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Petition launched to immediately revise the “2018 Public Report on Terrorism" that maligns Muslims
4-25-2019
Alameen Post has initiated a petition under Canadian Muslim Advocacy and we hope Muslim organizations and Muslims can become partners and activists to ask the Govt. of Canada to immediately revise the “2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada.”
2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada was out in December 2018. It States, “ The principal terrorist threat to Canada continues to stem from individuals or groups who are inspired by violent Sunni Islamist ideology.” Furthermore, it also states Shia extremism remains of a concern.
After reading the report, Out of the five groups of which are mentioned, three of them are related to Muslims. After a quick observation, the report just falls short of vilifying Muslim in Canada. The unintended consequences will definitely be the rise of Islamophobia.
In fact one may argue Sunni Muslims have been a biggest victims of a terrorist threat here in Canada. How can the Prime Minister forget his statements when while describing the Quebec mosque shooting "terrorist attack on Muslims in a centre of worship and refuge."
In March 21, 2019 MATT ROBINSON in Vancouver Sun stated “Police-reported hate crime in Canada had been on the rise for a few years before taking a sharp upswing in 2017, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. There were 2,073 reported incidents that year, up from 1,295 in 2014, 1,362 in 2015 and 1,409 in 2016.” Furthermore NCCM states, in 2018 two-thirds of all hate crimes in Quebec City targeted Muslims, according Quebec City police.
It is time the PM Justin Trudeau must admit he has failed to curb the rise of hate crime, which has actually increased under his watch.
While the Sikhs were also mentioned in the report, the Sikh community which is just over half a million in Canada. Their leadership took stern action against the Govt. to have the wording of the report corrected from the previous version which had the words "Sikh (Khalistani) extremism" which has now been changed to "extremists who support violent means to establish an independent state within India."
With over one Million Muslims in Canada, we need to stand up and protest the blanket malignment of the Islamic Faith in Canada.
Alameen Post has initiated a petition under www.CanadianMuslimAdvocacy.org and we hope Muslim organizations and Muslims can become partners and activists to ask the Govt. to immediately revise the “2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada.”
The petition is as follows,
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Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled
We the undersigned residents of Canada draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:
THAT all cultures have some extremists yet not all cultures are attached to the names of the extremist acts when they are reported;
THAT to articulate a report which paints individuals that are followers of Islam with a blanket generalization is wrong and not very Canadian;
THAT the recent decision to remove references to Sikh extremism was the right decision;
THAT the Muslim community needs protection instead of being further victimized by being labelled as terrorists in the eyes of fellow Canadians;
THEREFORE, your petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to immediately revise the “2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada”
so that blanket references to the Muslim community are removed in the same manner that references to Sikh extremism were rightly removed.
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If you would like to organize and collect signatures at local mosques and be the agents of change, please contact us any of the Brs. below to get a copy of the petition.
You could in the least, raise the issue with your local MP by email or in person.
Volunteers play a vital role to raise awareness and help sign up petitions. Join the Movement and become a Canadian Muslim Advocate. Send us an Email at volunteer@canadianmuslimadvocacy.org
Organizations are welcome to Join our campaigns and become our partners in advocacy. Partner@CanadianMuslimAdvocacy.org
For more information about our campaign Visit our website: www.CanadianMuslimAdvocacy.org
or Contact us at:
Jafar Bhamji – 604-715-7187
Shazad Mansoory – 778-858-4085
Furquan Gehlen – 604-603-8741
Join our Campaign
-Petition Instructions
Please forward these instructions along with the petition to all your groups and contacts across Canada via WhatsApp, Email, Facebook, printed copies, etc
Please obtain signatures from within the Muslim community as well as all other communities across Canada.
Contact Muslim organizations and ally organizations to help with collecting signatures through their networks.
All completed petition Original forms should either be mailed to Al-Ameen Post as noted at the bottom of the petition, or handed over to one of the following city leaders:
British Columbia
a. Jafar Bhamji – 604-715-7187 – Surrey
b. Shazad Mansoory – 778-858-4085 - Richmond
c. Furquan Gehlen – 604-603-8741 – Delta
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
NewFoundland & Labrador
Yukon
Nunavut
NorthWest Territories
5. To be added as a City Lead please contact Furquan Gehlen at 604-603-8741
or email: Volunteer@Canadianmuslimadvocacy.org.
If you want to be a riding lead or volunteer indicate that. Please provide your name, cell phone, email and whether your interest is to be a city lead, riding lead or volunteer.
6. City Leader responsibilities are:
a. Join City Leaders WhatsApp group to coordinate activities
b. Connect with groups and individuals in your city to get riding leads identified in your city and
create a WhatsApp group to connect you with your riding leads. Ideally one or more riding
leads per federal riding in your city.
c. Co-ordinate and assist the riding leads to go create teams of volunteers and have the volunteers go out and get petition signatures from the local Masjids, Churches, Gurdwaras, Temples, Synagogues, malls, public gathering places, etc
d. Ensure each riding lead should have ALL completed petitions forms collected and in hand by May 11, 2019. A report on number of signatures in the riding should be provided to the City Leader for forwarding to the city leader WhatsApp group.
e. Ensure Riding leads take the petition and handover to the elected MP of the riding in the riding office by May 17, 2019 at the absolute latest. They should take a team of people with them including city lead, community leaders and media representatives so it’s well covered. Should also be spread by social media.
7. This is an evolving document and will be updated based on new information.
Organizations are welcome to Join our campaigns and become our partners in advocacy.
Emails us at Partner@CanadianMuslimAdvocacy.org
For more information about our campaign Visit our website: www.CanadianMuslimAdvocacy.org or
Contact us at: Jafar Bhamji – 604-715-7187
Shazad Mansoory – 778-858-4085
Furquan Gehlen – 604-603-8741
Petition Share Link Please print in Legal paper landscape layout
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FIrcD2OdV2d75YI1tqUt6hB-QV2NpYDP
Poster Share Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1r6b-O0JqKdLeKCi-A70veM-NzqUgX_aF
Request to Muslim organizations Share Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iUA3Qog0RnGzHNLRJJhM6YC2GZqus7yY
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