Canadian immigration to fund Muslim youth project
April 03 2009 by Robbie Ragless
In an attempt to further help young Muslim immigrants to move to Canada, the department of citizenship and immigration is providing CA$441,000 to the ‘MY CANADA’ project.
Canadian immigration minister, Jason Kenney, announced the plans, which are intended to enhance the notion of mutual respect among Muslim youth and young people of other backgrounds and faiths. He says, “this project demonstrates the importance of promoting common understanding and mutual respect – the basic building blocks to achieve peace and stability here in Canada and elsewhere in the world.”
The My Canada programme will give Muslim immigrants working in Canada the opportunity to take part in multi-faith sessions to learn peace-building and conflict resolution skills. The sessions will also encourage inter-cultural dialogue.
Kenney says the programme will also, “allow the Muslim community to share its experience with discrimination with other religious communities.”
A further CA$314,000 will be invested in a project called ‘Being a Canadian Muslim Woman in the 21st Century.’ The project plans to encourage Muslim women to take part in workshops with their non-Muslim counterparts and male peers, to discuss human rights issues including violence against women and discrimination.
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