 20, 2021. 

Recent overt attacks against Muslims in London, Ont.,Hamilton and Edmonton have surfaced and exacerbated the fear that Canadian Muslims have been living with for many years.

OTTAWA, August 5, 2021 At the Government of Canada’s recent National Summit on Islamophobia, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, stated that systemic racism and discrimination are important issues that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) takes very seriously.

Linking threats to Canadian children from mass graves at residential schools to the Islamophobia

At the National Action Summit on Islamophobia on July 22nd, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth also announced support for 8 projects through the Anti-Racism Action Program that address Islamophobia and aim to remove systemic barriers faced by Muslim communities.

As-salaamu alaikum | Peace be with you

The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) recognises the recent National Action Summit on Islamophobia as an important opportunity to start real change to tackle violent and systemic Islamophobia in Canada.

Trying to figure out how to stay connected to your friends across different cities, countries, and time zones? Why not start a podcast together?

Muslim religious leaders (Imams) across Canada will endorse and read a special solidarity statement for Indigenous peoples during their respective weekly congregations at mosques on Friday, July 9th, 2021.

Islamic History Month Canada (IHMC) in October aims to celebrate, inform, educate, and share with fellow Canadians the rich Muslim heritage and contributions to society: Contributions in sciences, humanities, medicine, astronomy, and other disciplines that have greatly benefited human progress. IHMC believes that through education and sharing positive stories, all Canadians can grow and connect in the best way possible.

In Canada, diversity is one of our greatest strengths, yet we know that discrimination and racism continue to take an unacceptable toll on our communities.

July 22nd 2021​

Toronto Public Health (TPH) has re-launched the COVID-19 Outreach Rapid Response Team (CORRT) on a short-term basis.

The Muslim Youth Fellowship (MYF), launched in 2017, is a professional and leadership development program which provides highly motivated, passionate, and hard-working young people from Toronto’s diverse Muslim communities with the opportunity to be part of political and decision-making processes and become part of the next generation of public servants. The program is administered by the Urban Alliance on Race Relations.

CCMW's Executive Director Nuzhat Jafri participated in the National Summit on Islamophobia earlier today to share the experiences and perspectives of CCMW members and of young women and girls on Islamophobia.