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==Canadian Muslim Social Organizations==
==Canadian Muslim Social Organizations==
There are several organizations working to support the Canadian Muslim community by representing their causes and voices, and channeling the efforts of Muslims for the greater good of Canadians as well as people struggling in other parts of the world. Some are listed below:
There are several organizations working to support the Canadian Muslim community by representing their causes and voices, and channeling the efforts of Muslims for the greater good of Canadians as well as people struggling in other parts of the world. Some are listed below:  
1. Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) is a charitable organization and a grassroots movement to establish an Islamic presence in Canada that is balanced, constructive, and integrated in the social fabric and culture of Canada.[29]
2. National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organization that protects Canadian human rights and civil liberties, challenges discrimination and Islamophobia.[30]
3. Islamic Relief Canada helps Canadian Muslims channel charitable contributions to not only Canadians but people in need across the globe. Their platform helps strengthen the relationship between donors and beneficiaries by providing a high level of transparency.[31]
4. Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) is an organization dedicated to the empowerment, equality and equity of all Muslim women in Canada. It has chapters all over Canada and has launched several projects through community engagement, public policy, stakeholder engagement and amplified awareness of the social injustices that Muslim women and girls endure in Canada.[32]
5. Muslim Welfare Canada works to fight hunger through its food banks and meals on wheels programs for senior citizens. They also run homes/shelters for women and children as well as refugees.[33][34]
6. Salaam Canada is a volunteer-run national organization dedicated to creating space for people who identify as both Muslim and queer and trans.


# [[Muslim Association of Canada]] (MAC) is a charitable organization and a grassroots movement to establish an Islamic presence in Canada that is balanced, constructive, and integrated in the social fabric and culture of Canada''.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Mac|url=https://www.macnet.ca/about-mac/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=MAC|language=en-US}}</ref>
# [[National Council of Canadian Muslims]] (NCCM) is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organization that protects Canadian human rights and civil liberties, challenges discrimination and Islamophobia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NCCM - National Council of Canadian Muslims|url=http://www.nccm.ca/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=NCCM - National Council of Canadian Muslims|language=en-US}}</ref> 
# [[Islamic Relief]] Canada helps Canadian Muslims channel charitable contributions to not only Canadians but people in need across the globe. Their platform helps strengthen the relationship between donors and beneficiaries by providing a high level of transparency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Muslim Charity - Zakat, Sadaqah {{!}} Islamic Relief Canada|url=https://www.islamicreliefcanada.org/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=www.islamicreliefcanada.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
# [https://www.ccmw.com/ Canadian Council of Muslim Women] (CCMW) is an organization dedicated to the empowerment, equality and equity of all Muslim women in Canada. It has chapters all over Canada and has launched several projects through community engagement, public policy, stakeholder engagement and amplified awareness of the social injustices that Muslim women and girls endure in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Story|url=https://www.ccmw.com/our-story|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Canadian Council of Muslim Women|language=en-US}}</ref>
# [https://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/ Muslim Welfare Canada] works to fight hunger through its food banks and meals on wheels programs for senior citizens. They also run homes/shelters for women and children as well as refugees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Halal Food & Essential Items Bank - Muslim Welfare Canada|url=https://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/causes/halal-food-essential-items-bank/|access-date=2020-10-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Muslim Welfare Home - Muslim Welfare Canada|url=https://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/causes/muslim-welfare-home/|access-date=2020-10-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
# [https://www.salaamcanada.info/ Salaam Canada] is a volunteer-run national organization dedicated to creating space for people who identify as both Muslim and queer and trans.


==Recent controversies==
==Recent controversies==
On December 12, 2011, the Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued a decree banning the ''[[niqab]]'' or any other face-covering garments for women swearing their oath of citizenship; the ''hijab'' was not affected.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/12/12/pol-kenney-citizenship-rules.html Face veils banned for citizenship oaths]. CBC. Published December 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-21.</ref> This edict was later overturned by a Court of Appeal on the grounds of being unlawful.
On December 12, 2011, the Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued a decree banning the niqab or any other face-covering garments for women swearing their oath of citizenship; the hijab was not affected.[35] This edict was later overturned by a Court of Appeal on the grounds of being unlawful.  
In 2017 the Islamic Society of North America, Islamic Services of Canada and Canadian Islamic Trust Foundation were stripped of their status as charities by the government of Canada after an investigation revealed links to a foreign militant group. Both the stripped associations shared their postal address in Mississauga with ISNA Canada.[36]
In 2018, the Ottawa Islamic Centre and Assalam Mosque was stripped of its charity status by the Canadian government because many of its guest speakers were misogynistic, homophobic, racist and promoted violence.[37] The Canada Revenue Agency also raised concerns that radicalized individuals had attended the mosque, one of whom was imprisoned for having attempted to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[37]


