David Rand Publication Date: 2024-09-20 The outlandish Amira Elghawaby was appointed “Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia” by the government of Justin Trudeau in January of 2023. It is noteworthy that her mandate does not bother to define just what…
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Blog 143: The Outrageous Declarations of Amira Elghawaby & Anas Hassouna
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NSS warns UK Government about danger of Islamophobia Definition
‘Religion-phobia’ definitions must be avoided, NSS warns Government. NSS tells Angela Rayner adopting ‘Islamophobia’ definition will exacerbate tensions and threaten freedom to criticise religion., National Secular Society (NSS), 2024-08-13. The Government must ensure freedom to criticise religion is preserved in…
In the News: Religious Ceremonies in the Parks and Streets of Montreal
Islamic holiday celebration in Montreal park draws ire from secularists, Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press, Microsoft Start, 2024-06-20. MONTREAL — Earlier this week, members of Montreal’s Muslim community gathered in a park to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, a day…
The Senate Report on Islamophobia is the Fruit of Ideological Intoxication
Nadia El-Mabrouk & François Dugré Members of the Board of Rassemblement pour la laïcité (Alliance for Secularism) 2023-11-11, Minor modification, 2023-12-04 This article was published on November 11th in French in Le Devoir under the title Le rapport sénatorial sur…
The Trudeau government’s Islamic Ideological Obsession
David Rand 2023-08-20 On August 16th 2023, Paul Chiang (parliamentary secretary of the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities) responded to the parliamentary petition e-4335 which requested the abolition of the position of Canadian representative on combatting…
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Quebec National Assembly Strikes Back. Bravo!
Les députés québécois unanimes: pas plus de racisme au Québec qu’ailleurs (Quebec MNAs Unanimous: Quebec No More Racist than Elsewhere), Geneviève Lajoie, Journal de Québec, 2023-03-15. Members of all political parties in the National Assembly are unanimous: there is no…
Collective Letter Against the Office of Elghawaby
Amira Elghawaby’s Office does Not Facilitate Constructive Dialogue Collective Letter with over 200 signatories 2023-02-06, petition link added 2023-03-05 This letter is also available as Parliamentary Petition e-4335 which any Canadian may sign. We, Quebecers and Canadians of all origins,…
PRESS RELEASE, 2023-02-02
For immediate release AFT denounces Trudeau’s appointment of a religious fundamentalist to the role of combatting “Islamophobia” Montreal, 2nd February 2023 — Atheist Freethinkers (LPA-AFT), an association which defends the rights of atheists and promotes secularism, denounces the appointment, by Prime…
PRESS RELEASE, 2022-08-16
For immediate release AFT Condemns the Attack on Salman Rushdie and Urges the Canadian Parliament to Repudiate Motion M-103 Montreal, 16th August 2022 — Atheist Freethinkers (LPA-AFT), an association which promotes secularism and supports the rights of atheists, unequivocally denounces the…
The “Islamophobia” Scam
David Rand 2022-05-14 This talk was accompanied by a presentation of some thirty slides which we suggest you consult while reading through the text below. The video below is also available in our Youtube channel. This talk is an English…
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Masih Alinejad Opposes Ilhan Omar’s Islamophobia Bill
Why I’m opposed to Ilhan Omar’s bill against Islamophobia, Masih Alinejad, Washington Post, 2022-01-25. The legislation does not provide a clear definition of Islamophobia,… Is criticism of the Taliban a form of Islamophobia? The bill H.R.5665 – Combating International Islamophobia…
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Medical Journal Censors Criticism of Veil
Timeline of Events: 2021-11-08: CMAJ shows on its cover an image of a young girl wearing a hijab, prompting protests on social media, including criticism from Yasmine Mohammed, author of “UNVEILED: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam”. 2021-12-20: CMAJ publishes…
Blog 129: Lessons from the Muslim Association of Canada
David Rand 2021-12-09 The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) recently received a $225,000 grant from the Ontario government to produce a course to combat so-called “Islamophobia” in schools. (It also received a $349,000 grant from the Canadian government for similar…
“Islamophobia” is Blasphemy
By Atheist Freethinkers Position adopted 2021-03-20. Minor corrections 2022-04-29. We, Atheist Freethinkers, strongly support the End Blasphemy Laws campaign whose goal is the repeal of all laws, in all countries of the world, which criminalize “blasphemy” or “insult to religion”…
Blog 121: Controversy about Islamoleftism in France
David Rand 2021-03-01 A storm is currently raging in France: a furious controversy concerning the term “Islamoleftism” (« islamogauchisme » in French). Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education declared on February 14th 2021 (on the television network CNews) that Islamoleftism is a…
Blog 120: American—and Canadian—Indecency
David Rand 2020-10-31 The beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty, the 16th of October 2020 in the Parisian suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, sowed confusion and anger—and generated a wave of determined resistance—in France. The target of this barbaric act was simply performing…
2020-08-08: Why We Support Bill 21
AFT On-line Event, 2020-08-08 David Rand, President, Atheist Freethinkers Publication date: 2020-08-11 This talk was accompanied by a presentation of some thirty slides which we suggest you consult while reading through the text below. The video of the presentation is…
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