Tag: Islamophobia
Racist Posters Targeting Muslims In Pitt Meadows Spark Controversy
He told them that racist groups will often organise these kind of antics in order to create tension and hostility toward Muslims. Source: Racist Posters Targeting Muslims In Pitt Meadows […]
GTA Imam concerned after photo used in apparent “fake news” story
He’s been receiving support from all over the world, including from Texans in Houston who’ve seen firsthand the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. “A lot of non-Muslims have been tweeting at […]
Quebec City pressed to ramp up fight against anti-Muslim attacks
Quebec City is being urged to pour more resources into investigating anti-Muslim attacks in the wake of the recent firebombing of a car belonging to the leader of a local mosque. Source: […]
President Of Quebec City Mosque Where 6 Were Killed Sees Car Set On Fire
In a statement, the mosque said the incident occurred on Aug. 6 at about 1:30 a.m. in the driveway of Mohamed Labidi’s home.It said the car was a total loss […]
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
Calgary woman verbally, racially attacked by man near Winnipeg
Fatima said her and her family wanted to go exploring and set out for Pinawa, Man. when they got lost near Seven Sisters Falls. They decided to ask for directions […]
Inside Rebel Media’s big-money anti-Islam crusade – VICE News
One former Rebel contributor said the willingness to cover issues around Muslims was pathological. If facts got in the way? “Facts were ignored,” they said. “As long as they’re willing […]
Planned Pro-Trump, Anti-Muslim Rallies Moved Online In Wake Of Charlottesville – Talking Points Memo
The Southern Poverty Law Center designates ACT as a hate group due to its virulent rhetoric about Muslims and Islam.Madihha Ahussain, special counsel for the anti-Muslim bigotry and civil rights organization Muslim […]
Federal appointee to race relations board under scrutiny for writings on Islam
A board member with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, an arms-length federal government agency with a mandate to combat racial discrimination, is in jeopardy of losing her post over her […]
Ottawa police say reported incidents of hate on the rise
Ottawa police confirm the number of hate-related reports has grown from 79 in 2015 to 109 in 2016. To date this year, the number has reached 56.”Just because our reporting […]
Man charged in alleged hate-related assault on Muslim man in Whitby, Ont., park
Durham regional police say they’ve charged a 57-year-old man in what they’re calling a hate-related assault in a Whitby, Ont., park. Source: Man charged in alleged hate-related assault on Muslim […]
Muslim woman’s car vandalized in possible hate crime
A Pickering woman believes she’s become the target of a hate crime, and is questioning why it took police in Durham Region so long to respond to her calls for […]
Rebel Media’s Ezra Levant Received Foreign Funding from ‘Anti-Muslim’ Think Tank
Archived copies of the MEF’s website suggest Levant’s name was added to an official list of grant recipients between September and November 2015, several months after Rebel Media first launched […]
Vancouver “anti-Islam” rally organizer talks views, criminal history
B.C. court records show Giuseppe “Joey” De Luca was found guilty in 2010 of possession of controlled substances for the purpose of trafficking, stemming from an incident in Nanaimo when he […]
Muslim man targeted in hate-related attack in Whitby: police
Investigators are now trying to identify a suspect in the incident, which occurred at about 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 at Heydenshore Park on Brock Street. Durham police said the […]
How Canadian Media Normalizes Islamophobia
Responding earlier this year to the fatal shooting of six Muslims at a Quebec City mosque, the Canadian Council of Imams stated, “Islamophobia has killed innocent Canadians.” The media is […]
Why is Couillard suddenly trashing Muslims? Because it works.
A typically magnanimous moment for Couillard came in late January, in the wake of the shootings at a Quebec City mosque. Six people died and many more were wounded when […]
Thousands gather in India to protest attacks on Muslims
Carrying placards saying “Not in my name,” the protesters decried the silence of the Hindu nationalist government in response to public lynchings and attacks on at least a dozen Muslim […]
Soldiers of Odin attend demonstration at Surrey mosque
Surrey RCMP have confirmed a far-right group was involved in a protest outside of a Surrey mosque this week. Spokesperson Cpl. Scotty Schumann says police attended the Surrey Jamea Masjid […]
Branded ‘hateful’ by Calgary officials, anti-Islam group vows to march regardless of permit
Members of an anti-Islam organization say they’re determined to hold an event this weekend despite being told by city officials they cannot have an event permit because they espouse a […]
Anti-Muslim Hate Groups Plan to March in the Toronto Pride Parade
The video, posted to the personal Facebook page of the leader of the JDL’s Toronto chapter, Meir HaLevi (also known as Marvin Weinstein), features Doc von Lichtenberg, the president of […]
Quebec Premier Couillard, in change of tone, ties Michigan attack to Islam
Samer Majzoub, president of the Montreal-based Canadian Muslim Forum, said the Premier’s words “have honestly caused a shock wave.” “Usually, Mr. Couillard is a very understanding person. Putting the responsibility […]
Muslim leaders urge government to help protect mosques, schools
The National Council of Canadian Muslims continues to monitor threats to the community, according to Elghawaby. The organization tracks these incidents, but encourages people to report them directly to police. […]
‘We’re all in pain’: Thousands attend funeral of Muslim teen killed in Virginia
About 5,000 mourners attended Wednesday’s funeral of a Muslim girl whose beating death, blamed by police on a motorist’s road rage, has some people in her community fearing for their […]
Oshawa woman accused of attacks on Muslims remains in custody
Georgina Cassidy appeared briefly by video feed in an Oshawa remand court Wednesday, June 21. She has been in custody since her arrest in late May. Cassidy faces multiple counts […]