Academic and Author. “Hope and Despair” . “Hope Has Two Daughters. GG finalist for « Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey with a Scar(f)”. Book award « Farida ».
Former National Director of the Jewish Defence League, Meir Weinstein, is here giving a speech (apparently in the Toronto area).
He says people should “learn how to fight, learn how to shoot” in Toronto if Canada ever takes in refugees from Gaza.
This is so unfair. When the trucks convoy occupied Ottawa in 2022 with horns beyond acceptable decibel ranges, they were left unbothered for weeks. Why this complicity from the City of Ottawa in silencing peaceful protesters.
Palestinians and allies have been protesting for 11 weeks straight here in
#Ottawa
and have not once had issues when it came to "noise" but yesterday
@OttawaPolice
and
@OttawaBylaw
issued THREE separate tickets citing the noise bylaw for $490!!
This suppression is unacceptable.
“Don’t Palestinian women ( and their children) need saving?” Few weeks after the assault on Gaza, I submitted this article to many magazines in Canada and abroad and many declined to publish it. I wonder why?
There are thousands here in
#Ottawa
.
Hard to do justice to the sheer number of people here.
I've been to a lot of marches and protests but this is probably one of the biggest ones I've ever been too.
#CeasefireNOW
#100kforGaza
For years I have been hearing Muslims around me asking and looking for “a place at the table”…Once they get in they behave exactly like those who own the table.
For the record, here are
@JustinTrudeau
’s remarks today on the ongoing crisis in Gaza - even as patients are dying in hospitals today under bombardment.
"The human tragedy that is unfolding in Gaza is heart-wrenching, especially the suffering we see in and around the Al-Shifa
So sorry to hear that. He didn't cower to defend Omar Khadr when a majority of politicians demonized him and flatly refused to bring him home to Canada. May his name and memory stay forever symbols of courage and rightfulness.
Dennis Edney was a tireless champion of justice. Listening to Dennis speak passionately and directly, with that Scottish brogue, made you feel like he was our national conscience. And for a time, on Khadr, he was. RIP Dennis.
There is already a professor at McGill who isn’t Muslim but started wearing a hijab out of solidarity to all those women affected by this unjust law. This is called resistance to oppression
I am not a religious person but this egregious bill inspires me to wear a religious symbol of my own when I teach in Montreal to show my solidarity with those affected.
JFA Canada is extremely disappointed at the sight of Canadian MPs choosing to ignore the persecution innocent Palestinians are facing.
While a genocide is taking place, MP
@MelissaLantsman
@MichelleRempel
and
@marty_morantz
have chosen to support the perpetrator of war crimes.
A special thanks to
@JLeiper
for calling islamophobia by its name. Thank you to
@cmckenney
and to
@cathmckenna
for coming to show your support to the Ottawa Mosque
@OMA_Mosque
. Today we need confort tomorrow we will be at work to combat Islamophobia, violence and hate
“We should call it what it is: a joint U.S.–Israeli war against the people of Gaza.” rightfully writes brave and courageous
@jeremyscahill
. I would even add, “this US-Israeli war is against Palestinians.”
“The notion that the Palestinians of Gaza could end all of their suffering by overthrowing Hamas is just as ahistorical and false as the oft-repeated claims that the war against Gaza would end if Hamas surrendered and released all Israeli hostages.”
During the occupation convoy in Ottawa. Bylaw officers turned blind eyes on the huge trucks, the illegal parking, the poisonous fumes, the deliberate honking, the blasting music middle of the streets, the insults to other citizens…that was called freedom of association…
Ticketing Palestinian solidarity protesters for megaphone use & arresting a labour leader for impeding a roadway during a protest. These heavy-handed & double-standard moves underscore importance of our
@ottpeoplescomm
reco that Ottawa needs human rights-based policy on protest.
Congratulations to all the authors and illustrators on the Governor General's Literary Awards shortlist today! 🎉 So thrilled to see WCA authors
@MoniaMazigh
,
@kyomaclear
, and
@nvo_itsadraw
on this list, and in such great company!
#GGBooks2023
All these defeats the work of my mother. She has been praying since and would never stop until Muslim women are left alone with their hijabs and burqa and burkina and underwear and bras and whatever
The CAQ is the fourth consecutive government to table a comprehensive bill on secularism.
Charest's Liberal - Bill 94: died on order sheet
Marois' PQ - Bill 60: died on order sheet
Couillard's Liberals - Bill 62: sections suspended pending court challenge
Alexandre Bisonette is using his white privilege to the max. The legal system helped him when they didn’t charge his terrorist son under the anti terrorism legislation
Reminder that Alexandre Bissonnette's parents could have had his guns seized when it was clear he was is an extremely bad place. But they didn't. Their opinion that their son isn't a terrorist is also a comment on the role they played in enabling him.
