“It’s not only graffiti,” said Majzoub. “It is a threat of killing — mass Muslim killing.”CBC interview, Oct 20 2023,

Posted on October 25, 2023 by samermajzoub

-"It's not only graffiti," said Majzoub. "It is a threat of killing — mass Muslim killing."
-He is calling on politicians to use caution when they speak about the tensions to ensure they aren't causing more harm than good. @MajzoubSamer @SLeeMtl

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— Canadian Muslim Forum/Forum musulman canadien (@CNDMuslimForum) October 21, 2023

Montreal

Montreal police investigating after hateful graffiti spray-painted near Saint-Léonard Islamic centre

Graffiti calls for the murder of Muslims, shows Nazi symbols

CBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2023 7:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 20

WARNING: This story contains language and an image that is offensive.

Montreal police are investigating after a hateful message was scrawled on a wall near the Badr Islamic Centre in the borough of Saint-Léonard.

The graffiti was quickly removed, but it showed a swastika and a hanging man along with the message: “KILL ALL MUSULMAN BASTARD (sic).”

The symbol for the Schutzstaffel, commonly known as the SS, appears to have been drawn on the brick wall. The SS was a paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.

The word “pigs” was also written along with a misspelling of Israel, written “Isaël.”

The centre’s Imam Mujib Rahman said the event led to a state of anxiety and fear among worshippers and visitors. People were shocked by the violent language used in the graffiti.

The imam is calling for peace and non-violence. But Samer Majzoub, president of the Canadian Muslim Forum, said the hateful graffiti is upsetting for the community.

“It’s not only graffiti,” said Majzoub. “It is a threat of killing — mass Muslim killing.”

The vandalism is adding to the tensions already affecting the city during the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Majzoub said hate toward Muslims has been increasing across Canada, with bullying at schools and workplaces.

He said there are incidents like spitting from car windows and threatening people, especially Muslim women, who openly show their faith.

There have been complaints made to the police, but not all incidents are reported, he said.

hateful graffiti — The message was sprayed on a brick wall near the Badr Islamic Centre in Montreal’s Saint-Léonard borough. (Radio-Canada)

In this case, Montreal police said in a statement that there have been four hate crimes against Arab-Muslim communities in the 10 days following Oct. 7, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel and killed hundreds.

There have been 12 hate crimes committed against Jewish communities in that time, police said.

There have been 11 hate incidents against Arab-Muslim communities and 25 against Jewish communities, police said.

A hate crime is a criminal offence motivated or suspected to be motivated by hate based on factors such as race, national or ethnic origin, language or sexual orientation.

Montreal police say a hate incident is a non-criminal act that may affect the sense of security of a person or an identifiable group.

Montreal police continue to follow events in the Middle East, the statement says.

“Although they are geographically distant from us, we are aware of their impact on the feeling of security of the population, and particularly of the communities involved in the said conflict,” says the statement.

“To this end, we have taken measures and in particular put in place a visibility plan around places of worship and other places of interest.”

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Montreal police are asking the population to remain vigilant, as hateful actions “are unacceptable and we take them very seriously,” the statement says.

Majzoub said hate crimes against Muslims have been on the rise for some time and “we are very worried.”

He is calling on politicians to use caution when they speak about the tensions to ensure they aren’t causing more harm than good. He said his group is working to ease tensions, staying in close contact with the community and police.

But he said Montreal police are staying on top of the matter.

People have to remember that “we are all Montrealers,” Majzoub said, and diverse communities are living together peacefully in the city without incident, regardless of what is happening in the Middle East.

with files from Shuyee Lee

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/islamic-centre-graffiti-montreal-1.7003895?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

Islamophobia, a “scheme project”; women are one of its main targets!

Posted on December 2, 2022 by samermajzoub

It is no longer secret that the industry of Islamophobia is an “integrated project” that sets several targets; including degrading values, principles, sanctities, and identities. It builds its strategies on multiple aspects, political, economic, and societal, “enacting laws” and even security ones in some areas and in certain circumstances. The “manufacturers” of the Islamophobia industry seek to obliterate, subjugate and weaken societies and civilizations that have a pivotal role in human development for over one thousand and four hundred years.

“The owners” of these hate-based projects seek to divide society and “create” a state of tension between its components and stir up fear among its segments; believing that it may let them win more electoral votes that may lead to their formation of governments that implement ideological supranational policies.

The variety of methods that the “makers” of Islamophobia follow is not a matter of their lack of consensus over the end goal, but, is a difference of visions about the most appropriate way to reach the declared goals and the unannounced ones.

In the midst of their many “intends”, women come as a primary and a pivotal target for the various perpetrators of Islamophobia . Women besides sharing life with man since the creation of Adam and Eve, she has an influential and a deep role in human civilization, especially the Eastern ones. She is “architect” and guider of the societies. In addition to the universal role of women as educators of youth generations throughout history until the present days, she is political leader and thinker, she is researcher and entrepreneur, she is teacher and producer in all fields, and she is decision-maker.

The fact that women are among the most prominent victims of Islamophobia and discrimination is not an arbitrary matter, but, an intentional and unambiguous act of the civilizational dimension. Targeting women is nothing new under two different headings; Including what Europe witnessed in the Middle Ages in terms of targeting women under the name of religion. And then, in what is known as the Renaissance era, a new targeting campaign against women was launched under the name “Modernity and Enlightenment”. In the current periods, women have been targeted, intimidated, and there have been attempts to destabilize their entity by violating their freedom and choices, depriving them of their most basic rights through unfair “text laws”, denying them work opportunities, violent attacks, and endless smear campaigns of their convictions and beliefs.

Some may think that the whole concept of Islamophobia hate form results from a “religious” or an ethnic war. Although some extreme right-wing and populist currents have intellectual dimensions, this conclusion contradicts the reality of the countless facts and evidence. The proponents of Islamophobia are present in the East and in the West, speaking different languages. The victims of Islamophobia, women being the center of sufferers, have no geographical boundaries.

On the other hand, those who confront Islamophobia are of multiple races and “faiths”. In this respect, our experiences in Canada are the best evidence that those who believes in human values and principles and defend women’s rights, regardless of their backgrounds, are hand in hand on one front that confronts hatred and discrimination.

The fight against Islamophobia and racism comes as one of the most important moral duties for each of us, regardless of the size of effects and influence we may have in our societal environment. The very serious dimensions of hatred, targeting women, and discrimination require thoughtful collective action to combat these destructive phenomena .

*Samer Majzoub

*photo; Facebook images