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TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Scotiabank today announced an additional commitment to support efforts to safely relocate former Afghan interpreters and locally employed civilians and their families, with a $250,000 donation to the Veterans Transition Network (VTN). Led by Canadian veterans, VTN has been coordinating efforts to support the care and evacuation of thousands of Afghan interpreters and civilians awaiting safe transport to Canada.

National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) granted leave at the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in the Quebec City mosque shooter case.

As the country's eyes were set on the snap federal election in September, a month earlier on August 17, 2021, Nova Scotians were making history during their provincial election.

Mainstreet Equity Corp. (TSX: MEQ) is Canada's leading real estate corporation on the TSX, specializing in mid-market apartment buildings in western Canada.

Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW)’s  #Hate2Healing campaign includes a powerful video which captures this trauma of online hate in the story of Noor, a young woman in Canada whose experience with online hate should cause us all to feel the need to act.

We are delighted to announce that our Greening Canadian Mosques (GCM) program in partnership with EnviroMuslims has received new funding from Olive Tree Foundation.

Islamic History Month (Canada) and Islamic Heritage Month (Ontario) starts on October 1st.

London, ON - As part of its Truth and Reconciliation Day initiatives, Islamic Relief Canada will be holding an interfaith awareness session for elementary and middle school students from two Islamic schools. 

DEEN Support Services and Muslims with Disabilities International was excited to host its second Global Conference on Disability and Islam on September 25th, 2021.

TORONTO – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is developing a new policy statement on the discriminatory display of names, words and images, and wants to hear from the public about this quickly-evolving issues.

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

As a researcher of Muslim superheroes, I’ve learned about the many ways Islamophobia manifests. Because Islam is racialized in the west, Arab Christians, Hindus and Sikhs have been implicated in Islamophobic political discourses, making them victims of Islamophobia.

[On September 13], the City of Toronto, together with United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT) and Lifeline Afghanistan are partnering to launch the Toronto Region Afghan Resettlement Fund to help support the incoming refugees from Afghanistan.

Organizations that are focused on supporting Muslims in Canada as well as human rights advocacy groups have compiled resources to help inform people voting in the 2021 Federal Election.

The people of Afghanistan are in dire need of humanitarian aid and Canada has committed to accepting 20,000 Afghan refugees.

Since December 2020, there has been assaults and attacks on Black and racialized Muslim women in Edmonton, Alberta, most of which go unreported.

On September 9, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) released its Federal Elections Policy Guide, calling on all parties to adopt its recommendations on domestic and foreign policies related to Islamophobia, hate, and discrimination.

Muslim leaders from across the country have come together to launch the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC).

Salaam,

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