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NewsJan 31, 2025
Community Mourns Professor and Women in Stem Role Model: Dr. Hind Al-Abadleh
On January 28, 2025, Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo held a memorial service for Arab Canadian Dr. Hind Al-Abadleh , who was an award-winning faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for almost 20 years, focusing on the chemistry of climate change.
NewsMay 26, 2022
CAI and NCCM Call on NHL to Implement a Lifelong Ban of Racist Fans in Aftermath of Attacks on Nazem Kadri
Toronto - May 26, 2022
NewsSep 18, 2021
‘Habib’ spoof trailer uses pita bread weaponry in comedy arsenal to combat Arab stereotypes
As a researcher of Muslim superheroes, I’ve learned about the many ways Islamophobia manifests. Because Islam is racialized in the west, Arab Christians , Hindus and Sikhs have been implicated in Islamophobic political discourses , making them victims of Islamophobia.
NewsSep 9, 2020
Kids Help Phone Pilot Project Makes Services Accessible to Arabic-Speaking Youth Across Canada
Canada's Kids Help Phone is running a pilot project until December 31, 2020 offering services to Arabic-speaking callers through an Arabic interpreter.
StoriesMar 1, 2020
Salma Hindy on People Pleasing at TEDxUofT 2019
In 2019, Egyptian Canadian Salma Hindy spoke at TEDxUofT in Toronto, Ontario.
StoriesFeb 10, 2020
Hind Al-Abadleh on Turning Dreams into Reality at TEDxLaurierUniversity 2014
In 2014, Arab Canadian Chemistry Professor Hind Al-Abadleh spoke at TEDxLaurierUniversity, in Waterloo, Ontario.
StoriesJan 6, 2020
Maria Assif on Arabs, Muslims, and Stereotypes at TEDxUTSC 2016
In 2016, Dr. Maria Assif was a speaker at TEDxUTSC (University of Toronto Scarborough Campus) in Toronto, Ontario.
StoriesDec 23, 2019
Najwa Zebian on The Power of “Me Too” at TEDxCentennialCollege 2018
In 2018, Najwa Zebian was a speaker at TEDxCentennialCollege in Toronto, Ontario.
StoriesDec 19, 2019
Amira Elghawaby on Multiculturalism in Canada at TEDxOttawa 2019
In 2019, Amira Elghawaby was a speaker for TEDxOttawa in Ottawa, Ontario.
NewsNov 25, 2019
Yamaan Alsumadi honoured with a 2019 Community Safety Award for Youth Leadership by the Mayor of Thunder Bay
In early November 2019, Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro presented 18 year old Jordanian Canadian Yamaan Alsumadi with the 2019 Youth Leader Award, one of six Community Safety Awards granted each year, for her work as co-president of the city's Regional Multicultural Youth Council.
NewsAug 26, 2019
Muslim Canadians Running in the 2019 Federal Election
The 2019 Canadian Federal Election is taking place on Monday, October 21, 2019.
NewsAug 2, 2019
Americans Accept a "Free Trip to Egypt" to Meet Muslims in New Documentary Screening Across Canada
Egyptian Canadian engineer Tarek Mounib decided to take admittedly Islamophobic Americans on an all expenses paid trip to Egypt for 10 days where they are matched up with regular Egyptians who show them around the country and take them into their homes.
NewsJul 23, 2019
Muslimahs on Parliament Hill: Lila Mansour from Cariboo-Prince George, British Columbia
Syrian Canadian Lila Mansour represented the riding of Cariboo-Prince George, British Columbia 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…
NewsJul 18, 2019
Americans Accept a "Free Trip to Egypt" to Meet Muslims in New Documentary Screening at the Bytowne Cinema in Ottawa
Egyptian Canadian engineer Tarek Mounib decided to take admittedly Islamophobic Americans on an all expenses paid trip to Egypt for 10 days where they are matched up with regular Egyptians who show them around the country and take them into their homes.
NewsMay 12, 2019
Arab Muslim Canadian high school students call for globalized curriculum to change stereotypes
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.
NewsApr 29, 2019
Muslimahs on Parliament Hill: Zeana Hamdonah from Mississauga Centre, Ontario
Palestinian Canadian Zeana Hamdonah represented the riding of Mississauga Centre, Ontario 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…
NewsApr 27, 2019
Muslimahs on Parliament Hill: Hanen Nanaa from Scarborough-Guildwood, Ontario
Syrian Hanen Nanaa represented the riding of Scarborough-Guildwood, Ontario 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…
NewsApr 16, 2019
Muslimahs on Parliament Hill: Amira Shousha from Edmonton West, Alberta
Egyptian Canadian Amira Shousha represented the riding of Edmonton West, 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…
NewsApr 1, 2019
Canadian Yasser Albaz’s Detention Extended Another 15 Days
On Monday, April 1st, 2019, Yasser Albaz was transported to the prosecutor’s office for a decision on his detention.
NewsFeb 27, 2019
Fatal Silence: Documentary Reflects on the Murder of Lebanese Canadian Sonia El Birani
"Fatal Silence" is a documentary by Alan Powell that reflects on the 2012 murder of Lebanese Canadian Sonia El Birani by her husband Chawki El Birani in London, Ontario.
NewsFeb 25, 2019
Family of Detained Egyptian Canadian Ask the Government to Demand His Release
The family of Egyptian Canadian Yasser Albaz, 51, is calling on the Canadian government to intervene and demand his release from the infamous Tora Prison in Egypt.
NewsFeb 11, 2019
Documentary about Pre-911 Surveillance of Muslim American Communities Screens in Toronto, London, Ontario
When journalist Assia Boundaoui investigates rumors of surveillance in her Arab-American neighborhood in Chicago, she uncovers one of the largest FBI terrorism probes conducted before 9/11. Through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter her investigation became the documentary "The Feeling of Being…
NewsOct 26, 2018
Muslims Who Won in 2018 Canadian Municipal Elections
An unprecedented number of Muslims ran in Municipal elections in Ontario, British Columbia (BC), and Manitoba in October 2018.
NewsOct 14, 2018
Muslims Running in Canadian Municipal Elections
This October, cities in British Columbia, Ontario, and Manitoba are holding elections for the positions of mayor, city councillors, and school board trustees.

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