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Canadian Muslims denounce ‘appalling attack’ in Quebec

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - October 21, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, categorically condemns the recent attack on two Canadian soldiers at a mall parking lot near Montreal which has left one soldier dead and another injured. See: Globe & Mail - Suspect in Quebec attack was on Ottawa's radar, had passport seized "Canadian Muslims denounce this appalling attack and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families," says NCCM Executive Director Ihsaan Gardee. Early reports have indicated that the now deceased suspect was on an RCMP watch ...

Canadian Muslims denounce ‘appalling attack’ in Quebec

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - October 21, 2014) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, categorically condemns the recent attack on two Canadian soldiers at a mall parking lot near Montreal which has left one soldier dead and another injured. See: Globe & Mail - Suspect in Quebec attack was on Ottawa's radar, had passport seized "Canadian Muslims denounce this appalling attack and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families," says NCCM Executive Director Ihsaan Gardee. Early reports have indicated that the now deceased suspect was on an RCMP watch ...

Muslim groups call on Quebec government to rebuild bridges after divisive charter debate

MONTREAL — Religious groups that felt targeted during the divisive debate over the Parti Québécois’s proposed charter of values have called on premier-elect Philippe Couillard to help mend fences between Quebecers and restore the province’s reputation as a welcoming place for immigrants. “They need to continue to communicate the message that Quebec is a welcoming and open society and that people who come to Quebec will not have to choose between their religious identity and their potential employment,” said Ihsaan Gardee, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. Advocacy groups representing the Muslim, Jewish ...

Muslim groups call on Quebec government to rebuild bridges after divisive charter debate

MONTREAL — Religious groups that felt targeted during the divisive debate over the Parti Québécois’s proposed charter of values have called on premier-elect Philippe Couillard to help mend fences between Quebecers and restore the province’s reputation as a welcoming place for immigrants. “They need to continue to communicate the message that Quebec is a welcoming and open society and that people who come to Quebec will not have to choose between their religious identity and their potential employment,” said Ihsaan Gardee, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. Advocacy groups representing the Muslim, Jewish ...

National Muslim advocacy organization calls on new Quebec government to rebuild bridges

English version follows -Pour diffusion immédiate - Un groupe de revendication musulman national demande au nouveau gouvernement du Québec de rétablir des ponts (Ottawa, Canada – 8 avril 2014) À la suite de la récente campagne électorale conflictuelle et forte en discours au Québec, le Conseil national des musulmans canadiens (CNMC) demande au gouvernement nouvellement élu d’assurer un Québec pour tous à ses citoyens actuels et futurs. Il appartient maintenant au gouvernement de rétablir un environnent d’équité et de justice et de réparer les dommages causés afin de permettre aux Québécois de toutes les origines de ...

National Muslim advocacy organization calls on new Quebec government to rebuild bridges

English version follows -Pour diffusion immédiate - Un groupe de revendication musulman national demande au nouveau gouvernement du Québec de rétablir des ponts (Ottawa, Canada – 8 avril 2014) À la suite de la récente campagne électorale conflictuelle et forte en discours au Québec, le Conseil national des musulmans canadiens (CNMC) demande au gouvernement nouvellement élu d’assurer un Québec pour tous à ses citoyens actuels et futurs. Il appartient maintenant au gouvernement de rétablir un environnent d’équité et de justice et de réparer les dommages causés afin de permettre aux Québécois de toutes les origines de ...

National Muslim advocacy group calls Quebec’s proposed charter ‘discriminatory’, urges opposition parties to reject it

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - September 11, 2013) A prominent national Muslim civil liberties organization says details revealed yesterday by the Quebec government only confirm fears that institutionalized discrimination will become the 'new normal' in Quebec. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has consistently called on the Quebec government to honour both the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, both of which guarantee freedom of religion. "Hearing Minister Bernard Drainville defend the right of public servants to wear small religious symbols, celebrate ...

National Muslim advocacy group calls Quebec’s proposed charter ‘discriminatory’, urges opposition parties to reject it

-For Immediate Release- (Ottawa - September 11, 2013) A prominent national Muslim civil liberties organization says details revealed yesterday by the Quebec government only confirm fears that institutionalized discrimination will become the 'new normal' in Quebec. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has consistently called on the Quebec government to honour both the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, both of which guarantee freedom of religion. "Hearing Minister Bernard Drainville defend the right of public servants to wear small religious symbols, celebrate ...

400+ Canadian Organizations Call for Canada to Take Action on the Recent Atrocities that have Developed in Palestine

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, The past few months have seen only increasing horror as the people of Gaza continue to suffer ethnic cleansing at the hands of Israeli forces in what the ICJ calls a “plausible genocide”. Over 30,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since last October. Canadians of every race, religion, and creed throughout our country have been deeply affected by the loss of all innocent life, including the tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza who have fallen victim to the collective punishment imposed upon them by the Netanyahu government. Millions more are at risk of death due to indiscriminate bombardment, the targeting of ...

Municipal Ceasefire Call

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