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June 17, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission

Following the passage of Quebec’s Bill 21, entitled “An Act respecting the laicity of the State,” Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issues the following statement:

Premier François Legault has forced the passage of Bill 21 hence disregarding due process.

The the US-based Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC) is producing a series of community-specific anti-racism guides.

NCCM & CCLA apply for a stay of the discriminatory recently passed Bill 21

The Toronto Raptors have succeeded in establishing themselves as a major cultural and economic player in both the city of Toronto and beyond, with several offshoots of the outdoor fan zone Jurassic Park popping up in the suburbs and across Canada. The Raptors have cemented themselves into the fabric and psyche of the city, with Raptors gear flying off the shelves.

LUMINOUS: A Black Muslim Arts Festival will be taking place on Saturday, June 8th. This is the second year that this unique Arts Festival mixed with an Eid Festival will be celebrating Toronto's Black Muslim presence.

Muslim Link interviewed the visionary behind LUMINOUS, Timaj Garad, about her hopes for the festival.

Malaysian, Turkish and Indonesian Pavilions are featured as part of government supported trade missions at North America’s Only B2B event dedicated to the Halal lifestyle industry.

The Unified Sri Lankan Muslim Community Of Canada (USLMC Canada) organized a peaceful demonstration on Sunday, May 19 at Dundas Square in Toronto, Ontario.

The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has introduced Bill 21, a law that would supposedly entrench religious neutrality in the province. It would do so by prohibiting providers of government services in positions of authority such as judges, police and teachers from wearing religious symbols, including hijabs (headscarves for female Muslims), turbans (for male Sikhs), kippas (skullcaps for male Jews) and visible Christian crosses.

The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has introduced what’s known as “an Act respecting the laïcité of the State.” This is the latest attempt by a Québec government to enact secularism legislation. The bill will prohibit civil servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work.

Last month, Muslims in Canada were horrified by the attacks on churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. They organized, spoke at and attended vigils and peace circles in honour of the victims across Canada.

Unfortunately now, the mourning and outrage continues as Muslim communities in Sri Lanka are facing retaliatory violence.

Peel Regional Police serve one of the most diverse regions of Canada, the cities of Mississauga and Brampton.

Dr. Juveria Zaheer is a Clinician Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, and Education Administrator in the Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan Emergency Department at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

The refugee youth we serve in the Greater Toronto Area lost their homes, family members, and friends.

Rima Asfour's poem recently won the Why Humanities annual Poetry Competition at the University of Windsor.

Somali Canadian Asmaa Ali represented the riding of Edmonton Griesbach, Alberta at Equal Voice’s second Daughters of the Vote gathering in early April 2019, which brought together 338 young women between the ages of 18 and 23, representing each Canadian riding and take their seat in the House of Commons during a historic sitting of the House of Commons. They were addressed by every federal party leader, and engaged with an array of Ministers, critics and advocates.

I was a full-time high school teacher in an Ontario Islamic school in 2008 when I noticed that my Arab Muslim students led lives of religious conformity at school that reflected their Islamic values at home but did not necessarily define their full selves.

The spiritual journey of Ramadan will begin the evening of May 5, as millions of Muslims around the world begin 30 days of fasting. While the Muslim population in Canada continues to grow, many Canadians have little knowledge or understanding about the significance of Ramadan, and what the sacred occasion is all about.

Good Samaritans invite Ottawa to join in an Inter-Faith Food Drive to feed the poor and show heartistic unity with their neighbours’ faith communities.