Racism and Islamophobia in the News
The Ekos Poll: Are Canadians Getting More Racist?
Not only is opposition to immigration in general scaling heights not seen in twenty years but the number of Canadians saying we admit too many visible minorities has just cracked the 40-point ceiling for the first time ever.
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http://www.ipolitics.ca/2015/03/12/the-ekos-poll-are-canadians-getting-more-racist/
A detailed timeline of Stephen Harper’s weird, racially divided vision of Canada
Before Stephen Harper became an international laughingstock and trended on Twitter and BuzzFeed for telling women he knows best how they should dress, there was the divisive — and weird — campaign with racial overtones that came before it. How weird? Scroll down our 2015 timeline:
Why I intend to wear a niqab at my citizenship ceremony
My desire to live on my own terms is also why I have chosen to challenge the government’s decision to deny me citizenship unless I take off my niqab at my oath ceremony. I am not looking for Mr. Harper to approve my life choices or dress. I am certainly not looking for him to speak on my behalf and “save†me from oppression, without even ever having bothered to reach out to me and speak with me.
Harper calls Muslim face-covering veil ‘anti-women’
Stephen Harper doubled down Tuesday on his aversion to face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women, calling them the product of a culture that is “anti-women.” The prime minister ratcheted up the rhetoric against the niqab even as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau accused him and his ministers of stoking prejudice against Muslims. Among other things, Trudeau pointed to Immigration Minister Chris Alexander calling the hijab — a head scarf worn by some Muslim women — a perversion of Canadian values, and New Brunswick MP John Williamson, a former Harper communications director, referring last weekend to “whities” and “brown people.”
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http://www.cp24.com/news/harper-calls-muslim-face-covering-veil-anti-women-1.2273511
Canadian defense minister tweets hoax photos from anti-Muslim hate sites
Muslims in Canada have strongly condemned their country’s defense minister for tweeting hoax photographs purporting to depict enslavement and oppression of women and girls by Muslim men. This comes amid accusations that the government is deliberately stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in the country.
