Canada Election: Muslim Candidates on Islamophobia and Discrimination
In the 2019 federal elections, a record number of Muslims were elected to the Canadian Parliament. As Canadians head to the polls on September 20, dozens of…
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Amir Ahamadiyya urges Muslims to embrace mercy to mankind
The Ahamadiyya Muslims In Nigeria have urged Nigerians and the Muslim Umma to see mercy to mankind as their preoccupation. The Chief Amir and the Spiritual Leader…
Speakers denounce anti-Muslim hate at vigil for family killed in attack
Fourteen-year-old Hateem Amin was determined to attend the outdoor vigil in London, Ont., to honour her 15-year old friend Yumna Afzaal and three family members who were…
AI has a racism problem, but fixing it is complicated, say experts
Online retail giant Amazon recently deleted the N-word from a product description of a black-coloured action figure and admitted to CBC News its safeguards failed to screen…
What these 10 graphics say about Black people on the Prairies
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past, present and future of…
Quebec Superior Court upholds most of religious symbols ban, but English-language schools exempt
Quebec's secularism law violates the basic rights of religious minorities in the province, but those violations are permissible because of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause, a Superior Court…
Toronto police officer says she faced years of sexist, racist retribution for reporting colleague
A Toronto police officer alleges she was subjected to years of intimidation and reprisals by fellow officers and supervisors after she intervened to stop what she said…
Highly anticipated challenge to Quebec’s secularism law begins in court today
A legal challenge against Quebec's secularism law will be heard in court Monday morning more than a year after the law came into effect.Opponents to the law…
Historic case in the making as Quebec’s religious symbols ban heads to court
Around 9:30 on Monday morning, on the 17th floor of a drab, black and grey building in Montreal, some of the most basic principles of Canadian democracy…
Small Alberta town’s Black Lives Matter demonstration draws hundreds despite racist backlash
Hundreds kneeled on Saturday to mourn victims of racism and police brutality.If it weren't for the backdrop, the image could have been captured in any major city…
Nigeria news : Osun Deputy Governor, Alabi harps on piousness, as Muslims end fasting
Nigeria news : Osun Deputy Governor, Alabi harps on piousness, as Muslims end fasting, Osun State Deputy Governor, Benedict Alabi, has felicitated with Muslim faithful around the…