Palestine Trip Daily Dispatch
Monday – January 15, 2024 NCCM and Delegates Meet the Canadian Ambassador in Jordan In the first-of-its-kind diplomatic engagement, NCCM and its delegates arrived at the Canadian Embassy in Jordan for a meeting with the Canadian Ambassador, Tarik Ali Khan. NCCM is traveling with Canadian MPs where they will get a first-hand view of the […]
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
We’re a Family. It’s Time To Protect Our Families. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “The best of you are the best to their families”. At a time when we are all at home with our families, we know that our mandate is to protect our families and our communities – our elderly, […]
Quebec’s bill to ban religious symbols sparks condemnation
By Les Perreaux The Globe and Mail | March 28, 2019 Waves of condemnation washed over Quebec’s move Thursday to ban some public-sector workers from wearing religiously symbolic articles, despite Premier François Legault’s attempt to pacify the issue with a grandfather clause exempting current employees who stay in the same job. . . . The […]
Police investigating after mosque receives ‘troubling’ letter
By Julia Page CBC News | March 26, 2019 The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling on people to speak out and help track Islamophobic incidents across Canada, in response to a “disturbing” letter sent last week to a mosque in Lévis, Que. . . . The executive director of NCCM, Ihsaan Gardee, […]
Canadian Labour Congress and Muslim group accuse Scheer of emboldening far-right actors
By Michelle Zilio The Globe and Mail | March 21, 2019 The leaders of Canada’s largest labour organization and a prominent national Muslim group say Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is emboldening far-right extremists by failing to call out Islamophobia following the New Zealand mosque shootings and attending events with people who promote hate speech. . […]
After New Zealand, Tory cancels event with anti-Muslim speaker
By Janice Dickson The Globe and Mail | March 16, 2019 Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says after the pair of deadly attacks in New Zealand he will no longer host an event on Parliament Hill featuring a guest speaker who drew sharp criticism from the Muslim community. Muslim advocates said the guest speaker, Baroness Caroline […]
Tory leader issues new statement on attacks including mention of Muslims
By Mia Rabson The Canadian Press | March 15, 2019 OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer issued two statements on the terrorist attacks in New Zealand on Friday — the second after being criticized for not mentioning in the first that the attack was against Muslims at mosques during their Friday prayers. . . . […]
Quebec mosque gunman Alexandre Bissonnette sentenced to life in prison
By Ingrid Peritz Globe and Mail | February 8, 2019 Alexandre Bissonnette, who massacred six men at a Quebec City mosque in what a judge called an act of “visceral hate” toward Muslim immigrants, was sentenced Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 40 years. . . . Ihsaan Gardee, executive […]
Ottawa urged to help mosques, synagogues and religious schools prepare for attacks
By Bruce Campion-Smith Toronto Star | February 6, 2019 OTTAWA — When a gunman opened fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue, there were some in the congregation who knew how to react. . . . Leila Nasr, communications co-ordinator at the National Council of Canadian Muslims, said her group has not made any recommendations for the […]
Amid controversy, Premier Legault admits Islamophobia exists in Quebec
By Philip Authier Montreal Gazette | February 1, 2019 Premier François Legault has backed away from his remarks on Islamophobia, after sparking a controversy by saying it does not exist in Quebec. . . . On Friday morning, the executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) called on Legault to retract the […]