Islamophobia

Family and friends of the Afzaal family speak to the media outside Superior Court of Justice in Windsor, Ont., after a verdict in the Nathaniel Veltman murder trial was reached, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Veltman’s killings on June 6, 2021 in London Ont. have prompted calls for Canada to confront Islamophobia and raised new concerns about the threats of online radicalization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer

‘Good friends do exist’: London attack victims remembered at sentencing hearing

Veltman’s killings on June 6, 2021 in Ontario have prompted calls for Canada to confront Islamophobia

 

Senator Salma Ataullahjan is shown in a handout photo. A report yet to be released by the Senate Committee on Human Rights has found Islamophobia and violence against Muslim Canadians is more widespread and entrenched into society than the statistics show. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Senate of Canada

Islamophobia widespread in Canada, early findings of Senate committee study indicate

Muslim women who wear hijabs found to be the most vulnerable

 

An Egyptian soldier sits on his armoured vehicle in front of a Freedom and Justice Party Arabic-language poster supporting Muslim Brothehood candidates outside a ballot counting centre in Giza, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. The party and the Brotherhood have since been outlawed. Egyptian asylum seekers spoke Monday alongside NDP MP Don Davies at his constituency office in Vancouver, decrying the CBSA’s treatment of recent claimants affiliated with the Freedom and Justice Party and the potential denial of their refugee bids. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Amr Nabil

Egyptian asylum seekers decry ‘Islamophobia’ by Canada’s border agency

Border Services challenging some refugees over ties to outlawed political party

 

National Council of Canadian Muslims communications director Amira Elghawaby listens to a reporter’s question as leaders of national and Quebec organizations joined the NCCM to call on governments to counter Islamophobia, racism and discrimination, on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of Elghawaby as Canada’s first special representative to combat Islamophobia.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ottawa appoints special representative to combat Islamophobia

Human rights advocate Amira Elghawaby appointed, $5.6 million allocated for her office

National Council of Canadian Muslims communications director Amira Elghawaby listens to a reporter’s question as leaders of national and Quebec organizations joined the NCCM to call on governments to counter Islamophobia, racism and discrimination, on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of Elghawaby as Canada’s first special representative to combat Islamophobia.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang