Nobody gets to act surprised about the violent targeting and murder of a Pakistani-Muslim family in London, Ontario #OurLondonFamily. Here’s why: 46% of Canadians have an unfavourable view of Islam - more than for any other group (1/8)
52% of Canadians feel that Muslims can only be trusted “a little” or “not at all.” (2/8) #Islamophobia #OurLondonFamily
47% of Canadians support banning headscarves in public, compared with 30% of Americans. (3/8) #Islamophobia #OurLondonFamily
42% of Canadians think discrimination against Muslims is “mainly their fault.” (4/8) #Islamophobia #OurLondonFamily
51% of Canadians support government surveillance of mosques compared to 46% of Americans. (5/8) #Islamophobia #OurLondonFamily
31% of Canadians approved of Trump’s Muslim Ban (travel restrictions on travellers from Muslim-majority countries). (6/8) #Islamophobia #OurLondonFamily
Anti-Islam groups like the III% have been conducting live fire paramilitary training and surveilling mosques. Right wing and white supremacist groups have been linked to many times more violent incidents than groups connected to Islam (7/8) #Islamophobia #OurLondonFamily
Sources: @ICLMG @noorculturalcentre. Follow: @CCMWCanada @nccm @isnacanada @NaseehaHelpline @drsaminaali @antihateca @cblackst @MuniraAbukar @NehaRaheel @DrMunaSaleh @MrAhmednurAli @SarahMushMush @seher_shafiq. There are others - please tag more people for folks to follow (8/8)
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