Author of the article: Lauren Boothby
Publishing date: Jun 25, 2021  â¢Â 6 hours ago  â¢Â 2 minute read  â¢Â Amira Shousha, Alberta regional lead of the National Council of Canadian Muslims speaks before the Enough is Enough rally demanding action and protection for muslim women gathered in solidarity at Churchill Square in Edmonton, on Friday, June 25, 2021. Photo by Ian Kucerak Photo by Ian Kucerak /Postmedia
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More than three hundred Edmontonians gathered outside city hall Friday evening demanding an end to violence against Muslims after two sisters were attacked in St. Albert this week, the latest in a series of apparently hate-motivated attacks in recent months.
Author of the article: Nick Lees • Edmonton Journal
Publishing date: May 24, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read • Friends seeking to place a bench overlooking the river valley to remember the late Frank McNamara: l to r: Bob Lafontaine, U of A Chasquis running club president; U of A professor emeritus Raleigh Whitinger; Roy Svenningsen, Antarctic Marathoner age-group champion; Stefan Fekner, national- and world-class ultrarunner and good friend Lou Hetke. Photo by Supplied
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Many thousands of Edmonton cross-country skiers and runners will have the perfect place to meditate when a bench named for Frank McNamara is set in place.
“City parks people have given us the nod to place a bench remembering Frank overlooking the North Saskatchewan River Valley at Jasper Avenue and 85
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Frightening violence
The Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities (ECMC) is an umbrella organization comprised of 13 faith-based member institutions. It has represented the interests of much of the Edmonton Muslim Community for almost 20 years in issues such as peace and security, interfaith relations, education, and public policy. The ECMC is alarmed by the recent spate of unprovoked attacks against three black Edmontonians over the past two weeks. It has been reported that these assaults were preceded by the assailants screaming racial slurs at their victims. During Islamic History Month last October, the ECMC and the University of Alberta co-sponsored an online event featuring University of Delaware Professor, Dr. Muqtedar Khan who delivered a lecture on racism. Not surprisingly, Dr. Khan suggested that racist attitudes and prejudice are learned and perpetuated in the home and that as a society we need to be cognizant about how we talk about and characterize others