Canadian Council of Muslim Women News
Whig column by Alia Hogben
My column last month was on the projects CCMW is [...]
Feminists pen open letter against Charter
By Peggy Curran, The Gazette A delegation of 70 feminists [...]
Saadia Ashraf brings about football renaissance to hockey-mad haven of Montreal
Author: Fourth and Feminine While the resurgence of the Montreal [...]
Winnipeg’s Muslim community donates meat to Attawapiskat
Author: CBC News Over 1,800 kilograms of meat will soon [...]
Position Statement on the Quebec Charter of Values
Position Paper: October 2013
Women Who Inspire Brunch and Awards Ceremony 2013
CCMW had its annual fundraising event ‘Women Who Inspire Brunch [...]
Refusing to be silenced
There are two recent developments that are particularly discouraging for Canadian Muslims. The first is the fact that the controversial proposed Quebec charter’s blatant racism and prejudice is sadly supported by many Canadians. The findings of the recent Angus Reid Opinion Poll of all Canadians, as quoted in Maclean’s magazine, (October 2013) found an increase in the negative attitude toward Islam, amongst non-Muslim Canadians, from 46% in 2009, to 54% in 2013. These factors are disheartening for those of us who work toward trying to improve relationships. Still, trying to be optimistic and hopeful, I say to myself, at least half of our fellow citizens like us … glass half full or half empty.
Virginity tests banned in Quebec
Shaheen Ashraf, from the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, said [...]
Quebec physicians ordered to stop performing virginity tests
Quebec’s physicians college has forbidden its members from performing virginity tests after learning of four cases in which doctors were asked to conduct the gynecological exams. Shaheen Ashraf, from the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, said virginity tests are “archaic.” “We should be able to control our own bodies,” she said. “No one else should have the right to even think (along) those lines.”
Turkey Lifts Generations-Old Ban on Islamic Head Scarf
ANKARA — Turkey lifted a ban on women wearing the Islamic head scarf in state institutions on Tuesday, ending a generations-old restriction as part of a package of reforms the government says are meant to improve democracy.
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