Mosques across Canada have increasingly had to ask congregants to stay vigilant against potential attacks and harassment during the holy month of Ramadan, Muslim advocacy groups say, noting that the normalization of such security conversations is a concern.
s across Canada have increasingly had to ask congregants to stay vigilant against potential attacks and harassment during the holy month of Ramadan, Muslim advocacy groups say, noting that the normalization of such security conversations is a concern.s in a city north of Toronto and one in Montreal were the subject of security incidents this month.
A spokesperson for the National Council of Canadian Muslims said Ramadan in recent years has brought with it an increase in reports from community members of confrontations. In a separate case, also in Markham, a man is facing criminal charges after allegedly blocking the entrance to aIn Montreal, surveillance videos showed a man trying to strike a young worshipper at aThe National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Muslim Association of Canada said it has become increasingly common for imams to tell congregants how they should react if an active shooter enters...
“No Canadian should leave their home with their religious identity or to go to the religious place with fear that they could be under attack, and they might not come back to their family members,” Tarek said.
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