OPINION: Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, comments about “American sharia” have come fast and furious. Most have no idea how Islam actually views abortion When the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, the bad takes comparing a quintessentially American moment in history to sharia law were not […]
OPINION: Whichever party wins, here are the key policies it should focus on to combat hate Ontario voters will be heading to the polls on June 2 — just days ahead of the June 6 anniversary of the London attackthat killed four members of the Afzaal family in a hate crime. Unfortunately, addressing Islamophobia has not emerged […]
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.
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 […]
A review of racist CRA audits, confronting Quebec’s Bill 21 and a federal office to tackle Islamophobia would be a good start. While the Canadian political landscape has remained largely the same in the aftermath of the last federal election, there are many lessons the government would do well to heed. The National Summit on […]
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, Erin O’Toole […]
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 […]
The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) was featured on the Muslim Network TV which broadcasts 24/7 through Sattelite Galaxy 19 reaching 57 million people in USA, Canada, and Mexico. Sarah Mushtaq, part of CMPAC’s leadership team, spoke about what CMPAC is all about, the need for a public affairs council representing the interests of […]
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, […]
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 […]
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