CBC: Ukrainian refugee crisis reveals double standard?

Sarah Mushtaq, part of CMPAC’s leadership team, discussed with ‘On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko‘ the need to reform the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and its lack of oversight, Canada‘s immigration and refugee system and the situation of Egyptian refugee #families in #BC.

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Muslim groups ask feds to intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugees in Vancouver

Abdelrahman Elmady is pictured outside of his home in Vancouver in 2021. The Egyptian man, who participated in the Arab Spring protests, faces deportation to his home country, leading Muslim-Canadian organizations to speak up on his behalf. (Ben Nelms/CBC) Dozens of Muslim Canadian organizations are urging the prime minister, public safety minister and president of the […]

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National Post: The Conservatives cannot afford to alienate Muslims if they hope to win next time around

Original Link: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/issam-saleh-the-conservatives-cannot-afford-to-alienate-muslims-if-they-hope-to-win-next-time-aroun Despite numerous positive achievements during their time in office, when many Canadians, especially Muslims, think of the Conservatives, they remember the 2015 election, when the party resorted to dog-whistle politics by proposing to set up a hotline to report “barbaric cultural practises,” and to ban the niqab. Since taking over as leader, however, […]

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Hill Times: Muslim issues not adequately addressed in party platforms, argues advocacy group campaigning for dedicated federal anti-Islamophobia office

Advocacy organization the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) launched on Sept. 10, and is campaigning for the federal government to develop an office dedicated to combating Islamophobia in Canada. ——————————— A new advocacy organization is arguing the federal parties aren’t making sufficient promises related to combating hate crimes against Muslims, and is campaigning for […]

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OPINION: Education is the cure for stereotypes about Islam

Charitable giving is a key indicator of the values shared by the people of a society. Especially during the current pandemic, Canadians have seen an outpouring of support for each other and for those in need around the world, much of which is inspired by the faith traditions of our nation’s many diverse communities. However, […]

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CTV Montreal: Combating Islamophobia is all of our business

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. Original Link: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/opinion-combating-islamophobia-is-all-of-our-business-1.5520569 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 […]

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