The Toronto police hate crimes unit is investigating after video surfaced online of a mobile advertising truck displaying anti-Muslim digital images and messages.
The truck then displays images of what appears to be Muslims praying and protesting in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.
“We recognize the community’s concern about a truck displaying Islamophobic messaging in Toronto,” police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.
Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, said in an interview on Wednesday that she was surprised and disappointed when she heard about the messaging on the truck and believes it should be condemned widely.
“This clear incitement to hate Muslims is deeply worrisome given the ongoing violence that our communities continue to experience, including most recently an arson in London, Ontario, as well as physical assaults of visibly Muslim women in Scarborough, Halifax, Ottawa, and elsewhere,” Elghawaby said earlier on X.
The city said its Toronto For All public education campaign focused on Islamophobia last summer to raise awareness and provide resources on how to be an ally.
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The Toronto police hate crimes unit is investigating after video surfaced online of a mobile advertising truck displaying anti-Muslim digital images and messages.
The truck then displays images of what appears to be Muslims praying and protesting in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.
“We recognize the community’s concern about a truck displaying Islamophobic messaging in Toronto,” police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.
Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, said in an interview on Wednesday that she was surprised and disappointed when she heard about the messaging on the truck and believes it should be condemned widely.
“This clear incitement to hate Muslims is deeply worrisome given the ongoing violence that our communities continue to experience, including most recently an arson in London, Ontario, as well as physical assaults of visibly Muslim women in Scarborough, Halifax, Ottawa, and elsewhere,” Elghawaby said earlier on X.
The city said its Toronto For All public education campaign focused on Islamophobia last summer to raise awareness and provide resources on how to be an ally.
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