In 2017 the [[Islamic Society of North America]], Islamic Services of Canada and Canadian Islamic Trust Foundation were stripped of their status as charities by the government of Canada after an investigation revealed links to a foreign militant group. Both the stripped associations shared their postal address in [[Mississauga]] with [[ISNA Canada]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3606224/government-revokes-groups-charity-status-audit-cites-pakistani-militants/|title=Government revokes group’s charity status, audit cites possible funding of Pakistani militants|work=Global News|access-date=August 19, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, the Ottawa Islamic Centre and Assalam Mosque was stripped of its charity status by the Canadian government because many of its guest speakers were misogynistic, homophobic, racist and promoted violence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4373959/ottawa-mosque-charity-hate-intolerance/|title=Ottawa mosque loses charity status for promoting ‘hate and intolerance’|work=Global News|access-date=August 13, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The [[Canada Revenue Agency]] also raised concerns that radicalized individuals had attended the mosque, one of whom was imprisoned for having attempted to join the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]].<ref name=":0" />


==Groups==
==Groups==
Major Canadian cities have local Muslim organizations that deal mainly with issues pertaining to their home city, but that support national associations. Most Muslim organizations on the national level are umbrella groups and coordination bodies. Student-led initiatives are generally well supported and successful, including annual events such as [[MuslimFest]] and the [[Reviving the Islamic Spirit]] conference, the largest Islamic event in Canada.
Major Canadian cities have local Muslim organizations that deal mainly with issues pertaining to their home city, but that support national associations. Most Muslim organizations on the national level are umbrella groups and coordination bodies. Student-led initiatives are generally well supported and successful, including annual events such as Muslim Fest and the Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference, the largest Islamic event in Canada.  


===Sunni Muslims===
===Sunni Muslims===
The majority of Canadian Muslims follow [[Sunni Islam]].<ref name=":1" />
The majority of Canadian Muslims follow Sunni Islam.[4]  
 


===Shia Muslims===
===Shia Muslims===
{{main|Shia Islam in Canada}}
Main article: Shia Islam in Canada
 


===Ahmadiyya Muslims===
===Ahmadiyya Muslims===


The [[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]] has about 50 Local Chapters scattered across Canada, mainly in southern Ontario. The community has good relations with the government and helps in humanitarian causes. [[Baitun Nur]] is the largest mosque in Canada.<ref name="canada1">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6 |title=Politicians and faithful open Canada's largest mosque |last=Morton |first=Graeme |work=canada.com |publisher=Canwest News Service |date=July 5, 2008 |accessdate=July 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012150130/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6 |archivedate=October 12, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="cbc1">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/big-mosque-on-the-prairie-opens-in-calgary-1.766116|title=Big mosque on the Prairie opens in Calgary|date=July 5, 2008|work=cbc.ca|publisher=[[CBC News]]|accessdate=July 15, 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080710221830/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/big-mosque-on-the-prairie-opens-in-calgary-1.766116| archivedate= July 10, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has about 50 Local Chapters scattered across Canada, mainly in southern Ontario. The community has good relations with the government and helps in humanitarian causes. Baitun Nur is the largest mosque in Canada.[38][39]  
 


===Progressive Muslims ===
===Progressive Muslims ===
In May 2009, the Toronto Unity Mosque / el-Tawhid Juma Circle was founded by Laury Silvers, a [[University of Toronto]] religious studies scholar, alongside Muslim gay-rights activists El-Farouk Khaki and Troy Jackson. Unity Mosque/ETJC is a [[gender-equal]], LGBT+ affirming, mosque.<ref>{{cite web|title=El-tawhid juma circle|url=http://www.jumacircle.com/|accessdate=19 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mastracci|first1=Davide|title=What It's Like To Pray At A Queer-Inclusive Mosque|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidemastracci/toronto-lgbt-unity-mosque|accessdate=19 April 2017|work=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=April 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Habib|first1=Samra|title=Queer and going to the mosque: 'I've never felt more Muslim than I do now'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/03/unity-mosque-queer-muslim-islam-samra-habib|accessdate=19 April 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gillis|first1=Wendy|title=Islamic scholars experience diversity of Muslim practices at U of T summer program|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/25/islamic_scholars_experience_diversity_of_muslim_practices_at_u_of_t_summer_program.html|accessdate=19 April 2017|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=August 25, 2013}}</ref>
In May 2009, the Toronto Unity Mosque / el-Tawhid Juma Circle was founded by Laury Silvers, a University of Toronto religious studies scholar, alongside Muslim gay-rights activists El-Farouk Khaki and Troy Jackson. Unity Mosque/ETJC is a gender-equal, LGBT+ affirming, mosque.[40][41][42][43]  
 


