(National Post) The state’s job isn’t to manage the public perception of any one religious group. At least, that’s what is generally believed in Canada. But on Monday, that’s what the government did with the publication of “The Canadian Guide to Understanding and Combatting Islamophobia.”
The 60-page report, the latest creation of Amira Elghawaby, the federal appointee tasked with promoting Islam in Canada under the guise of “combatting Islamophobia,” is not just a guide to understanding a particular type of discrimination.
It covers history (specifically, poor treatment of Islam by the West), the state of Islam in Canada, anti-Muslim violence and negative public perceptions and concludes by asking that more religion-conscious policies — tailored to Islam — be integrated into Canadian civil society.
