News Releases & Statements


NCCM DENOUNCES ISLAMOPHOBIC INCIDENT AT TDSB MIDDLE SCHOOL

(Toronto - April 29, 2022)  NCCM is concerned about an incident at Charles H. Best Junior Middle School in Toronto’s North York region, where a visibly Muslim student was depicted in a Tik Tok video featuring a bomb animation next to her face and background music that includes lyrics like “I’m a terrorist.”    The video has since been taken down and the account has been suspended after complaints from the parents, NCCM and community members.    As a result of this incident, the grade 8 student, who has a prolific history of participating in various ...

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NCCM CALLS FOR COMPENSATION, ACCOUNTABILITY FROM CANADA’S NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES AFTER CANADA’S COMPLICITY IN THE TORTURE OF A MUSLIM IN GUANTANAMO BAY

(Ottawa - April 23, 2022)  Yesterday, a devastating statement of claim was filed that alleged that the Canadian government and our national security agencies were complicit in torture.  NCCM supports Mr. Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s filing of a statement of claim asking for compensation and apologies from Canadian security agencies for their role in his rendition to Guantanamo Bay, where he was detained and tortured for 14 years without being charged with any crime.  “It is difficult to figure out what are the most painful parts of this case, where Canada was ...

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Series of Packets Mailed to Mosques in the Edmonton Area in an Apparent Anthrax Scare

(Edmonton - April 21, 2022)  We are alarmed at the series of packets mailed to mosques in the Edmonton area containing various kinds of white powder in an apparent anthrax scare.   During this last week, one such packet was mailed to a mosque in the Edmonton area. A mosque employee opened the package and immediately, a white powder substance landed on their skin and clothes. Later police analysis revealed the substance to be an innocuous substance.   Another package was sent today to another mosque, also in the Edmonton area. A white powder also burst out ...

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London Muslim Community Leaders Respond to the Our London Family Act Not Passing This Session

Calling for all parties to commit to having the Our London Family Act passed within 100 Days after election in platform. (London - April 20, 2022)  London Muslim community leaders, although noting the commitment of Minister Calandra to bring back a version of the Our London Act if re-elected, are incredibly disappointed that the Government of Ontario decided not to pass the “Our London Family Act” (Bill 86)—the first piece of model legislation to challenge systemic Islamophobia and racism in Ontario—this session, before the coming election.   The London ...

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STATEMENT FROM DAR AL-TAWHEED ISLAMIC CENTRE AFTER SUBJECTED TO A VIOLENT ATTACK

(Mississauga - March 19, 2022)  Today at the Fajr (dawn prayer) at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre in Mississauga, our congregants were subject to a violent attack.  An individual came wielding an ax and carrying numerous other sharp-edged weapons, as well as pepper spray.  Before he could inflict harm on any worshippers, several congregants bravely were able to stop him in his tracks.   We will be providing further comments as more information becomes available. We urge the Peel Police to continue to investigate all angles.  Our community will never ...

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The Niqab Ban Was Real

If There Are Concerns About "Telling Lies", Let's Tell the Truth (Ottawa - March 14, 2022)  Today, we provide an unusually short press release to set the facts straight.  Today, Conservative Leadership Candidate Pierre Poilievre suggested that "There was no niqab ban. I would never support that, nor did Mr. Harper. What Mr. Harper proposed was that a person's face be visible during citizenship ceremonies".  Many reasonable people, including Conservative caucus members who later apologized for their role in Harper's niqab ban, would call this is a federally ...

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Introduction of the Our London Family Act

(Toronto - February 23, 2022)  Last year, three generations of a family were killed in a single night in the London terror attack.  One year ago, in Etobicoke, Mohamed Aslim Zafis was killed at the IMO Mosque in Toronto at the hands of a man with links to a white supremacist group.  Ontario has lost far too many people to Islamophobia far too often. This cannot be allowed to continue.  In the aftermath of the attack, at the London Muslim Mosque, there was a call for change. All three party leaders in Ontario – from Premier Ford to Leader Andrea Horwath to ...

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NCCM Calls for Accountability After Emergencies Act Vote

(Ottawa - February 22, 2022)  As authorities continue to move in on the anti-mandate convoy that has occupied downtown Ottawa for weeks, NCCM is calling for accountability and transparency through two key recommendations. It is time to reflect on the unprecedented invocation of the Emergencies Act (1998) that has empowered police forces to disband convoy protests and blockades.   Yesterday, the House of Commons passed a vote on the Emergencies Act. The Act enables various powers in response to the convoy protests and blockades, including giving the RCMP ...

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NCCM Calls on the Canadian Government to Ban the Importation of Goods Made From Uyghur Forced Labour in East Turkestan (Xinjiang)

(Toronto - February 4, 2022)  As the international community arrives in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, global attention on the games must not eclipse efforts by human rights defenders to focus international attention on China’s well-known human rights abuses.    Among these issues is Beijing’s ongoing mistreatment of the Uyghur minority in the Uyghur region of China, including the subjecting of interned individuals to forced labour. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling on the Canadian government to ramp up efforts to ban the ...

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NCCM MARKS “NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE QUEBEC CITY MOSQUE ATTACK AND ACTION AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIA” AND FIVE YEARS SINCE THE QUEBEC CITY MOSQUE ATTACK

(January 29, 2022 – Montreal)    Today marks five years since the Quebec City mosque attack and the first National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia.    To honour the lives we have lost to Islamophobic violence, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is calling for all Canadians to join the Green Square Campaign to remember and stand against Islamophobia.   GREEN SQUARE CAMPAIGN   Alongside Canadian Muslims and allies from across the country, NCCM marks January 29th by calling on all ...

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