This September marks the 20th anniversary of the horrific attack on the twin towers in New York City. Nearly 3,000 souls were lost, and the lives of tens of thousands of others were impacted in the subsequent so-called “war on terror.” Canadian Muslims felt the negative reverberations as targets of state apparatus that fixated on […]
In June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd and calls for action from the Black Lives Matter movement, many groups, organizations and governments indicated change with respect to anti-Black racism was coming. A year later, the needle has barely moved. Just over a month ago, the Black Council of Windsor-Essex (BCWE) sent a letter […]
MONTREAL — The following was a document submitted to the Canadian National Summit to Combat Islamophobia by Imam Hassan Guillet, member of the Table interreligieuse de concertation in Quebec. On June 6, 2021, a walk in a park in London, Ont. ended in a bloodbath, like on Jan. 29, 2017 when prayer in a mosque in […]
Anver Emon is Canada Research Chair in Islamic Law and History and the director of the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto. Nadia Hasan is the chief operating officer of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. On July 22, the federal government will host a national summit on Islamophobia. All levels of […]
Explainer Islamophobia is a reality in the lives of too many Canadian Muslims by Amira Elghawaby, Human Rights & Inclusion Columnist July 19, 2021 Within days of the tragic killing of members of the Afzal family in London, Ontario, this past June, various elected officials were vowing to confront Islamophobia in Canada. This wasn’t the first time […]
On Tuesday, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid Al-Adha, the celebration that commemorates the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca. This year, like the last, was marked by alternative arrangements to accommodate the ongoing pandemic and necessary restrictions. Here in London, Eid prayers were held at several locations, adhering to COVID-19 guidelines, […]
A candlelight vigil held last month to honour the four members of the Afzaal family killed in London, Ontario, began with a strange declaration. The organizers of the event, held in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square, explained that they champion “secularism and the separation of church and state,” according to several attendees. https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=ricochet_en&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1403549707847323649&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fricochet.media%2Fen%2F3725%2Ffighting-islamophobia-means-including-the-good-and-bad-muslims&sessionId=d5ca43eebf7ddb34631c030b7f9efbecf9363870&siteScreenName=ricochet_en&theme=light&widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&width=550px Was the group […]
In these tragic times when being a visible Muslim in Canada may kill you, Murray Hogben’s book about stories of early Muslim settlers in Canada is a relevant and timely reminder of the history of Muslim presence in Canada and the challenges and achievements that have accompanied this ongoing journey. From the story of Alex […]
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