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York University Report Calls on Canada to Recognize Anti-Palestinian Racism

Its 15 recommendations spotlight formal Nakba Day commemoration within a framework of institutional reforms with accompanying media oversight.

Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia Amira Elghawaby speaks during a press conference in Ottawa following the release of a report on Islamophobia, anti-Palestine and anti-Arab racism in Canada.
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Researchers at York University are calling for a review of incidents of anti-Palestinian racism across wide swaths of society.

Overview

  • York University’s Islamophobia Research Hub released a report with 15 recommendations urging all levels of government to officially recognize anti-Palestinian racism as a distinct form of discrimination.
  • The report demands formal recognition of May 15 as Nakba Day and integration of Palestinian history and culture into educational programs.
  • It proposes expanded oversight of universities, schools, police forces and Parliament through advisory councils, third-party reviews and provincial hate-crime accountability units.
  • Researchers call on Ottawa to counter foreign interference targeting Muslim communities and to subject Canada’s public broadcaster to an external review after CBC declined such an audit.
  • Muslim leaders are pressing federal and provincial authorities to adopt the report’s recommendations to protect free speech and Palestinian cultural expression within institutions.