أرشيف الوسم : RCMP

By Ahmed A. Yousef Canada is known throughout the world as peaceful nation that honors the equality of all those living within its borders. Immigrants seek Canada for this equality that is so elusive in their home countries. Leaving the old country behind to start a new with dignity, freedom, and honor is extremely difficult. However, the principals on which Canada …

Islamophobia has been rife post the 9/11 WTC attacks. Bias has been evident – though not prevalent – even in Canada. According to several surveys conducted post 9/11, hate crimes and discrimination against Muslims has seen an appalling increase. According to the survey conducted in 2002 by CAIR-CAN, a civil rights organization, majority of Muslims in Canada felt there was …

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has rejected and dissociated itself from its own anti-terrorism handbook only a day after it was released with much fanfare, citing the manual’s “adversarial tone”. Last week, the “United Against Terrorism” handbook was released by the RCMP, in association with two Canadian Muslim groups, to combat the rise in radicalization of local Muslim youth …