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The Muslim Advisory Council of Canada is currently

The Muslim Advisory Council of Canada is currently seeking additional board members to be actively involved in strategic projects to support the long-term growth and development of the organization.

Description:

The Muslim Advisory Council of Canada is national federally registered not for profit organization dedicated to empowering the Canadian Muslim diaspora and advocating for an equitable society. While we are a national organization, we are currently heavily immersed in the social activism within Halton Region to lay the foundation of our strategic priorities. We have a focus on key sectors including: education, healthcare, public safety, women and gender-equality and public policy.

We are currently seeking new board members to be actively involved in strategic projects to support the long-term growth and development of the organization.

We are looking for enthusiastic and capable individuals who are committed to volunteering to help us achieve this goal.
We are looking for members with varied business backgrounds and experience to join our team:

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Anti-racism/Islamophobia
Governance and Planning
Fundraising, Development, and/or Grass-Roots Organizing
Human Resources and Legal
Communications and Public Relations
Education
Healthcare
Public safety
Women and gender equality
Public Policy

Your Role:
Support the mission, vision and values of the organization
Advise and work collaboratively on the organization’s strategic directions and goals .

How to apply: If interested, please send your resume and a brief statement of interest that describes your relevant experience and what you expect to get out of the experience (maximum 1 page) to info@muslimadvisory.ca by January 31, 2022.

Time Commitment:

Directors must be willing to commit approximately 5-6 hours of work per month to MACC’s activities. Attend monthly board meetings. Two year term (renewable).

Apply to info@muslimadvisory.ca.
Deadline: January 31, 2022.
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“Bill 21 is a human rights issue that infringes

“Bill 21 is a human rights issue that infringes upon the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, known as the “notwithstanding clause,” allows the federal, provincial and territorial governments to override certain Charter rights. In the case of Bill 21, the religious freedom right is the charter guarantee that is being infringed upon for those who wear religious attire.”
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“For Canadian Muslim women, gendered Islamophobia has become more apparent. In December, the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an article that was short-sighted and targeted the hijab. It is not lost on us that the author was a surgeon in Quebec. After public outcry and hours of advocacy, CMAJ rightly issued a formal apology in addition to the full retraction of the article three days later. “
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Link to the full article in our bio @muslimadvisorycouncilcanada ( https://blog.hautehijab.com/post/cantbanus-how-quebec-s-bill-21-cost-a-hijab-wearing-muslim-teacher-her-job ) on what the community can do about Bill 21 (sign the petition) and the crucial support needed to help us keep going to advocate for Canadian Muslims.
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Happy new year #2022 ☮️ - - - - - - #muslima

Happy new year #2022 ☮️
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{In the news: CTV news, Canadian Medical Associati

{In the news: CTV news, Canadian Medical Association Journal retracts controversial hijab letter}
Link: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-medical-association-journal-retracts-controversial-hijab-letter-1.5719199
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Advocacy works. Become a monthly donor today using the link in our bio. (Link: https://muslimadvisory.ca/donations/become-a-monthly-donor/)

🚨An update- we’d like to thank everyone inclu

🚨An update- we’d like to thank everyone including over 1,300 community members who have signed on to our Bill 21 petition.
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This law has real life consequences, not only on the civil servants targeted unfairly in Quebec due to their faith attire and current and future impacts on their livelihood but also has impacts on all Canadian Muslims. The six month mark of the violent murder of four Canadian Muslims in London, Ontario recently passed. Discriminatory laws in Canada like Bill 21 send a clear message to Canadians, that discriminating against Canadian Muslims (and other faith groups observing religious attire) is acceptable. Bill 21 is not only a public safety concern in Quebec, it is a public safety concern for the entirety of Canada.
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You can sign our petition using the link in our bio. Use your voice 📣
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Link: https://muslimadvisory.ca/2021/12/10/actionalertbill21/

🚨Why did it take ‘so long’? It was about fo

🚨Why did it take ‘so long’? It was about four days. From publishing date to retraction, it was only four days. In the big picture of things as we are at over six months since the London, ontario attack and for anti-hate legislature to be introduced at the federal level, four days of advocacy for the removal of this article is a win for our communities Alhumdullilah and a testament that advocacy works.
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Support advocacy organizations like ours through likes, shares and by becoming a monthly donor ❤️
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The Muslim Advisory Council of Canada will continue to advocate for what is right and fair, and work to bridge the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims through understanding and meaningful dialogue, as we saw during this week’s conversations.
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Alhumdullilah, we are happy to announce that the C

Alhumdullilah, we are happy to announce that the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has retracted a dangerous, harmful and short-sighted article that targeted the hijab. Shortly after a one-on-one virtual meeting this week with Tabassum Wyne, Muslim Advisory Council of Canada’s Executive Director and Founder, CMAJ Interim Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Patrick rightly issued a formal apology in addition to the full retraction of the article.
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Thank you all for raising your voices on this matter 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
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Full statement can be found on our website : https://muslimadvisory.ca/newsroom/

The hurt and pain caused to Muslim communities can

The hurt and pain caused to Muslim communities cannot be undone with the publishing of such an Islamophobic harmful article by @cmaj.ca but the requested call to action by @muslimadvisorycouncilcanada to retract this article can undo the inevitable future consequences that this irresponsible piece will have.
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On December 20, 2021, the Canadian Medical Associa

On December 20, 2021, the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published an article entitled “Don’t use an instrument of oppression as a symbol of diversity and inclusion” which was disseminated to thousands of healthcare professionals in Canada and made publicly available online. This piece is an example of Islamophobia. It perpetuates ignorance and hatred. The fact that this article was published in a journal of repute is unacceptable and dangerous. It creates further misconceptions of the Islamic faith.

