Creating new legislation, defining Islamophobia and rethinking education
Senator Salma Ataullahjan outlines the three priorities she says she’d like to see the government take to confront Islamophobia in Canada. That is – appointing a special representative on combating Islamophobia at the federal level, bringing anti-racism training into classrooms across the country, and defining what Islamophobia really means.
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Senator Salma Ataullahjan was appointed to the Senate of Canada on July 9, 2010. She is Canada’s first senator of Pakistani origin. Ataullahjan is the chair of the Senate Committee on Human Rights.
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