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The National Council of Canadian Muslims’ senior advocacy officer Fatema Abdalla read the survivor’s statement about what happened at a news conference last week. ‘I don’t feel safe for my daughters,’ the statement reads, ‘all of whom wear hijab.’ NCCM/Instagram

Violent attempt to set fire to Muslim woman in Ajax exposes persistent Islamophobia in Canada

Nadiya N. Ali, Trent University and Nadia Hasan, York University, Canada

An attack on a hijab-wearing woman in Ajax, Ont. reveals a pattern of Islamophobia. Racism plus changing demographics and anti-hijab policies can contribute to how Muslim women are seen in public spaces.
People hold signs during a protest in Montréal against Islamphobia in 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Canadian law enforcement agencies continue to target Muslims

Basema Al-Alami, University of Toronto

Canada must reflect on the profound consequences of over-surveillance on the freedoms of religion, expression and association — particularly for Muslim Canadians — and their impact on equality.
Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed the Public Order Emergency Commission last year, tables his report on Monday about the inquiry’s findings into national security issues and the so-called Freedom Convoy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Emergencies Act inquiry report should tackle the racist origins of national security

Reem Bahdi, University of Windsor; Fahad Ahmad, Toronto Metropolitan University; Jeffrey Monaghan, Carleton University, and Yasmeen Abu-Laban, University of Alberta

Approaches to security issues in Canada today need to learn from the dire histories of what happens under the banner of national security.
High school students hold signs outside the London Muslim Mosque before a vigil for the victims of the deadly vehicle attack on five Muslim family members in London, Ont., in June 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Fifteen years ago we shrugged off anti‑Muslim hate speech. Have we evolved?

Richard Moon, University of Windsor

Will recent acts of violence against Muslims in Canada lead us to see what we should have seen earlier — that anti-Muslim works are hate speech that encourage violence against Muslims?
Mourners gather at the site of the attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario. After tragedy, there is no one way to recover from trauma. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brett Gundlock

A child psychiatrist who knew those killed in the London terror attack offers advice on helping kids deal with trauma

Javeed Sukhera, Western University

Racial trauma in society has been challenging for all of us, especially children and teens. There are practical steps we can all take to help ourselves and our kids heal.
Mourners gather at the scene of the hate-motivated vehicle attack in London, Ont., which left four members of a Muslim family dead and sent their youngest son to hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins

Muslim family killed in terror attack in London, Ontario: Islamophobic violence surfaces once again in Canada

Jasmin Zine, Wilfrid Laurier University

Four members of a Muslim family out for a walk were killed in what police say was a hate crime. A researcher on Islamophobia in Canada says it’s not just fringe groups that hold anti-Muslim views.

Related Topics

  1. Islam
  2. Islamophobia
  3. Islamophobia in Canada
  4. London Ontario
  5. Muslims
  6. Quebec
  7. Quebec Bill 21
  8. Racism
  9. RCMP
  10. Terrorism

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