Islamophobia
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Ontario NDP, Liberals would bring in law to fight Islamophobia, other hate if electedAndrea Horwath says addressing racism and hate is a priority for people who have experienced hateful attacks based on their race, faith or any other part of their identities.PoliticsMay 18
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London, Ont. to host several events in June in memory of Afzaal familyThe London, Ont., community is planning a number of events in honour of the local Muslim family that was killed on June 6, 2021, in a targeted vehicle attack.CanadaMay 11
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B.C. Muslim Association ‘gravely concerned’ after incident outside Surrey mosqueThe group said someone in a vehicle threw a substance on Ramadan worshipers, then returned to repeatedly feign trying to run congregants over.CrimeApr 28
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Muslim community calls on Ontario leaders to commit to Our London Family Act after electionThe motion from the NDP failed to pass in March before the legislature dissolved ahead of the June 2 election.CanadaApr 21
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Police fired at a riot in Sweden. How did it get to that point?Three people were injured, none seriously, during the riots in Norrkoping, Sweden, where a Danish far-right politician had planned an anti-Islam demonstration.PoliticsApr 18
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Toronto artist invites Canadians to write letters in memory of ‘Our London Family’June 6, 2022 marks the one-year anniversary of the vehicle attack that killed the Afzaal family, leaving 9-year-old Fayez the lone survivor.CanadaApr 14
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September 2023 trial date set in London, Ont. attack on Muslim familyNathaniel Veltman's trial will begin on Sept. 5, 2023, before Justice Renee M. Pomerance, with 12 weeks set aside for the proceedings. He has not yet entered a plea.CrimeApr 12
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Ontario New Democrats hope government will support anti-Islamophobia billThe official Opposition party says its bill would establish a provincial review of hate crimes and hate-motivated incidents that happen in Ontario.CanadaFeb 23
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Photographer draws attention to Islamophobia in Edmonton through photo series'What's alarming is, this happens to most of us. It started off with words or with looks and now it's escalated to physical contact. That's where the alarm comes from.'PerspectivesFeb 2
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London, Ont. officials unveil ‘Action Plan to Disrupt Islamophobia’The action plan comes in the the wake of the June 6 vehicle attack, which targeted a local Muslim family while they were out for a walk in London's Hyde Park neighbourhood.CanadaFeb 2
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