Category: Standing Up to Islamophobia
Jagmeet Singh speaks out about anti-Islam heckling incident: ‘Hate doesn’t pick and choose’
“Many people have commented that I could have just said I’m not Muslim. In fact many have clarified that I’m actually Sikh. While I’m proud of who I am, I […]
Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leadership Hopeful, Masterfully Handles Heckler At Brampton Event
Singh was speaking at one of his brilliantly named “JagMeet and Greet” events at the Professor’s Lake Recreation Centre when a woman interrupted him to yell about his “sharia.” Source: […]
PM marks Eid al-Adha urging Islamophobia fight
“Whether we are in a big city or a small town, we must continue to stand together, united against racism, hatred and Islamophobia,” Trudeau told the crowd. Source: PM marks […]
Amjad: Canada must call Islamophobia what it is – racism
In identifying anti-Muslim discrimination to be the leading form of contemporary creed-based discrimination in Ontario, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has noted that visible minorities are sometimes broadly targeted based […]
2 arrested at anti-Islam rally in London, Ont.
Counter-protesters in front of City Hall outnumber PEGIDA backers about 10 to 1 Source: 2 arrested at anti-Islam rally in London, Ont. – London – CBC News
Multi-faith group condemns planned anti-Islam rally in London
The Centre for Jewish-Catholic-Muslim Learning based out of King’s University College released a statement saying that “when one of us is being marginalized or threatened, we are all marginalized and […]
Mathyssen Condemns Anti-Islam Rally
Mathyssen, who is in France as part of a delegation marking the 75th anniversary of the raid on Dieppe, said she is dismayed to head about the rally.“Having just attended […]
Toronto must take anti-Muslim attacks more seriously
Last month, the city of Boston launched a poster campaign encouraging bystanders to intervene if they witnessed Islamophobic harassment. In four simply illustrated steps, bystanders were given the tools to de-escalate […]
Mass celebration of diversity overwhelms anti-Islam rally at city hall
In the end, the organizers of a planned “anti-Islam” rally Saturday in Vancouver only spurred a celebration of diversity, anti-fascism and tolerance of Islam so massive it spilled onto the […]
Your anti-Muslim verbal assault overwhelmed us – but here’s what we would have liked to say
We had just picked up our son, who had completed an entrance exam for a senior school. We were standing on the steps of the school with the vice-principal and […]
Pro-Muslim rally peaceful ahead of anti-Islam rally planned for Sunday
Organized by the Calgary Anti-Oppression Network, the Saturday afternoon event drew about 70 people. The event had two main goals, according to 86-year-old Mariam Meir, one of the organizers. “First to […]
Dispelling myths about Islam
Born and raised here, the outreach secretary for the Sarnia Muslim Association spent her formative years in the city attending school, volunteering in the community and – after an eight-year […]
Leaders can do more to confront hate
I took note of the recent charges laid against a woman in Oshawa for allegedly assaulting and threatening death and bodily harm to three identifiable Muslims. Actions like these are […]
Chambers: Islamophobia is real, sorry, Prof. Peterson
Before Dr. Peterson labels the word Islamophobia “reprehensible,” perhaps he should discuss more openly the rhetoric of Rise Canada, a hate group well known for spreading anti-Muslim attitudes. Take, for […]
How anti-Shariah marches mistake Muslim concepts of state and religious law (COMMENTARY)
Shariah is not “law” in our common use of the term. In the West, law is thought of as something that the state does. But the rules of Shariah don’t […]
I condemn all terrorism in my name
Why is their self-labeling of their murderous rampage as “Islamic” accepted, while the rejection of such acts by a clear majority of Muslims is not given the same deference?Muslim children […]
Terrorism has no religion
This week’s tragic attack in London only fuels such a notion, that it truly is “Islam versus the West.” In the U.S., a drastic rise in anti-Islamic rhetoric has culminated […]
Canada Post pulls ad from Breitbart
The digital ad at the heart of a Sunday tweet directed at the federal Crown corporation promotes a new series of postage stamps honouring Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, two […]
Terrorism is all about power, not religion
Being a Muslim, I know that the Qur’an teaches us that killing one person is such a grave sin as one had killed the entirety of humanity, and saving the […]
No, Muslims are not taking over public school boards
Those who still doubt the existence of Islamophobia in Canada after the Quebec mosque shooting and the hateful rhetoric aired over M-103, the motion condemning religious discrimination, need only look […]
The hate that Canada’s Islamophobia motion stirred up shows exactly why we need it | Middle East Eye
Islamophobes love to point at “Sharia” because its mere mention effectively shuts down any critical thought or reasonable discussion. In fact, the moment the word is used, with all the […]
It’s time for all faiths to publicly support Muslim Canadians: Farber
We believe ourselves as Canadians to be different, better than our American cousins. Today, even more so, given the racist and xenophobic machinations erupting from the White House and beyond. […]
Anti-Muslim hatred has no place in my Canada
We do a pretty good job of welcoming newcomers to this country. It’s one of our great strengths. I don’t buy the myth, beloved of some, that Canadians harbour deep […]
Calgary community leaders tackle radicalization and Islamophobia
Government and community leaders along with police and youth workers are making a serious push in Calgary to combat what many describe as a rise in Islamophobia and the potential threat […]
‘How dare you say these hateful things?’ Woman takes on Islamophobia at school board meeting
A Toronto area woman who confronted a group of people shouting Islamophobic comments at a Peel District School Board meeting told CBC News that the energy in the room that night […]