Reminder that Alexandre Bissonnette's parents could have had his guns seized when it was clear he was is an extremely bad place. But they didn't. Their opinion that their son isn't a terrorist is also a comment on the role they played in enabling him.
Today, over 300
#Muslim
institutions and mosques are releasing a call to our shared humanity during Ramadan.
This
#Ramadan
, we are asking MPs recommit to human rights and commitments on peace before being platformed at any mosque.
If his bigotry wasn’t disclosed and denounced by some he wouldn’t have apologized. Plus he has been doing this forever. His bigotry is still paying him well so far
UPDATE: Conservative MP Larry Miller apologizes for sharing “incorrect information” claiming Muslims want to legalize pedophilia.
“I regret the mistake and will work to ensure that it does not happen in the future,” Miller says.
#cdnpoli
#CPC18
@NoLore
To start with, there isn’t even an equivalence to make between hijab and crucifixes. No Muslim groups asked for the removal of crucifixes in schools or hospitals. Hijab is a personal choice. Going after women who decide to wear is attacking their liberty of religion.
How she opened my eyes. How she helped me build the foundations of my advocacy. How she shaped our communities & nation, in ways large & small, that fundamentally changed expectations, demands & possibilities.
Eternal gratitude. Alexa!
#AlexaMcDonough
The masks are off. Justice for some only. Only when your powerful friends and allies aren’t the target. I wonder if Melanie
@melaniejoly
would have issued the same laughable statement if Israel brought the case against Palestine, God forbid.
Extremely disappointing but not surprising that Canada, a settler-colonial state also guilty of
#genocide
against Indigenous peoples, would apply its white supremacist attitude toward Palestinians by denying an obvious genocide committed by fellow settler-colonial state, Israel.
They arm Israel and give it green light to bomb indiscriminately…they starve Palestinians to death…then they airdrop food to them. See? We are civilized and help the poor! Does hypocrisy has another name?
The Insolence, The US funds Israel , gives weapons to Israel and is complicit in the genocide
Right now the US is performing air drops over Khan Younis and Rafah to provide aid to the people who are suffering because of Israel and The US.
I think this is the right response. For years, the Muslim community has been giving their votes for “free” and not even something in return. Not even a call for ceasefire
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was booed while visiting a mosque in Rexdale. Sources say a number of mosques and Muslim organizations rejected the PM wanting to come visit during Jumaah (Friday) prayer.
Hostages must be released. Foreign nationals, including Canadians, must be able to leave Gaza, and more aid must be able to enter. Hamas must lay down its weapons. Canada supports efforts to a sustainable ceasefire, which cannot be one-sided.
What an honour and a privilege to be surrounded by friends and members of our community. Thanks for everyone who came and brought light and support to our conversation.
Packed house for last night’s launch of
@MoniaMazigh
’s courageous, deeply personal & urgently timely new book, “Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey with a Scar(f)”. As always, a thoughtful discussion with
@CarAdrianH
.
Share many values like being silence on ongoing injustice in Palestine and women and children being killed…Sharing values like cowardice for not asking for ceasefire…
As Allies, Canada and Nordic nations share many values and interests, from strengthening our economies to fighting climate change.
Here at NATO, we met to discuss this and the essential need to protect the Arctic, ensuring it remains a place where the rule of law prevails.
Words are important. Occupation, genocide, apartheid and many others. We shouldn’t be bullied and scared to use them. Thanks
@AlexNeve24
and your colleagues for leading the way.
I’ve joined with 35 other int’l law / human rights experts in Canada & US, underscoring the legitimacy & importance of raising concerns about occupation, apartheid & genocide in
#Palestinian
rights advocacy on university campuses & other settings. .
Former SCC Abella writes, “History will judge Israel’s response…” History? I thought the purpose of law was to prevent atrocities like mass starvation and bombing of children. Not very judicial to discredit a case before the courts.
During Harper era, the attack against the charitable sector was upfront. With this government, the audits and threats to revoke the charitable status of Muslim organizations is insidious and shameful
NEW:
@UNHumanRights
NY Office Director
@CraigMokhiber
resigns in protest over timidity of key parts of
#UN
system on issues pertaining to Palestinian Human Rights. In letter to
@volker_turk
he says: "This is a text-book case of genocide. The European, ethno-nationalist, settler
Remarkably racist work by CBC, which would never run such a dangerous propaganda piece about Netanyahu's genocidal psychopathy. Dripping in Islamophobic, anti-Palestinian racist tropes.
