We’re very excited to announce our next event. In the spirit of building bridges within the community, we will be hosting an outdoor basketball tournament on May 21st, 2022. The entrance fee is 15$ per person and winners will receive prizes! More details will be announced soon!
We have a lot of events and announcements planned coming up very soon. Stay tuned here, at our website, and Instagram (@tcd.ucalgary) for these updates!
Moroccan officials have decided to deport Uyghur Idris Hasan. His imminent extradition is equivalent to refoulement as Idris is at grave risk of facing torture upon his return to China.
Unfortunately an all too common phenomenon. It is disheartening to see such ignorant and hateful acts perpetrated in places of education, where freedom and knowledge are celebrated.
https://t.co/u0gxVqHOwJ
This October 28th, we will be hosting an artistic production, titled "Thread of Light", as a tribute to the stories and cultures of various persecuted communities worldwide.
More content and important information related to "Thread of Light" will be released soon!
The engagement between #China and the #Taliban poses a danger for #Uyghurs, says @Jardine_bradley.
"Historically, the Taliban have tried to move Uyghur populations in Afghanistan to monitor them. There are also cases of the Taliban deporting Uyghurs ..."
https://t.co/Nn1NotOTEb
Interested in knowing what is happening to the #Uyghurs in East Turkistan?
@TheEconomist explains how the Chinese government's policies are "threatening the very survival of Uyghurs’ culture and identity."
https://t.co/6F3vg1Gumd
“The demands for those products [made with #UyghurForcedLabour] are so high, they need workers. So that if the demand is not as high, maybe the reason for the existence of the camps, the factories, may not exist anymore.” - @JewherIlham
https://t.co/eSSJjxcEe4
Our next episode takes a special look at health inequalities faced by the South-Asian community, as well as what solutions the future may hold. Check out EP03, “The South-Asian Health Anomaly”, when it releases this coming Monday, July 12.
Look out for the link when it comes out!
As #heatwaveSK sweeps across Saskatoon, youth of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Saskatoon were out on the streets of downtown #yxe offering cold water and some snacks to anyone in need.
#loveforallhatredfornone@AMYACanada
🎉 🎉 🎉 The prominent women human rights defenders Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sada were detained in 2018, instead of being appreciated for leading change and women’s rights campaigns in Saudi Arabia. Now they have been released!
🗣You have the right to say what you think.
📝You have the right to share information.
🪧 You have the right to demand a better world.
✊You have the right to disagree with those in power.
📢You have the right to express your views in peaceful protests.
There’s been a continued and disturbing rise in attacks on Muslim women in Edmonton. This needs to end now. We must continue to counter hate-crimes in Canada. No one should feel unsafe in this country because of who they are.