==Identity and beliefs==
==Identity and beliefs==
===Opinion of Muslims===
===Opinion of Muslims===
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In a 2016 Environics poll, 83% of Muslims were "very proud" to be Canadian, compared with 73% of non-Muslim Canadians who said the same thing. Canadian Muslims reported "Canada's freedom and democracy" as the greatest source of pride, and "multiculturalism and diversity" as the second greatest. 94% of Canadian Muslims reported a "strong" or "very strong" sense of belonging to Canada. 48% of Canadian Muslims attend mosque at least once a week. 53% of women wear some sort of head-covering in public (48% wear the [[hijab]], 3% wear the [[chador]] and 2% wear the [[niqab]]). Both pride in being Canadian and having a strong sense of belonging had increased in Canadian Muslims as compared to a 2006 survey. Mosque attendance and wearing a head covering in public had also increased since the 2006 survey.<ref name="poll">{{cite web|last1=Grenier|first1=Éric|title=Muslim Canadians increasingly proud of and attached to Canada, survey suggests|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-muslim-canadians-environics-1.3551591|website=CBC News|accessdate=April 19, 2017|date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
In a 2016 Environics poll, 83% of Muslims were "very proud" to be Canadian, compared with 73% of non-Muslim Canadians who said the same thing. Canadian Muslims reported "Canada's freedom and democracy" as the greatest source of pride, and "multiculturalism and diversity" as the second greatest. 94% of Canadian Muslims reported a "strong" or "very strong" sense of belonging to Canada. 48% of Canadian Muslims attend mosque at least once a week. 53% of women wear some sort of head-covering in public (48% wear the hijab, 3% wear the chador and 2% wear the niqab). Both pride in being Canadian and having a strong sense of belonging had increased in Canadian Muslims as compared to a 2006 survey. Mosque attendance and wearing a head covering in public had also increased since the 2006 survey.[45]
A 2016 survey found that 36% of Canadian Muslims (47% of those aged 18–34) agreed that homosexuality should be generally accepted by society, while 43% disagreed. Older Muslims (55%) and those with the lowest incomes (56%) were more likely to disagree. The acceptance of homosexuality was higher among the Muslims born in Canada(52%), South Africa (42%) and Middle east(48%) than Muslims born in Pakistan (29%) and Africa (33%)[45][46]


A 2016 survey found that 36% of Canadian Muslims (47% of those aged 18–34) agreed that homosexuality should be generally accepted by society, while 43% disagreed. Older Muslims (55%) and those with the lowest incomes (56%) were more likely to disagree. The acceptance of homosexuality was higher among the Muslims born in Canada(52%), South Africa (42%) and Middle east(48%) than Muslims born in Pakistan (29%) and Africa (33%)<ref name="poll"/><ref>{{cite web |title=FOCUS CANADA: SURVEY OF MUSLIMS IN CANADA 2016|url=http://individual.utoronto.ca/cochrane/Muslims.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>


===Opinion on Muslims===
===Opinion on Muslims===
According to the surveys conducted by the Angus Reid Institute (ARI), 24% of the Canadians had a favorable opinion of Islam in 2013 which increased to 34% in the 2016 survey and in Quebec, it increased from 16% in 2013 to 32% in 2016.
According to the surveys conducted by the Angus Reid Institute (ARI), 24% of the Canadians had a favorable opinion of Islam in 2013 which increased to 34% in the 2016 survey and in Quebec, it increased from 16% in 2013 to 32% in 2016.  
 
The Liberal Party (45%) voters and New Democratic Party voters (42%) have more favourable opinion on Muslims, than compared to Conservative Party voters (24%).  
The [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] (45%) voters and [[New Democratic Party]] voters (42%) have more favourable opinion on Muslims, than compared to [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] voters (24%).
A majority (75%) of the Canadians strongly support Muslim women wearing Hijab in Public. However, the wearing of full face and body covering niqab and burka is strongly opposed. Only three-in-ten Canadians are supportive of it.[47]


A majority (75%) of the Canadians strongly support Muslim women wearing Hijab in Public. However, the wearing of full face and body covering niqab and burka is strongly opposed. Only three-in-ten Canadians are supportive of it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://angusreid.org/religious-trends-2017/|title=Religious Trends: Led by Quebec, number of Canadians holding favourable views of various religions increases|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>


==Footnote==
==Footnote==


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