Israel-Hamas war cannot become another 9/11 moment, says anti-Islamophobia envoy
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s special representative for combating Islamophobia is warning against allowing the Israel-Hamas war to become a catalyst for the stereotyping of Muslim Canadians.
Amira Elghawaby, who was appointed to the new role in January, released a statement this week about the effect the war is having on members of Canada’s Muslim communities.
She said people are expressing fear about a “resurgence” in Islamophobia that “has troubling echoes of the past.”
