Citizen editorial distorts reality

Citizen editorial distorts reality

The following is the unabridged version of a letter by the President of the Ottawa Muslim Coordinating Council to the Editor of the Ottawa Citizen. It was written in response to the Ottawa Citizen editorial of June 4 entitled, "Lose-lose for Israel".                   Editor, O...

Behind bars: Reaching out to Muslims on the other side

Behind bars: Reaching out to Muslims on the other side

It’s a reality not many people know about, or would like to talk about. It is the steady number of Muslims who are getting caught up in crime and finding themselves behind bars. People who work with inmates in federal and provincial jails say there is far too little support from the wider Musl...

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Behind bars: Reaching out to Muslims on the other side
Written by Amira Elghawaby   
Thursday, 24 June 2010 16:57

exceptionsnoted.wordpress.comIt’s a reality not many people know about, or would like to talk about. It is the steady number of Muslims who are getting caught up in crime and finding themselves behind bars.

People who work with inmates in federal and provincial jails say there is far too little support from the wider Muslim community for those who are convicted.

Yasin Dwyer is a one-time Ottawa resident who now resides in Hamilton. For the past six years, he has had a front-row seat to the changing demographics in the province’s federal prison population.

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