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Downtown Firm: Firm and Indian Muslim

downtown firm: As a newly minted lawyer to be, I was shocked but expected it to be better within a profession promoting justice and equality, according to Toronto Star. Yet, a year spent at a downtown firm quickly confirmed what he had said. Toronto Star File Photo By Faisal Kutty Tues., Jan. 3, 2017 You know you are going to find it very difficult as an Indian Muslim, said the partner at a Bay Street law firm during job interviews. The firm was wonderfully supportive, but they operated within an environment that was less than welcoming to minorities. In typical Canadian fashion, the systemic marginalization continues away from the limelight until it's called out, or controversy erupts. In fact, too many times I was mistaken for a photo copy clerk by lawyers outside the firm. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.