Muslim advocacy groups in Ottawa who supported a 15-year-old Syrian student after an alleged hate-motivated attack against him last month say they're pleased charges were laid but that more needs to be done in schools to support Muslim youths.
The Ottawa Muslim community is still grappling with the aftermath of an attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., that left four dead and a nine-year-old boy orphaned. Local imams say they have increased concerns about the safety of their congregations and security at their mosques. With mosques now reopening as part of Ontario’s COVID-19 reopening plan, Sheikh Ismail Albatnuni, imam of the Mosque of Mercy, said both issues are priorities. “We.