30 MORE | NCCM : “We are beyond disturbed by the allegations of two Muslim women being followed home from the mosque and a gun being pointed at them.”

30 MORE | NCCM : “We are beyond disturbed by the allegations of two Muslim women being followed home from the mosque and a gun being pointed at them.” — Kitchener, Ontario

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Regional Police are investigating after two people say a driver pulled them over and pointed a gun at them. I spoke with a woman who says she and her mother were the victims, and it happened as they were heading home from praying at the Kitchener masjid.https://t.co/iS0x93drVB

— Krista Simpson (@KristaSimpson) April 13, 2023

CTV News Kitchener, Wednesday April 12 2023

“We were driving down and then suddenly you hear,

just a honking at us,

and there’s a car speeding right towards us,

“So we stop the car and I’m thinking okay maybe the trunk is open,

or the gas cap is loose,

“We roll down the window,

he rolls down his,

then we just see him pull out his phone and point it at us and we’re like,

okay that’s weird.

“And then suddenly,

in the other hand,

he pulls up a gun and points it at us.

“He had his gun prepared it wasn’t in a glove compartment or anything like that.

“He was videotaping us – so he seemed prepared to be doing something.”

…

“Be wary of everybody and please be careful of people pulling you over or anything like that.”

— Muslim Sister in Kitchener, Ontario

If you are a school leader and your school has not spoken about combating islamophobia, then you are behind on this equity issue.

Islamophobia isn’t caused by ppl who are Muslim. It is caused by non-Muslims. We have the responsibility to combat it.#tdsb #onted https://t.co/xY9yRzJJwN

— Derik Chica (@DerikChica) April 13, 2023

"Members of Kitchener's Muslim community are raising concerns after someone allegedly pointed a gun at two women as they were heading home from the masjid Wednesday morning. The women said a stranger followed them, convinced them to pull over and then pointed a gun at them." https://t.co/rSFv8llPxb

— Adam Ali (he/him) (@AdamAli_04) April 13, 2023

Three targeted attacks on Muslims WITHIN A WEEK in Ontario. Look out for your friends and be there to support your local Muslim community. https://t.co/NQz102K7cX

— ImranCrim (@ImranCrim) April 13, 2023

This Ramadan it’s been nonstop.

Two Islamophobic attacks at a Markham mosque, one where the assailant tried to run over worshippers with his vehicle.

A Montreal mosque vandalised.

A New Jersey Imam stabbed in prostration when leading the prayer.

And now this. https://t.co/SGbWVvTEPb

— Eaman Fahmy ايمان فهمى (@efahmy7) April 13, 2023

There hve been numerous attacks targeting Canadian Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims attend the mosque on a daily basis.

In 2021, @nccm noted tht Canada has suffered more mass killings motivated by Islamophobia in last 5 yrs than any other country in the G7 https://t.co/x839zA0VGr

— Mobashra (@mobbiemobes) April 13, 2023

It is urgent that we address the root causes of #Islamophobia in Canada. There are a growing number of "incidents" that should be deemed hate crimes and fellow Canadians should not have to live in a climate of fear. https://t.co/XEMomK9SXd

— Senator Salma Ataullahjan (@SenatorSalma) April 13, 2023