Canada
After 13 years of imprisonment in Guantanamo and Canada, Omar Khadr granted bail
A Canadian judge has granted Omar Khadr bail, offering the former Guantanamo Bay detainee his first taste of freedom after more than 12 years in custody.
Canadian Prime Minister: ‘Niqabs rooted in a culture that is anti-women’
Stephen Harper says the practice of covering one’s face with a niqab is “rooted in a culture that is anti-women” – his bluntest effort to date to explain why the Conservative government is fighting the use of these veils during Canadian citizenship ceremonies.
Quebec woman says she felt ‘like an animal’ when judge lectured her about wearing hijab
Rania El-Alloul’s collection of hijabs is a source of pride, and she takes care to match her headscarf to her outfit. On Tuesday, she chose a plain beige one with gold trim, fitting, she thought, for the serious occasion of appearing before a judge.
Canada court denies woman hearing until she removed Hijab
A Quebec judge told a Muslim woman appearing in a Montreal courtroom she would not hear her case until she removed her head scarf.
An appeal from the mother of Omar Khadr
An appeal from the mother of Omar Khadr.
Mustafa Mattan shot dead through apartment door
A man who moved from Ottawa to Fort McMurray less than a month ago was shot dead in his Alberta apartment on Monday, his family told CBC News.
Gunman shot at Muslim Secondary School in Montreal, Canada
A Muslim Secondary School called Musulmane secondaire de Montréal in Montreal, Canada was shot at over the weekend. Police say it appears someone may have used a pellet gun to put holes in several windows of the school. Alhamdulillah, the building was closed over the weekend and no one was
Quebec civil servant tells mom with hijab to find work in ‘Arab country’
A Canadian-born, English-speaking Muslim woman and mother of four says a Quebec civil servant told her to move to an “Arab country” to find work.
