The Double Standard We Don’t Name: How Selective Outrage Pushes Muslims Out of Public Life

In Canada’s public buildings, we make room for wellness rooms, lactation spaces, flexible breaks for health and caregiving. Yet when Muslims request a quiet space to pray or when a public official names anti-Palestinian racism suddenly ordinary inclusion is cast as a breach of “neutrality.” What is routine for some becomes suspect for others. The […]

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Gaza Power Hour Campaigns

Campaigns Direct Support to Re-Build Gaza Beyond advocacy, our work must also be about reviving life in Gaza. This includes rebuilding schools, nurturing creativity, and restoring dignity. Through these campaigns, you can directly engage in education, creativity, and community initiatives that remind us we are one ummah, united in care and responsibility for one another. […]

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Gaza Power Hour: Global Solidarity & Mobilization

November 1, 2025 – CMPAC is hosting Gaza Power Hour: Global Solidarity & Mobilization. After two years of unimaginable loss, Gaza stands at a crossroads. The ceasefire has not paused the bombs and the struggle for justice is not over. Join global voices of conscience for Gaza Power Hour, an online gathering uniting faith leaders, […]

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Joint Letter to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture: Canadians Stand with Amira Elghawaby

October 28, 2025 The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture15 Eddy StreetGatineau, Quebec, J8X 4B3 RE: Joint Letter to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture: Canadians Stand with Amira Elghawaby Dear Minister Steven Guilbeault, We, the undersigned, representing community, faith based, Muslim, and advocacy organizations from across Canada, express our unequivocal support […]

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CMPAC Statement on the Gaza Ceasefire Agreement

Thursday, October 9, 2025 – CMPAC welcomes today’s announcement of a ceasefire agreement that offers a moment of hope for the people of Gaza after  two years of violence that has reached the scale of genocide. If fully implemented, this agreement could bring much-needed relief to families who have endured relentless bombardment, forced displacement, destruction […]

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Email the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Demand the Immediate Release of 6 Canadians Abducted by Israel on Gaza Freedom Flotilla

Six Canadian citizens have been abducted by Israeli forces in international waters while aboard the Freedom Flotilla, en route to deliver food and medical aid to Gaza. Their current whereabouts remain unknown. We call on the Government of Canada to ensure the immediate release and safe return of all Canadian citizens detained by Israel, and […]

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CMPAC Statement – Two Years into the Gaza Genocide: From Recognition to Responsibility

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – Today marks two years since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza, the deadliest and most destructive campaign against Palestinians in modern history. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least 66,148 Palestinians have been killed and 168,716 injured since October 7, 2023, including 269 malnutrition-related deaths,112 […]

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Joint Letter from Civil Liberties Organizations Regarding Bill C-9: Combatting Hate Act

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), in collaboration with the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC), has co-authored a joint open letter, signed by 37 civil liberties and community organizations, raising concerns about Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places). The letter […]

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CMPAC Statement on the NSIRA Report into the CRA’s Targeting of Muslim Charities

The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) acknowledges the release of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency’s (NSIRA) report on the activities of the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Review and Analysis Division (RAD). This comprehensive review substantiates long-standing concerns raised by Muslim communities, civil society organizations, and academic research that Muslim-led charities have been […]

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