Saturday, March 21, 2015

Perspective: What it’s like to be a Muslim living in Canada | Safwan Choudhry


This is not the first time a religious minority in Canada had to really work hard to fit in and really to prove that they’re Canadians. The Catholics went through it, the Jewish community went through it, the Japanese community went through it.

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By Safwan Choudhry | March 20, 2015

If Canadians are concerned about radical Muslims, I understand. I think we share the exact same concerns: ISIS has killed far more Muslims within Syria and Iraq than anyone else — and they pose a huge threat to peace-loving Muslims.

A sentiment we frequently hear about extremism is that “Muslims aren’t doing enough. They say one thing in media when they condemn it, but they don’t really mean it — deep down they have ulterior motives.” I don’t think we can go any deeper than to show you the inside of our homes, to invite you in.

This is not the first time a religious minority in Canada had to really work hard to fit in and really to prove that they’re Canadians. The Catholics went through it, the Jewish community went through it, the Japanese community went through it.

I think the timing of the “Meet a Muslim” campaign is pretty important, though, given everything we’re going through as a nation. We have more requests to meet a Muslim family than we can currently accommodate.


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Of Pakistani heritage, Safwan Choudhry is a spokesperson for Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada — an “international revival movement” within Islam — and the recent “Meet a Muslim Family” campaign.


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