In this blog post, an uncomfortable feeling and experience is described from the perspective of a south Asian Muslim woman. She writes about the day-to-day discrimination she faces that doesn’t seem so obvious to non-POC. These subtle insults, known as microaggressions, have big consequences that can be traumatizing.
Le Québec Does Not Want Me provides a glimpse of life at Montréal through the lens of a hijab-wearing woman going through different stages of her life. It explores identity, intersecting cultures, and most importantly the constant reminder of not being able to call Québec your home.
For women with intersecting identities, it’s tricky to navigate microaggressions in spaces that present themselves as inclusive and “feminist.” Well-meaning interactions can disguise themselves as ignorance and xenophobia, as seen during Zara Mohammed’s interview on BBC Women Hour. Unintentional or not, there are ways to recognize these biases, in hopes...
UPDATE: Visit this page for information on the completed project. In honour of Domestic Violence Awareness month, the Amal Center would like to share with its supporters a project video which summarizes its efforts over the past 12 months towards its project “A Dialogue Approach to Ending Violence Against Muslim...
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The Amal Center for Women has been providing social services to women in Montreal for over 13 years. The organization was founded in 2002 at the request of a Montreal Imam who was overwhelmed by cases of domestic violence in the growing Montreal Muslim community. As a result, Amal was...
by: Fariha Naqvi-Mohamed October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Violence against women is a very serious issue that affects roughly half of all Canadian women starting from the age of 16. The numbers are harrowing, Statistics Canada reports that: “On average, every six days a woman in Canada is killed...
Dear Amal Supporters, For many years now, The Amal Center for Women has been lending a helping hand to a community in need – but right now, we need you. Donations have steadily been decreasing; however, the work Amal does has been steadily increasing, and we no longer have...
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