The Media Accountability Project  

Your article, which directly quotes Amira Elghawaby, the federal government’s special representative on combating Islamophobia, accurately highlights that this incident is a blatant attempt to portray Canadian Muslims and communal prayer as threatening and dangerous. Your fair and accurate reporting shows that such content is undeniably Islamophobic and contributes to the growing climate of fear and hostility towards the Muslim community in Canada.

"The current situation is a result of actions by a series of extreme right wing Israeli governments who have had their ‘foot on the neck’ of Palestinians through their 16-year blockade of Gaza and the 56-year occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem."

"Amidst the recent events unfolding and a lack of nuanced media coverage, thank you for meeting your journalistic standards and contributing to a more balanced media environment in Canada by giving space to Palestinian voices."

"I particularly appreciated your decision to highlight that Ohana specializes in Palestinian rights campaigning and that she has developed a curriculum on Israel and Palestine that is being used in classrooms worldwide."

"J’ai apprécié ce photoreportage qui donne une voix aux Palestiniennes et pose un regard sur les enjeux que les femmes agricultrices de Gaza ont à affronter dans leur profession dont leur plus gros obstacle : le blocus terrestre, aérien et maritime d’Israël."