Frankly, I think this vote ( despite a tiny positive step) is absolving the government and the Liberals from all their complicity in the genocide on Palestinians
Below is a tally of all votes from today's watered down resolution on Gaza put forward by the
@NDP
, with
@HMcPhersonMP
@MatthewGreenNDP
,
@LeahGazan
,
@SalmaZahid15
leading the charge.
Again, disappointed that it did not recognize Palestinian Statehood which is recognized by
Thanks
@ToulasTake
for writing this column about the continuing injustice and discrimination of Bill-21 towards Muslim women in particular and mentioning my book “Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey with a Scar(f)” via
@mtlgazette
What are these times we are living in? Even pro-Palestinian protests routes are controlled by these coward politicians who are only interested in protecting their own interests.
19 years ago, Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli soldier in a Caterpillar bulldozer in Gaza.
Israel absolved itself of any responsibility & Caterpillar hired intelligence firm C2i to spy on Rachel's family as they campaigned for their daughter.
It took our Canadian government 30,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli indiscriminate bombardements to finally say something that should have been said from the beginning
This is welcome & so very much needed, but it should not have taken nearly 3 weeks and the extra courage of 2 friends to state the simple, vital truth that 'the Court’s decisions on provisional measures are binding.' 1/15
No plaudits earned for reversing a disgraceful move that should never have occurred in the first place. Nonetheless
@HonAhmedHussen
, the resumption of
@UNRWA
funding is urgently necessary and very welcome. 1/7
Presque 30 ans que je vis au Canada dont 8 au QC. Ayant toujours porté le voile, personne mais alors personne n’est venue me dire un jour que mon voile l’a endoctriné ou influencé ou l’a converti pour en faire une autre musulmane opprimée! PL-21 prend les gens pour des idiots
Le débat sur le PL-21, ça me rappelle ceux qui me disaient de taire le fait que je suis lesbienne par peur «d’endoctriner les jeunes» dans les années 80.
Et aujourd'hui, on veut faire peur au monde en parlant du danger d'influencer les jeunes avec les signes religieux...
#polqc
History is bring written while children and women are still being killed in Gaza by Israeli brutal bombardements. It is time for Canada to stop the genocide and support the South African case against Israel at the ICJ.
I've joined 1000+ legal experts, civil society leaders & members of public & 150 civil society groups, calling on Canada to support South Africa's case against Israel at
@CIJ_ICJ
under Genocide Convention & committing to respect the Court's ruling. 1/7
Instead of being punished, many of the officials responsible for America's torture program have been advanced to positions of even greater power. from
@MoniaMazigh
& Azeezah Kanji
#cdnpoli
#uspoli
71% of Canadians asked
@JustinTrudeau
and
@melaniejoly
for ceasefire. 300+ prominent legal minds and scholars are signing for ceasefire. Why PM
@JustinTrudeau
is ignoring all of them? Where is the democracy? Where is the humanity, period.
When I run for office in 2004, my biggest concern was am I going to loose my freedom of thinking to the party line. Today I am so happy that I didn’t win the election and kept ( I hope) my principles and most of all the possibility to expose the injustice when it happens.
Courts are siding with the powerful…Politicians are siding with the powerful. Media are siding with powerful. Minorities are left to fight on their own, with few allies and will never give up.
A dismal day for us all when the courts cannot be counted on to uphold human rights, both because they've been constrained by government's use of the odious notwithstanding clause, and they lack the vision, courage & commitment to push back.
Canada will always defend human rights – because we believe all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. This
#HumanRightsDay
, we reaffirm that belief, and we recommit to building a world where human rights are protected and respected.
I always believed in the “elephant in the room” when it comes to racism including Islamophobia. Many in the Military and police forces are “feeding” pipes for these movements.
The tactical minds behind the so-called "Freedom Convoy" include:
- An ex-RCMP officer on the prime minister's security detail
- A former intelligence officer with the RCMP's INSET unit
- An ex-military officer
A chilling read via
@judyatrinh
:
Today more than ever, the question of the constitutionality of anti-terrorism legislation should be reassessed. A law used only against Muslim Canadian is wrong and should be repealed
As the political and policing post-mortem unfolds into the response to the Ottawa occupation, there are some key questions that many - particularly racialized communities - will be looking to have answered.
Here are some that come to mind: 🧵
Thank you Alex. One of the most courageous and principled people in these horrible times for rights of many including those who are in prison in Northern Syria.
Testifying at HoC Foreign Affairs Cttee as part of their study of Canada's diplomatic capacity was opportunity to plead for long overdue Canadian consular & repatriation assistance to citizens (> 1/2 of them children), detained & abandoned in harsh prisons & camps in NE Syria.
