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On Thursday, October 31, Crown prosecutors dropped assault and harassment charges against Lorna Bernbaum, 74, after she pulled the hijab of pro-Palestinian demonstrator, Hayfa Abdelkhaleq.

OTTAWA, November 1, 2024 Today, marks the beginning of Lebanese Heritage Month, a time to reflect on and celebrate the many incredible contributions that Lebanese Canadians have made to our country.

The Government of Canada is committed to protecting the safety and security of all Canadians.

October 16 2024 As the TDSB delays crucial reforms and fails to release promised educational tools, the community steps up to protect its students from escalating systemic racism.

29 October, 2024 In response to the Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from areas under Israeli control, Islamic Relief says:

October 29, 2024 The Manitoba government is taking steps to address Islamophobia by forming a working group to tackle the issue in the province’s kindergarten to Grade 12 education system, Premier Wab Kinew announced today.

Montreal, October 28, 2024 Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is calling on the Canadian government to take decisive and meaningful action against Israel in response to its escalating war on the United Nations.

Emerging Canadian journalists Rukhsar Ali and Andre Joseph Cordeiro named inaugural Fellows

Friday, October 25, 2024 Today, the City of London unveiled the Stop Tolerhating campaign, a new public awareness initiative and online hub aimed at cultivating a London that stands firmly against hate, champions allyship and embraces inclusivity.

Montreal, October 24, 2024 In a letter sent today to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) urges the Canadian government to retract the inclusion of Samidoun (Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network) from the Public Safety Canada terrorist entities list. 

TORONTO, Oct. 8, 2024 Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is proud to announce Palestinian photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf as the second recipient of the 2024 International Press Freedom Award. She is being honoured for breaking traditional gender roles and paving new paths for women in Gaza.

Presented annually for the past 39 years, [the Ottawa Book Awards] recognize the top English and French books published in the past year by local authors – exemplifying Ottawa’s rich literary talent.

Abousfian Abdelrazik is “the victim of a series of gross injustices attributable directly or indirectly to Canadian state actors, including arbitrary and illegal detention, prolonged solitary confinement, torture, and forced exile and separation from his home and young children.

Asalamu alaikum / Peace be upon you

One of the world’s largest exporters of Islamophobia is the RSS - the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - in India.

Montreal, Oct 15, 2024 The Anti-Racism Program of the CJPME Foundation (ARPCF) condemns the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) for cancelling a World Mental Health Day event that was intended to address the mental health challenges faced by Palestinians, both in Palestine and in Canada.

October 16, 2024 The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development today issued the following statement following recent events in the Middle East:

October 16th, 2024 National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) welcomes the latest decision by the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to provide Palestinians fleeing mass violence in the Gaza Strip with transitional financial assistance and other services after they arrive in Canada.

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 15, 2024 Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada has listed Samidoun, also known as the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code. The listing is in concert with U.S. Department of the Treasury's announcement of the designation of Samidoun as a specially designated global terrorist (SDGT) though its Executive Order (E.O.) 13224.

October 15 2024 One year ago, Stephen Brown, CEO of [National Council of Canadian Muslims] NCCM, stood with Canadian Sikh leaders at the House of Commons and called for the expulsion of India’s diplomats after the assassination of dissidents here in Canada.

On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the Canadian government placed the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network on Canada’s terrorist entities list.