Najma Maryam Rashid

Injury lawyer

[Muslim @Muslim]

BREAKING 🇫🇷🚨 A gunman killed one person and wounded at least five others, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times, in a suspected Islamophobic terror attack outside Paris.

[5Pillars @5Pillarsuk]

French counter-terrorism prosecutors have launched an investigation into a suspected racist and Islamophobic attack near Paris after a gunman opened fire on civilians, killing one person and injuring several others, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times.

https://t.co/WSCrjCnCuo

[Ottawa Police @OttawaPolice]

Ottawa Police is aware of threatening and hateful emails sent to Muslim Association of Canada schools and centres in Ottawa on September 20 and October 6. We are working with the RCMP, which is leading the investigation.

We recognize how deeply concerning and unsettling these threats may be for members of Ottawa’s Muslim community.

OPS is in contact with Muslim community leaders and local institutions to hear their concerns, share information and provide support. We have also increased our police presence around affected Ottawa locations to provide reassurance and help support community safety.

Everyone has the right to learn, worship and gather without fear. Hate, threats and intimidation have no place in our community.

If you experience or witness a hate-motivated crime or incident, please report it to the Ottawa Police Hate and Bias Crime Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 7300, or online at https://t.co/2is6mFdxsK. Call 9-1-1 if a crime is in progress or there is an immediate threat to safety.
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Le Service de police d’Ottawa (SPO) est au courant des courriels haineux et menaçants envoyés aux écoles et aux centres de l’Association musulmane du Canada à Ottawa le 20 septembre et le 6 octobre. Nous collaborons avec la Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC), qui dirige l’enquête.

Nous reconnaissons à quel point ces menaces peuvent être préoccupantes et bouleversantes pour les membres de la communauté musulmane d’Ottawa.

Le SPO est en contact avec les leaders de la communauté musulmane et les institutions locales afin de répondre à leurs inquiétudes, de partager de l’information et d’offrir son soutien. Nous avons aussi augmenté la présence policière autour des lieux visés à Ottawa pour rassurer la population et contribuer à la sécurité de la communauté.

Si vous êtes victime d’un crime ou d’un incident motivé par la haine, ou si vous en êtes témoin, veuillez le signaler à l’Unité des crimes haineux et préjugés du Service de police d’Ottawa au 613-236-1222, poste 7300, ou en ligne à https://t.co/PLBsAptZ0K. Composez le 9-1-1 si un crime est en cours ou s’il existe une menace immédiate à la sécurité.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Muslim schools across Canada on high alert after receiving e-mails threatening violence https://t.co/b6klMFtLeo

[Muhammad Lila @MuhammadLila]

This is horrific. No one should ever be targeted because of their faith or for attending a place of worship. People of all faiths should stand against this.

The two officers who risked their life to stop the assailant are heroes.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Nearly 250 Israeli settlers have entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, where they performed prayers and rituals under the protection of Israeli soldiers, Wafa reports.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/rSLgjCiKS7

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

Palestinian worshippers gathered outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem after Israeli forces prevented many from entering the holy site to perform Ramadan night prayers.

Unable to reach the mosque, crowds prayed in nearby streets and open areas at the closest possible point to Al-Aqsa.

Israeli authorities frequently impose questionable checkpoints and restrictions around the compound, limiting Palestinian access to Islam’s third holiest site.

For more than two weeks, Israeli forces have closed Al-Aqsa Mosque and imposed strict restrictions on movement in Jerusalem’s Old City under the pretext of security measures linked to the ongoing war with Iran.

It comes amid Israel’s long-standing pattern of assaulting worshippers at Al‑Aqsa during Ramadan, using stun grenades, tear gas, and rubber‑coated bullets, storming the mosque, beating and arresting Palestinians, and shutting down access across the Old City.

It is reportedly the first since 1967 that Muslims have been unable to pray at the mosque during the final ten days of the holy month of Ramadan

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have killed at least 202 children, according to Iran’s Health Ministry.

The statement by the Fars news agency said that 12 of the killed children were under the age of five.

#Infograph

[Khurram Zuberi @kmzuberi]

Israel has closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque to worshippers including canceling Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, severe restrictions in place and compound has been closed off by Israeli authorities, for past 6 days Muslims haven’t been able to perform their 5 daily prayers either …

[Gaza Notifications @gazanotice]

🚨BREAKING: In a new violation of the ceasefire agreement, Israeli tanks have opened fire on Palestinians in the town of Bani Suhaila and the Sheikh Nasser neighborhood, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.

[Najma Maryam Rashid @NajmaLaw]

Armed soldiers don't belong in mosques, Muslims don't need i.d.'s to pray in a mosque, and he should have taken off his shoes first!

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

An Israeli soldier illegally entered al-Hijrah Mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina, claiming to be checking the IDs of those praying.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis, in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: https://t.co/leUDtowap7

[Ottawa Citizen @OttawaCitizen]

Muslim woman allegedly targeted by slurs; Ottawa police charge man, 32 https://t.co/gg0W4TRRbZ

[NCCM @nccm]

We are aware of this horrific incident where a man in Newmarket threatened to bomb the Newmarket Islamic Centre and kill a Muslim in his neighbourhood.

https://t.co/g1SLnCwMtl

We are in touch with all parties involved, including police, who have charged the suspect with uttering threats.

Unfortunately, such kinds of cases have only increased across Canada in recent years.

We will have more to say as things unfold.

[Najma Maryam Rashid @NajmaLaw]

https://t.co/6uNzl7UJKr

[CTV Ottawa @ctvottawa]

Vandal spray-paints hateful graffiti at Stittsville Muslim Association https://t.co/NCwnw7owAq

[Mark Sutcliffe @_MarkSutcliffe]

I was shocked to learn today that the property of the Stittsville Muslim Association was vandalized earlier this week with hateful race-based graffiti. This incident is profoundly troubling and hurtful to SMA members and to Muslim residents across the city. Hate of any kind has absolutely no place in our city. We must continue working together to ensure everyone feels safe and welcome in Ottawa. This is a time to unite as a community against hatred, racism, and Islamophobia. I join Councillor Glen Gower in offering support to residents who are deeply impacted by this event.

J'ai été choqué d'apprendre aujourd'hui que la propriété de l'Association musulmane de Stittsville a été vandalisée en début de semaine avec des graffitis haineux fondés sur la race. Cet incident est profondément troublant et blessant pour les membres de l'AMS et pour les résidents musulmans de toute la ville. La haine, quelle qu'elle soit, n'a absolument pas sa place dans notre ville. Nous devons continuer à travailler ensemble pour que chacun se sente en sécurité et bienvenu à Ottawa. C'est le moment de s'unir en tant que communauté contre la haine, le racisme et l'islamophobie. Je me joins au conseiller Glen Gower pour offrir mon soutien aux résidents qui sont profondément touchés par cet événement.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israeli settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem under the protection of the Israeli police, according to the Wafa news agency.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/MZxLwwefWl

[Quds News Network @QudsNen]

Breaking | An Israeli strike kills an entire family, a father, mother, and their three children, after hitting their tent on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City.

[Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman]

Famine officially declared by UN while US officials still mock starving Palestinians, Israeli army databases confirm over 80 percent of its targets were civilians, and starving children are burned alive tonight in hospital tents.

What a world. Let no one ever claim ignorance.