Canadian Muslims have suffered from a distressing and fatal history of hate against our community over the last decade. Grassroots advocacy to address Islamophobia in Canada has been met with limited success due to politicization of these concerns. Therefore, we thank the Government of Canada for the appointment of the first Special Representative on Combating …
After an thorough application and interview process, The City of London has hired Ahmer Khan as the Muslim Community Liaison Advisor, effective Monday, December 12. Ahmer’s most recent role was as the Constituency & Stakeholder Relations Manager, at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, where he was a primary contact for community organizations, government stakeholders and …
Please click on the link below to access the Islamic Heritage Month Resources Guide for Educators. This Guide was developed by the Toronto District School Board and we thank them for putting this together. Though the Guide notes that it is for Educators, the information is quite relevant to the general population. The use of …
Hikma was pleased to hear the recent announcement of the federal government to begin the process to appoint a Special Representative to fight Islamophobia. This was one of the requests made by NCCM and Hikma in last year’s National Summit on Islamophobia. We are also pleased to see that in the 2022 Budget, funding for …
With the Introduction of the Our London Family Act by the Ontario NDP, supported by the Ontario Liberal Party and the Ontario Green Party, Hikma calls on the Doug Ford Government to complete the non-partisan support of this legislation, so that it can be passed before this June’s provincial election. Accordingly, we have this message …
