Canada

A report released on Thursday by Canada’s Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights highlights a dramatic increase in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism amid the conflict in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Titled “Islamophobia on the rise: Taking action, confronting…

Canada has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its demographic landscape over the last two decades, particularly regarding its Muslim population. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, the proportion of Muslims in the Canadian population more than doubled from…

Canada imposed sanctions on eight Chinese officials on Wednesday due to their involvement in serious human rights violations in Tibet and Xinjiang, as well as against Falun Gong practitioners, RFA reported yesterday. The sanctions aim to freeze their assets and…

Canada has confirmed its first case of bird flu in a person, as a teenager in British Columbia tests positive for the H5 avian flu, Arab News reported yesterday. The provincial health department announced that the individual is currently receiving…

India and Canada have expelled each other’s ambassadors amid escalating diplomatic tensions following the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Arab News reported yesterday. New Delhi withdrew six diplomats, including its High Commissioner, Sanjay Kumar Verma, after Canada…

A report from Canada’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights has formally recognized the ongoing persecution of Afghanistan’s Hazara community, Amu TV reported yesterday. The document, titled “Enduring and Overcoming: The Struggle of the Hazaras in Afghanistan”, designates September 25 as…

The Jaafari Islamic Youth Council in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, has reaffirmed its commitment to continue its activities aimed at educating the Shia and broader Muslim communities, particularly the youth, about the peaceful message of Islam, inspired by the…

Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Sheikh Saleh Sibuyeh, Director of the Imam Shirazi World Centre and representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, emphasized the importance of cooperation between Islamic and cultural centres and the community in solving societal problems and maintaining brotherhood and…

Recent Islamophobic incidents in Canada have drawn condemnation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Daily Sabah reported yesterday. In London, Ontario, two women wearing hijabs were violently attacked in front of their children, echoing a tragic 2021 incident where a Muslim…

On September 22, a rally in Toronto saw a gathering of Afghan protesters demanding recognition of the “Hazara genocide” following recent killings in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported yesterday. The protest was sparked by the killing of at least 14 Hazaras…