School Boards: Canadian and Amira Elghawaby

school boards: Amira Elghawaby, communications director for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, says schools have wrestled with Islamophobia since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, but there was never intense educator interest in combating the problem until now, according to Toronto Star. By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press Wed., Aug. 24, 2016 OTTAWA—Last spring, school boards grappled with the practical issues that came with welcoming thousands of new Syrian students: finding them desks, pencils, books. The NCCM, the Islamic Social Services Association and the Canadian Human Rights Commission have developed a guide for educators to help them understand the impact of the trauma Syrian kids have experienced abroad and also the experience they, and other Muslims, have of Islamophobia in Canada. But as they gear up for this school year, Muslim organizations hope they can turn their attention to another problem: warding off the dirty looks — and worse — that many Muslim students say they get at school. That changed, she said. Schools have wrestled with Islamophobia since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 but there was never intense educator interest in combating the problem, said Amira Elghawaby, communications director for the National Council of Canadian Muslims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.