Edmonton's Muslim community testifies to Senate human rights committee on Islamophobia

Edmonton's Muslim community testifies to Senate human rights committee on Islamophobia yeg

Farha Shariff, senior advisor for equity diversity, inclusion and decolonization at the University of Alberta, told the committee she has been a target of Islamophobia and so have her loved ones.Article content

Witnesses also talked about trying to report instances of Islamophobic attacks, but being turned away by police or not being taken seriously. She stressed to committee members that Black Muslim women need to have a seat at a table when trying to address the issue of Islamophobia and other hate crimes.

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