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NCCM welcomes funding for No-Fly List redress in 2018 federal budget

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NCCM welcomes funding for No-Fly List redress in 2018 federal budget

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of $81.4 million in funding over 5 years to end the false flagging of innocent persons within Canada’s Passenger Protect Program (PPP), better known as the ‘No-Fly List’. “Today’s funding announcement is a

Strong Condemnation after suspected Edmonton terror attack

Abdulahi Hasan Sharif

Strong Condemnation after suspected Edmonton terror attack

Canadians are expressing strong condemnation in the wake of a suspected terrorist attack in Edmonton, Alberta that injured five and led to the arrest of a 30-year-old refugee from Somalia, Abdulahi Hasan Sharif. “We cannot — and will not — let violent extremism take root in our communities. We know that Canada’

Public Ramadan Iftar builds bridges of Love and Compassion in Peel Region

Public Ramadan Iftar builds bridges of Love and Compassion in Peel Region

Thousands of Peel residents, along with community, political and interfaith leaders joined the Muslim community on Tuesday evening at Mississauga’s Celebration Square for a Ramadan Iftar dinner. The event themed ‘Celebrate Ramadan Iftar: Building Bridges of Love & Compassion” was organized by DawaNet and Paramount Fine Foods. “Our Celebrate

NCCM calls on Canadians to report no-fly list incidents

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NCCM calls on Canadians to report no-fly list incidents

(January 5, 2016) – Syed Adam Ahmed was travelling to Boston with his father on December 31st to watch the Montréal Canadiens take on the Boston Bruins in the NHL’s annual Winter Classic contest, when the family discovered that their son was “DHP”, or “deemed high profile” and would therefore

NCCM: Senate Report is patronizing and discriminatory

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NCCM: Senate Report is patronizing and discriminatory

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/nccm-senate-report-is-patronizing-and-discriminatory/nccm2-2/] Ihsaan Gardee, NCCM’s Executive Director.(July 9, 2015) – The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties & advocacy organization, expresses its profound disappointment with a Senate committee report released Wednesday that fails to offer effective, robust,

Anti-Muslim hate crimes on the rise in Canada

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Anti-Muslim hate crimes on the rise in Canada

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/anti-muslim-hate-crimes-on-the-rise-in-canada/hate_twiiter_pic_small/] (June 9, 2015) – Anti-Muslim hate crimes have increased by approximately 44% since 2012, according to the latest police-reported hate crime data released by Statistics Canada. “This latest data is troubling and may show a trend of growing anti-Muslim

NCCM pushes back against Conservative MP questions: 'McCarthyesque-type' questions unbecoming

NCCM pushes back against Conservative MP questions: 'McCarthyesque-type' questions unbecoming

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/nccm-pushes-back-against-conservative-mp-questions-mccarthyesque-type-questions-unbecoming/ihsaan-gardee/] (March 13, 2015) – “McCarthyesque-type questions protected by parliamentary privilege are unbecoming of this committee,” Ihsaan Gardee, National Council of Canadian Muslims Executive Director, told Conservative MP Diane Ablonczy during expert testimony Thursday night [http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Politics/ID/

Canada Xmas, time for Muslim sharing

Amira Elghawaby

Canada Xmas, time for Muslim sharing

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/canada-xmas-time-for-muslim-sharing/img_9941-jpg/] (December 23, 2014) – Canada’s Muslims are using their time off during the Christmas holiday season for family gatherings, community programs and to volunteer with charities. “The Christmas holidays are a time when Canadians of all backgrounds and religions have

Kingston Mosque vandalized

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Kingston Mosque vandalized

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/kingston-mosque-vandalized/kingston-mosque-2/] (November 23, 2014) – Members of the Islamic Society of Kingston arrived on Saturday morning to find several windows at the mosque were smashed with beer and liquor bottles and a Star of David and Cross were drawn in the snow outside

Ottawa Mosque vandalised

Assunah Muslims Association (AMA)

Ottawa Mosque vandalised

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/ottawa-mosque-vandalised/img_1097-jpg/] (October 31, 2014) – The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling on political and community leaders to forcefully condemn all hate-motivated actions following this morning’s vandalism of the Assunah Muslims Association (AMA) mosque in Ottawa. “We call on

Canadian Muslims asked to report hate crimes

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims asked to report hate crimes

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/cold-lake-residents-scrub-hate-messages-off-mosque/coldlake0/] (October 28, 2014) – Canadian Muslims who have been the victim of a hate crime are being asked to immediately report the incident to the police as well as to the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM). The advisory, issued by NCCM

Groundbreaking Muslim Philanthropy Conference in Ottawa

Groundbreaking Muslim Philanthropy Conference in Ottawa

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/groundbreaking-muslim-philanthropy-conference-in-ottawa/afp-ottawa-3/] Next Gen Panelists Rasha Al-Katta (WaterCan); Leen Al Zaibak (Jusoor); Washim Ahmed (Human Concern International); and Obaid Ahmed (UmmahHub)(June 9, 2014) – A Muslim Philanthropy Forum, part of a groundbreaking series focused on understanding the philanthropic traditions and interests of diverse

NCCM takes next step in lawsuit against PMO

NCCM takes next step in lawsuit against PMO

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/nccm-takes-next-step-in-lawsuit-against-pmo-spokesman/nccmjpg/] (May 26, 2014) – The National Council of Canadian Muslims is filing a statement of claim in Ontario Superior Court after failing to get an apology from the Prime Minister’s Office for a comment the organization says linked it to a

Muslim Philanthropy Forum June 3 in Ottawa

AFP Inclusive Giving Project

Muslim Philanthropy Forum June 3 in Ottawa

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/muslim-philanthropy-forum-june-3-in-ottawa/dawn_at_ottawas_parliament_hill/] (May 22, 2014) – A Muslim Philanthropy will be held in Ottawa on June 3. The forum is part of the Inclusive Giving Project launched in 2012 by the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada. This ground-breaking series focuses

Together we can make every day International Women’s Day

By Ihsaan Gardee (March 4, 2011) – March 8 2011 marks International Women’s Day (IWD), which has been observed since the early 1900s. “IWD is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria,

Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN)

Montreal-area Mosque Vandalized

(September 18, 2009) – A Mosque in Dorval, in Montreal’s West Island, has been vandalized for the fourth time this year. On Thursday evening, the mosque’s doors were spray painted with the words “Koran 511” in orange graffiti. In June 2008 and April 2009, the same mosque, the Turkish