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Umar Zameer and his family came to Canada in 2019. By September 2021, Zameer was arrested facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing a Toronto Police Officer Constable Jeffery Northrup.

April 24, 2024 Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA) statement regarding anti-Palestinian racism and the Queen's Park keffiyeh ban

The following statement was made by Douglas W. Judson, Chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA):

The Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association (CMLA) has issued a formal request to implore Hon. Ted Arnott (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario) to reverse his recent decision to ban the Keffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress, at the Ontario Legislature.

GATINEAU, QC, April 22, 2024 A key pillar of the Government's plan for youth is a focus on making life more affordable for young Canadians—because when young people have the support they need to thrive, they can contribute to the economy, build a better life for themselves, and play an active role in their communities.

On a dreary winter evening in a university building basement in March 2015, I stood before some 100 students for a dialogue on the conflict in the Middle East. University of British Columbia (UBC) undergraduates were voting in a referendum to decide whether their student union should boycott products and divest from companies that support Israel’s occupation of Palestine — part of the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement. Many students present were visibly Muslim or Jewish, or had ties to the region.

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 17, 2024 

On Saturday April 20th, doctors and healthcare professionals from across the country wearing white coats, scrubs and stethoscopes, will be lying down on Parliament Hill, simulating death, to denounce the disastrous healthcare situation in Gaza.

April 17, 2024 MPP Sarah Jama's statement on the keffiyeh ban at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Canada Post is proud to mark two festivals, celebrated by more than a million Muslims in Canada, with stamp featuring the popular treat

March 28th 2024 Fitra and Fidya amount-Ramadan 1445

The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) is honoured to welcome the establishment of The Dr. Lamia Ben Jemaa Education Fund, a remarkable initiative introduced by the family of Dr. Ben Jemaa.

Yesterday, after over seven hours of debate, the Canadian parliament passed a non-binding motion to stop arms exports to Israel.

Montreal, March 18, 2024 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) Vice President Michael Bueckert has issued the following statement in response to this evening’s vote by the House of Commons on an NDP Opposition Day motion on Palestine:

Today, as we inch closer to the midway point of this holy month, so many of our hearts continue to ache as the people of Gaza and Palestine continue to face renewed invasion and bombardment.

March 18th, 2024 Justice For All Canada is heartened by the results of today’s Parliamentary support for the NDP motion addressing the Israeli siege and military assault in Gaza.

Minister Khera and Special Representative Elghawaby issue a statement to mark the International Day to Combat Islamophobia

“Peace and prosperity are every person’s birthright.” So opened then Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland’s introduction to Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP).

The Sudan Solidarity Collective was formed in response to the outbreak of war in Sudan on April 15th, 2023.

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All praise is for Allah Almighty. Ramadan (1445 - 2024) Annoncement