What hypocritical stance here: is there a good war and a bad one? How about Cnd Palestinians or Somalis and Palestinians who want to fight for their countries? Ukrainian-Canadians head to Ukraine to join fight against Russia /via
@globeandmail
I had the honour and the privilege to be at a panel with
@ShreeParadkar
speaking about the reporting of the media and Palestine. Shree has everything’s journalist needs : the eloquence, the facts and the courage. Shame on those who vilify her for speaking the truth
Mainstream media has shown a strong pro-Israeli bias in their reporting on
#Gazagenocide
. When journalists like
@ShreeParadkar
challenge this bias, they are vilified & attacked as "anti-semite", "publicist for Hamas" or "Hamas apologists.
@caj
should speak up for
@ShreeParadkar
.
This came out publicly. I wonder what other things are happening behind the scenes. Twenty years after 9/11, both politicians and journalists have learned nothing
"Given the current situation in the Middle East, it is best for us not to be actively promoting the Islamic Heritage Month, this will be perceived as if [Markham Public Library is] taking a particular side," the email said.
@ArielTroster
@JulieSLalonde
Because this isn't a protest. It is a white supremacist coup in collaboration with some politicians, former police officers, RCMP and military. Let's call a cat a cat.
The Liberals promised to appoint an islamophobia envoy. I suggest they appoint an internal one for their own institutions before sending him/her abroad
It takes many PhDs ( Socrate please forgive them) in lying, self deception and most of all cowardice to reach the levels many politicians reached today
After an in-person meeting, phone conversations, texts & email exchanges, I’ve given up on my MP
@SophieChatel1
condemning the murder of my wife's uncle, cousin and his two-year-old daughter by Israel, or taking any principled stand against the
#Gaza_Genocide
. 📷1/9
@KayabagaArielle
And the Muslim teacher from Quebec who was removed from her job because of the anti-hijab of François Legault, another man in position of power. I wish there was a two page ad in the Globe and Mail signed by famous Canadians to denounce it.
Eleven years after Justice O'Connor report, Canada learned nothing 'My life was ripped apart': Two Calgary Muslim men say CSIS wrongfully targeted them
For the 23rd straight week, Yemenis held a gigantic protest of defiance in support of Palestine. The latest Western aggressions against this devastated country have not deterred its people one iota.
#yemen
#palestine
Apologists for people like Maxime Bernier, Faith Goldy, Ezra Levant, etc. rarely see the connection between the BS they spew and the
#Christchurch
mosque shooting.
If you're one of those apologists, I don't want to hear your fucking thoughts and prayers. 💔
#NewZealand
Considering (1) your enthusiastic and continuous support for Israel's genocide and (2) your open embrace of anti-Muslim bullies these past months... how can we come to any other conclusion than that the only Muslims you'll honour are dead ones?
You are a disgrace
@marcomendicino
What a joke this MP and his colleagues and whoever gave them the green light to go there. You are with the wrong side of history. Actually nobody will remember you soon after the next election
your liberal MP for Eglinton-Lawrence is posting selfies from Occupied Jerusalem while israel is committing a genocide - these ghouls should not be allowed to have a moment of peace let alone be in office
In 🇨🇦, Aljizawi says she cannot defend herself if immigration officials refuse to disclose why they consider her a potential threat. “I survived detention in Syria 3 times. I survived torture & death threats by the Assad regime but this kind of torture is taking a different toll”
@TheCurrentCBC
@Cskeete
How about Muslim women in Quebec affected by this discriminatory bill? Why give a free ride to another man, in a position of power
When is the Canadian government is going to tackle the white supremacist groups? Almost eight months after National summit on Islamophobia, nothing concrete has been done.
Last night,
@CHEO
received a bomb threat. It was quickly and efficiently dealt with by
@OttawaPolice
and our own security team. (Thank you.)
The call was full of anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Please don't minimize or dismiss Canada's White Supremacy problem. It's everywhere.
To be fair to your still innocent self, you didn’t say I have a cat. You said my favourite pet is a cat. Which is a passive aggressive statement intended against me as a parent denying you a cat for pet
With all due respect to Rosalie Abella we cannot leave it to history to judge. When compelling evidence points to a grave risk of genocide or other international crimes is precisely the time to turn to the courts. History is haunted by failures to do so.
After the war on Afghanistan, Prof. Lila Abulughod wrote a book named “Do Muslim women need saving”. Indeed many western feminists justified that war to save Afghan wmn. How about Palestinian women, aren’t women enough? Why are they being killed by Israeli and US
Mr
@RalphGoodale
are you and your party are committed to introduce a legislation and implement it and enforce it to go after the online islamophobic haters and their financiers
Canada stands with Muslim communities here at home, in New Zealand, and across the world. Hatred, violence and right-wing extremism have no place in any society.