CCI calls for Steven Cotter to resign from the Conservative Party of Canada
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Statement on Vaccination Rules & Issues
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Read MoreCCI Statement of Support for the Uyghur People
We the Imams and Scholars of Canada stand in solidarity with the Uyghur people. We ask the People’s Republic of China to free the Uyghur people from its concentration camps, return the children to their families and restore their freedom of religion. We call upon …
Read MoreThe Canadian Council of Imams Welcomes The ICLMG Report on CRA Prejudiced Audits
The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) welcomes the far overdue report published by the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) titled The CRA’s Prejudiced Audits: Counter-Terrorism and the Targeting of Muslim Charities in Canada. The CCI has been raising concerns about the CRA’s actions to …
Read MoreCCI Statement of Cremation of Covid-19 Muslim Victims in Sri Lanka
May 28th, 2020 The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) is appalled to hear the forcible cremation of Muslims and other minorities who died of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka against their religious and cultural norms. In its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sri …
Read MoreCanadian Council of Imams Calls on The Federal Government to Investigate Islamophobic Audit Practices in the CRA’s Charities Directorate
May 28, 2020 Mississauga, Ontario: The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) has called upon the Federal Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier to initiate an investigation into the existence of Islamophobic practices in the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Charities Directorate and the CRA’s use of …
Read MoreCCI Announcements Regarding Ramadan 2020
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April 7th, 2020 March 22nd, 2020 CCI_MMAC_Ghusl and Burial Guidance March 16th, 2020 March 12th, 2020 March 12, 2020 CCI Annual Dinner Committee – Statement of postponement for CCI Annual Dinner on April 4, 2020 Based on the current circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 …
Read MoreCCI Condemns the Ongoing Persecution of Uyghur Muslims
The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) expresses its concerns over the treatment given to the Muslims of East Turkistan, which is referred to as the “Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region”. The persecution of Muslims in this region by the Chinese authorities has progressively worsened since 1949, …
Read MoreStatement on Quebec Government’s Bill 21
“The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) strongly condemns the Coalition Avenir de Quebec (CAQ) government’s Bill 21 and considers it an infringement upon the rights of Canadian citizens who profess the Islamic faith. Quebec, for many decades, has been an inclusive, democratic, and multicultural society …
Read MoreCathedral Church in France
“Had God not repelled ˹the aggression of˺ some people by means of others, destruction would have surely claimed monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which God’s Name is often mentioned. God will certainly help those who stand up for Him. God is truly All-Powerful, Almighty.” …
Read MoreStatement on the Christchurch Mosque Shooting
The Canadian Council of Imams is grieved by the heinous shootings at multiple New Zealand Mosques. Our prayers go out to the victims, their families and the people of New Zealand during this terrible tragedy. As we witnessed in the aftermath of the Quebec Mosque …
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Statement on Horrific Shooting in Danforth Area
We stand united with the city of Toronto and the Danforth community in this painful moment. We know that Torontonians are resilient and strong. Nothing has prepared us for yesterday’s violence but through our love and unity, we will emerge stronger. #TorontoStrong
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The Council’s Statement on Yesterday’s Ottawa barbaric attack
Oct 23, 2014 Canadian Council of Imams, a collective leadership of Imams (Ministers of Religion), made the following statement on yesterday’s Ottawa attack: La version française suit l’anglaise ci dessous “The Canadian Council of Imams is deeply shocked and grieved by the brutal attack at …
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Canadian Council of Imams’ statement in regard to the new proposed changes to the Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum
After a thorough review of the new Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum and various consultations with different experts in education, child psychology and health as well as a lengthy discussion over the last couple of months among the Council of Imams and many Muslim …
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