Canadian Cities to Fight Islamophobia

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Six Canadian cities are set to sign agreement to fight hate crimes.

Two southwestern Ontario communities are joining a Canadian alliance to combat the rising incidents of Islamophobia.

Windsor and London are two of six cities across the country planning to sign a newcharter condemning anti-Muslim hate crimes.

Leaders from those six cities will hold simultaneous news conferences on Monday, following the Canada Day weekend.

The move is prompted by theNational Council of Canadian Muslims, a civil liberties and advocacy organization that says"hate incidents and stereotyping of Canadian Muslims is growing in frequency and intensity."

Other cities signing the charter on Monday includeVancouver, Calgary, Torontoand Montreal.

Source: CBC