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29 October, 2024 In response to the Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from areas under Israeli control, Islamic Relief says:

October 29, 2024 The Manitoba government is taking steps to address Islamophobia by forming a working group to tackle the issue in the province’s kindergarten to Grade 12 education system, Premier Wab Kinew announced today.

Montreal, October 28, 2024 Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is calling on the Canadian government to take decisive and meaningful action against Israel in response to its escalating war on the United Nations.

Emerging Canadian journalists Rukhsar Ali and Andre Joseph Cordeiro named inaugural Fellows

Montreal, October 24, 2024 In a letter sent today to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) urges the Canadian government to retract the inclusion of Samidoun (Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network) from the Public Safety Canada terrorist entities list. 

Presented annually for the past 39 years, [the Ottawa Book Awards] recognize the top English and French books published in the past year by local authors – exemplifying Ottawa’s rich literary talent.

Abousfian Abdelrazik is “the victim of a series of gross injustices attributable directly or indirectly to Canadian state actors, including arbitrary and illegal detention, prolonged solitary confinement, torture, and forced exile and separation from his home and young children.

Asalamu alaikum / Peace be upon you

One of the world’s largest exporters of Islamophobia is the RSS - the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - in India.

Montreal, Oct 15, 2024 The Anti-Racism Program of the CJPME Foundation (ARPCF) condemns the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) for cancelling a World Mental Health Day event that was intended to address the mental health challenges faced by Palestinians, both in Palestine and in Canada.

October 16, 2024 The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development today issued the following statement following recent events in the Middle East:

October 16th, 2024 National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) welcomes the latest decision by the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to provide Palestinians fleeing mass violence in the Gaza Strip with transitional financial assistance and other services after they arrive in Canada.

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 15, 2024 Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada has listed Samidoun, also known as the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code. The listing is in concert with U.S. Department of the Treasury's announcement of the designation of Samidoun as a specially designated global terrorist (SDGT) though its Executive Order (E.O.) 13224.

October 15 2024 One year ago, Stephen Brown, CEO of [National Council of Canadian Muslims] NCCM, stood with Canadian Sikh leaders at the House of Commons and called for the expulsion of India’s diplomats after the assassination of dissidents here in Canada.

TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2024 Robina Aryubwal, a women's rights activist, and Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) have jointly won PEN Canada's 2024 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize.

October 10th, 2024 This week, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) became aware of past social media posts from Brent Chapman, a candidate running for the BC Conservatives in the current provincial election.

The Government of Canada has just announced that donations will be MATCHED in support of relief efforts in Lebanon.

October 9, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada

Ottawa, 9 October 2024 -- As the humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate rapidly --with more than 2,000 people killed, more than 9,800 injured and an estimated one million people fleeing violence--the Humanitarian Coalition, comprised of 12 of Canada's largest aid organizations [including Islamic Relief Canada], has launched an urgent appeal for donations to respond to the escalating humanitarian needs.

October 9th, 2024 Organizational Statement Calling For Action About Anthony Koch and The BC Conservative Party

Becoming a Muslim is easy - you just say the Shahada (testimony of faith): “I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger” …and you’re in!