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NewsNov 8, 2024
Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW): Response to Charges Being Dropped Against Woman Filmed Pulling Pro-Palestinian Protester's Hijab
As we [ Canadian Council of Muslim Women CCMW ] witness the harrowing brutality of the genocide unfolding in Palestine, we cannot help but confront a deeply unsettling reality: we are watching in real time as human lives are devastated, entire communities erased, and the suffering of countless…
NewsNov 3, 2024
"Maybe I have no right as a Muslim woman to be in Canada": Responses to Charges Being Dropped Against Woman Filmed Pulling Pro-Palestinian Protester's Hijab
On Thursday, October 31, Crown prosecutors dropped assault and harassment charges against Lorna Bernbaum, 74, after she pulled the hijab of pro-Palestinian demonstrator, Hayfa Abdelkhaleq.
NewsJun 21, 2024
73% of Quebec Muslim Women Surveyed Are Considering Leaving The Province Because of Bill 21, New Study Finds
June 14th, 2024 NCCM is launching a highly anticipated study on the effects of Bill 21 on Quebec Muslim women’s employment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
StoriesMay 6, 2024
Maliha Jabeen Khan What do you assume about the hijab? at TEDxRegina 2024
In 2024, Maliha Jabeen Khan spoke at TEDxRegina in Regina, Saskatchewan.
NewsMar 13, 2023
National Council of Canadian Muslims Calls for Action After Islamophobic Attack on Toronto Transit (TTC)
Mar 13, 2023 – Toronto
NewsJul 20, 2022
Crown Prosecution and Edmonton Police Service's Inadequate Response to Islamophobic Attack Raises Serious Concerns
Edmonton - July 20, 2022
NewsOct 5, 2021
Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) Hate2Healing Campaign: Watch Blossom Noor Fadel's Story Online
Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW)’s #Hate2Healing campaign includes a powerful video which captures this trauma of online hate in the story of Noor, a young woman in Canada whose experience with online hate should cause us all to feel the need to act.
NewsSep 14, 2021
Sisters' Dialogue: Supporting the Community and Mental Health Needs of Muslim Women Impacted by Islamophobia in Edmonton
Since December 2020, there has been assaults and attacks on Black and racialized Muslim women in Edmonton, Alberta, most of which go unreported.
NewsJul 23, 2021
Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) Draws Attention to Gendered Islamophobia at the National Action Summit
CCMW's Executive Director Nuzhat Jafri participated in the National Summit on Islamophobia earlier today to share the experiences and perspectives of CCMW members and of young women and girls on Islamophobia.
NewsFeb 21, 2019
Recent Publication: Islamophobic violence as a form of gender-based violence: a qualitative study with Muslim women in Canada
Sidrah Ahmad is a writer and researcher based in Toronto, Ontario. She co-founded the Rivers of Hope Toolkit for survivors of Islamophobic violence. Her writing for mainstream media and academic research has helped to bring the reality of gendered Islamophobic violence into public discourse in…
NewsMay 24, 2018
This Ramadan, Muslim Link is asking readers to support the Ottawa Bus Driver who fought Islamophobia
In 2016, Muslim Link was asked to help Ottawa transit user Hailey DeJong find the OC Transpo bus driver who stood up for her when she was verbally attacked for wearing niqab by another passenger while on his bus. She had managed to get a selfie with him, but had not taken his name and she wanted to…
StoriesApr 12, 2018
It’s Time to Support Survivors of Islamophobically-Motivated Sexual Assault
For Sexual Assault Awareness Month (#SAAM), let’s raise awareness about Islamophobically-motivated sexual assault, and all forms of sexual violence Muslim women face.
NewsDec 26, 2017
A Very Canadian Christmas Gift For Hero Who Stood Up To Violent Islamophobia
Muslim Canadian journalist Muhammad Lila from Toronto crowdfunded for a gift for Jake Taylor, an ordinary Canadian who intervened during the violent Islamophobia-motivated assault of a young Muslim woman, Noor Fadel, on the Skytrain in Vancouver in November. As Noor Fadel stated on her Instagram ,…

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