Revisiting Canada’s homegrown Islamophobia

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The Take seems to be at how Canada treats its Muslim inhabitants.

It was the deadliest assault on a home of worship in Canada’s historical past. Six folks misplaced their lives when a gunman opened hearth on a mosque in Quebec Metropolis in 2017. And the hate incidents haven’t stopped within the years since. A few of them have been lethal. And it’s led to questions on how Canada treats its Muslim inhabitants. In January of 2023, the nation introduced its first particular consultant on Islamophobia. So what’s behind the necessity for the place within the first place?

On this episode:

• Jillian Kestler-D’Amours (@jkdamours), Al Jazeera on-line editor
• Jasmin Zine (@JasminZine), professor in sociology, faith and tradition at Wilfrid Laurier College

Episode credit:

This episode was up to date by Negin Owliaei and Ashish Malhotra, and our host, Malika Bilal. The unique manufacturing crew included Negin Owliaei, Tom Fenton, Ruby Zaman, Amy Walters, Alexandra Locke, Priyanka Tilve, Ney Alvarez, Stacey Samuel and Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s government producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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