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Unlearn, Relearn, Challenge: Islam & the Media Conference - Muslims Are All Terrorists
The Student Association at Durham College & UOIT
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Mississauga workshop aims to fight Islamophobia with art A pilot project launched by an Islamic school in Mississauga is hoping to give Muslim students artistic outlets to help them cope with bullying, exclusion and Islamophobia.
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COLE BURSTON /TORONTO STAR
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Published on Thu Mar 10 2016
Standing in front of 50 teenagers, Asma Ali has an unenviable task ahead: to get them to talk about their feelings.
Ali, a therapist, eases them in slowly. "How are you feeling today? Happy?" A few kids sitting around tables raise their hands. "Nervous?" A few others nod.
The gentle probing is the first step in getting the students, who attend middle school in Islamic and public schools in Mississauga, to engage in a more difficult discussion about bullying, exclusion, and the effect that anti-Muslim sentiments have on them.
When Ali asks the tough questions - "How is Islam perceived by people around you?" - she gets tough answers from the crowd: "Oppressing," "Dangerous," and "My friends think ISIS represents Islam," the children say.
It's this reality that led Farrah Marfatia, the principal of Maingate Islamic Academy in Mississauga to work with community partners to launch a pilot project, an art therapy workshop, to give students positive and artistic outlets to express their feelings.
"We want to give kids the tools, so that they are able to say, I feel deeply emotional, or disturbed by this experience, and the way I am going to release my emotion is in a positive way," said Marfatia, who said students are given the option of using visual art, poetry, music and creative writing to express themselves. She said she came up with the idea after a discussion with students last year about terrorism, and was troubled that they expressed feeling "frustrated and powerless."
Across North America and Europe, there is increasing evidence that Muslim kids are facing anti-Muslim sentiments in school from students and in some cases, teachers. With terrorism in the spotlight and polarizing rhetoric in the political sphere, young Muslims report feeling under attack. In Canada hard data is difficult to find but anecdotes abound, says Amira Elghawaby, communications director with the National Council of Canadian Muslims.
"Children and young adults are exposed to media 24/7, and we all know that stories about Islam and Muslims are often negative for a variety of reasons," said Elghawaby, who says a number of incidents from schools have been reported to the civil rights group over the past year. Among them were two students who had their hijabs pulled off by a teacher, and students who have been taunted for requesting religious accommodation, she said.
"What we don't know for sure is how this is impacting young Canadian Muslims," she said.
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Quote of the Week
"Don't make her angry otherwise she'll bomb you."
- Comments made by a teacher to a Muslim student at a Vancouver Island school and reported in the media earlier this year. The teacher was reprimanded
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Events
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Unlearn, Relearn, Challenge: Islam & the Media
Feat. Reza Aslan, Faisal Kutty, and NCCM's Amira Elghawaby
Date: March 19, 2016
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Deer Creek,Ajax
Sold out
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1st Annual Max Gala, Canadian Muslim Awards of Excellence
Date: March 24, 2016
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Location: Ritz Carlton, Downtown Toronto
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rabble.ca Presents: Combatting Islamophobia in the Media
Date: April 5, 2016
Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location: 800 East Broadway, Vancouver
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Muslim Food Bank Community Services 2nd Annual Symposium on Mental Health & Addictions
Date: March 19, 2016
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Simon Fraser University,
250 - 13450 102nd Ave, Surrey, BC Lecture Room # 2600
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NCCM in the News
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Islamophobia hotline to help victims launched by B.C. legal groups, lawyer
Mark Hume,
Global and Mail,09/03/16
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B.C. legal groups and lawyers set up hotline to help victimized Muslims
Camille Bains Vancouver Sun,09/03/16
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Islamophobia hotline to help victims of anti-Muslim hate crimes in Canada
Jillian D'Amours, MEE,10/03/16
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'Mississauga workshop aims to fight Islamophobia with art
Noor Javed, The Star,10/03/16
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The Toronto Star now says 'Daesh' instead of 'the Islamic State' or ISIS
Olivia Ward The News,03/03/16
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Women pack City Hall for Ottawa Hijab Solidarity Day
Ottawa Sun, 26/02/16
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News & Views
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Boy's mother praises no-fly redress plans as Canada, U.S. announce info-sharing
The Canadian press
Herald,11/03/16
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Teacher reprimanded for calling Muslim student 'Taliban
28/01/16 CBC News
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Mom's termination at Ryerson Students' Union disturbing
Catherine Porter, Toronto Star,06/03/16
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Anti-Muslim hate crimes on the rise, but bystanders sometimes stay silent
Asha Tomlinson, CBC, 26/02/16
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International Women's Day event discusses battling Islamophobia
Erica Salvalaggio Eyeopener,04/03/16
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How The Liberals Can Fix Bill C-51 And Reform National Security
Ziyaad Mia Huff Post, 27/01/16
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Reforming Bill C-51 Can't Wait Another Year
Laura Tribe Huff Post, 30/01/16
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Azeezah Kanji: Counterpoint: While on the topic of Muslims, here are a few other numbers to note
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How to build bridges between Jews and Muslims: Marmur
Gerald Herbert The Toronto Star,29/02/16
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Muslim youth group hosting open house at Barrie library
Cheryl Browne
Barrie Examiner,26/02/16
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How terrorists use 'jihotties' to lure lonely hearts online
Tania Kohut Global News, 21/02/16
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Edmonton Muslim teen says she forgives shop owner who kicked her
Andrea Ross CBC News, 01/02/16
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Vancouver police should apologize for stereotyping tourists,
Desmond Cole The Star, 21/01/2016
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Faith groups call on Liberals to keep Office of Religious Freedom
Lee Berthiaume Ottawa Citizen, 22/01/16
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Canadians detained abroad: and now what to do?
Monia Mazigh International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
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Almalki brother also sues feds
Glen McGregor Ottawa Sun, 20/01/16
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Trump's anti-Muslim comments trigger Leadnow calls for ban on Donald's Canada travel
Charles Mandel
The National Observer
18/01/16
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