The author, a pediatric surgeon, grew up in a society where misinterpretation of the hijab and requirements to wear it resulted in negative experiences. One person’s negative opinion due to socio-political specificities does not justify demonizing another’s choice, identity and state of being. The image used in the original referenced poster, is of a young girl in a hijab working on a task with another child. This is a reflection of positive representation of Muslims, and demonstrates the great strides we as a society have made in combating Islamophobia and the demonization of Muslims. To argue that including such a picture is not integral to 'inclusion' when images like this have been excluded from the mainstream for decades, only perpetuates the exclusionary, racist, Islamophobic sentiments that continue to ostracize generations of Muslims.

“As a visibly Muslim woman who has faced Islamophobia in the healthcare system as a parent of a sick child, I am extremely disturbed that the author of this article has close proximity to children in their professional life while holding these discriminatory views about Muslim girls and women who choose to wear the hijab. Furthermore, this article incorrectly ties together the hijab with negative connotations of oppression. As a member of the Family Advisory Council at McMaster Children’s Hospital, my colleagues often hear me reference that health inequities exist for marginalised groups leading to lower quality of care. We are in contact with our healthcare partners across Canada and are raising our concerns about this matter.”-Tabassum Wyne, Executive Director of the Muslim Advisory Council of Canada.

#islamophobia in healthcare. More to say soon.

#islamophobia in healthcare. More to say soon.

🚨Tune in at 1:15pm @oncanadaproject as we speak

🚨Tune in at 1:15pm @oncanadaproject as we speak about Bill 21✌🏻
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#bill21 #advocacy #discrimination #hijabisaright #humanrights

Posted @withregram • @farihanaqvimohamed Here’

Posted @withregram • @farihanaqvimohamed Here’s an excerpt from my recent op-ed column in the Montreal Gazette:

You’ve got to love the honesty and innocence of children. Take, for example, Grade 3 student Elin Wilson of Chelsea, Quebec, who drew a picture that has gone viral. She drew it for her teacher Fatemeh Anvari, who was transferred to a non-teaching position due to Bill 21. Accompanying the picture was a letter telling Anvari how “awesome” her hijab is and that she was the “best teacher ever.”

This past week has been difficult for many Canadians, especially for Muslim Quebecers and members of other religious minorities. We’ve been reminded, once again, of the nasty and divisive nature of Bill 21.

The relative silence of federal leaders on this issue is upsetting and disappointing. Our federal government should do all it can to uphold the rights set out in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This is ultimately for the benefit not only of members of minorities, but for those in the majority society.

It is inexcusable and outrageous that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, even if he says he opposes the law, still is only saying he would not rule out federal intervention in a legal challenge to Bill 21.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, who wears a turban, was reticent to take on Bill 21 during the recent federal election campaign.

Conservative leader Erin O’Toole is deafeningly silent, though he has been reported as saying Bill 21 is a Quebec issue.

Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglae was saying she would not defend the West Quebec School Board’s having put Anvari in a teaching position. I would hope that the official opposition would speak up against Bill 21. Certainly, they can’t be accused of interfering in a provincial matter.

Somewhere in all this, an innocent teacher was relocated within her school but taken away from beloved students. However, this has helped reignite the fight against this divisive bill.

Full article : https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/fariha-naqvi-mohamed-fight-against-bill-21-should-not-let-up

🚨The best tweets of the week #bill21 swipe ➡️
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Today our executive director spoke about Bill 21 w

Today our executive director spoke about Bill 21 with @yourtvhalton and why all Canadians should care about this discriminatory law, the notwithstanding clause invoked and the deep impacts of this type of law in Canada along with call to actions to Quebec constituents, to elected officials in the Halton Region and an update on our petition.
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Posted @withregram • @bcteachersfederation It’

Posted @withregram • @bcteachersfederation It’s difficult to fathom that such a discriminatory law as #Bill21 exists in Canada in 2021. BC teachers stand with Fatemeh Anvari and all Muslim educators in Quebec. #stopthehate #islamophobia
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Thank you @bcteachersfederation 👏🏽

This is absolutely heartbreaking 💔 - Reported

This is absolutely heartbreaking 💔
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Reported on @global_montreal
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Sign the petition in our bio or at https://muslimadvisory.ca/2021/12/10/actionalertbill21/
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#bill21 #quebec #bloc #blocquebecois #unjust

Posted @withregram • @citynewsmtl A week after a

Posted @withregram • @citynewsmtl A week after a teacher in Chelsea, Quebec, was removed from her job for wearing a hijab, supporters gathered to demand Premier Legault to scrap Bill 21, which prohibits some public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols. Nigel Newlove reports.

#Bill21 #Quebec #secularismlaw

Thank you MP @pamdamoff for your support on this m

Thank you MP @pamdamoff for your support on this matter and for standing on the right side in regards to the discriminatory law, Bill 21 in Quebec.
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Please take a moment to send a thank you to MP @pamdamoff ⬇️

Thank you @oncanadaproject for the solidarity ❤️🙏🏽

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