Where were you when you heard about the terrorist attacks on 9/11?

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  • At home
  • At the supermarket
  • At work
  • At a friend's house
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In your opinion, what three words best describe the relationship between Canada and its Muslim citizens?

 
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  • Ignorance

  • Discrimination

  • Open-mindedness

  • Tolerance

  • Curiosity

  • Indifference

  • Fear

  • Respect

  • Mistrust

  • Ambivalence

 
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Asmaa - AID WORKER AND ACTIVIST - MONTREAL

You might recognize Asmaa Ibnouzahir’s face. She has been involved in the debate on reasonable accommodation in Quebec with Présence musulmane, an organization founded by Swiss-born Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan. She has appeared on Radio-Canada and was featured in Francine Pelletier’s 2010 documentary My Muslim Sisters.

Born in Morocco, she emigrated to Canada at the age of 14. In 2004, she began pursuing a closer relationship with Islam, and started to wear the veil. She claims the choice was personal, and describes herself as a feminist. She is a member of GIERFI, a group that reflects on issues facing Muslim women.

She holds a master's degree in global nutrition, and was inspired to do humanitarian work after a stay in Senegal in 2002. She went to Pakistan after the floods of 2010, and now dreams of creating her own aid project with her husband.

The veil, an old controversy - a report from 1995

The face veil grabbed much attention in 1995 after a female student was expelled from a Montreal school for wearing the hijab. Many saw the veil as a symbolic threat to Quebec’s national identity, with many international developments informing the debate. Even within Quebec’s Muslim community, this religious symbol is contested. Some women see it as a sign of patriarchy and submission, while others cite personal, religious or social reasons for wearing it.

The Koran and women’s rights

Farzana Hassan, a past president of the Canadian Muslim Congress and author of Islam, Women and the Challenges of Today, looks at the attitudes towards women expressed in the Koran and in Islamic law.

Muslims and Canadian multiculturalism

Saeed Rahnema, a professor of political science at York University and frequent commentator on the Middle East, looks at the myth of a single Muslim community in Canada, and how the country's multicultural ideal is being altered.

September 11th in one sentence

Asmaa remembers where she was on the day of the attacks, and contemplates where, as a society, we are today.