Sunday 15 May 2016

A seminar on the phenomenon of Islamophobia in the Canadian city of Calgary

Calgary  (Ina) organized on Saturday in the Canadian city of Calgary  ,  a symposium on "ways to ward off the phenomenon of Islamophobia through dialogue , " the presence ofmore than 200 , according to the deployment site , " a son , 24." 
Oversaw organization "Think for Actions" is the government for organizing this symposium under the slogan "Muslim neighbor , " and touched on topics on how to pay individuals to respect other religions and their members. 
 as an assistant professor Makram Ali Zaidi contributed, from the University of Calgary, in the organization of this event, made ​​a recent study of the phenomenon of Islamophobia and their numbers increased , both for Muslims and non - Muslims. 
He noted in this study indicated that 97 percent of Muslims in the city of Calgary are proud oftheir nationality Canadian religious affiliation , stressing that " the Muslim part of the social fabric." 
but Zaidi hinted at the existence of some stereotypes such as " the Muslim community 'sfailure to integrate and lack of interest in the interests of society local " , which denied this study numbers College. Muslims take part in political life and overseeing the charity work and have attained higher integration levels while insisting some of the categories on thesideline them. 
He said Zaidi said, supervisors want that this seminar will be an annual event, because it is an opportunity for non - Muslims to ask questions that come to mind about Muslims and their customs and traditions, We are ready for dialogue and Menkashh minutest details. 
for its part Kohaora Khan explained the young that this seminar through dialogue with members of the Muslim community and others said in this regard , "Our goal is to inform all members of the communities of the local community to work together and integrate together to find faster solutions to our problems." 
young Ziad Paracha He added that "this study Othbtt our integration into the community more than ever with the questions about identity and the reasons for our presence and our goals in life will continue to accompany us for long."  
He stressed that "Muslims are fully aware of the double identity and are fully prepared to accept the customs and values ​​of Canada but would like also to preserve Islamic culture and continue to perform their religious rites within the community in which they live and themiddle. " It 
should be noted that this study showed that 85 percent of Muslims were working hard to maintain cultural traditions while adopting Canadian values ​​and concepts. In spite of these efforts, they remain the majority of Muslims facing racism in the city of Calgary. 
The study emphasized that 51 percent of Muslims have been discriminated against because of their race or religious affiliation over the past five years. Among these cases, it recorded about 23 percent of them Kaatdae verbal or physical abuse.

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