How to help an LGBT refugee in Canada: challenge biases

The National: Refugees come to Canada to escape gender persecution

"More than 15 per cent of female refugees who came to Canada in the past five years did so to escape gender persecution, according to a CBC News investigation. Gender persecution is the most common reason women seek refuge in Canada, ahead of religious, ethnic or political persecution. Gender persecution includes practices such as forced marriage and female genital mutilation, as well as domestic abuse which accounted for half of the claims in the data obtained by CBC."

Syrian Refugees

A battered wife and a bloodied hockey stick. That’s the legacy of Trudeau’s Syrian refugee program. @CandiceMalcolm https://t.co/C8FbpwBBvF

— Kellie Leitch (@KellieLeitch) June 18, 2017

Syrian Muslim Refugee Beat Wife With Hockey Stick, Smiles In Court ...

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Jun 9, 2017 - After Mohamad Rafia (right) was arrested for beating his wife with a hockey stick (left photo for illustrative purposes) he gave the court a ...

Canada: Muslim migrant beats wife with hockey stick for half an hour ...

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Jun 9, 2017 - How are they going to 'spin' it, if they discover that a Syrian refugee ... A Canadian Muslim beats his wife with a hockey stick for a half an hour.

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The National: Refugee Crisis | Canada’s Ambassador to Lebanon

"Published on Nov 27, 2015

Lebanon is poised to send thousands of refugees to Canada. But Michelle Cameron Canada's ambassador to Lebanon says need, not geography, will dictate who comes here."

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Muslim Women's Network UK: MWNUK Urges British Values in Response to Refugee Crisis

Source:  via mass emailing

MWNUK Urges British Values  in Response to Refugee Crisis 4 September 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT Like many, MWNUK have been horrified by the current refugee crisis which just this week saw the body of Alan Kurdi, a young Syrian child being washed up on the shore of Bodrum, Turkey. Our heartfelt prayers go out to all the families and friends who have lost loved ones in these horrific circumstances. While governments argue over numbers, MWNUK urges Britain to do more and live up to our legacy of compassion towards refugees. Firstly, we advocate the use of the word ‘refugee’ in the way it was first used in 1685 when 50,000 French Hugenots were given refuge in England after escaping persecution. It was also used in the 1930s and 1940s when thousands of European Jews were given sanctuary in Britain from persecution at the hands of Nazism;  and was used in the 1970s when over 30,000 Ugandan Asians escaped ethnic cleansing and settled in Britain. It has also been used on many other occasions throughout history to describe those fleeing war and persecution. In using the word ‘refugee’, we insist that the UK must uphold its legal obligations as a founding signatory to the Geneva Convention of 1951 which protects refugees, and under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948. In 2014, David Cameron outlined British Values as; ‘…a belief in freedom, tolerance of others, accepting personal and social responsibility, respecting and upholding the rule of law…’ To not support these refugees is to deny the very essence of what makes us British. We demand that the British government more tangibly manages this crisis better by supporting more refugees to settle in the UK;  improving the asylum application process, so refugees are not forced to undertake life-threatening journeys to seek safe living conditions for their families; and by better developing longer-term policies to deal with the root problems in these war-torn countries. Executive Director, Faeeza Vaid said: ‘I am reminded of the quote: “The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become”’. If we are to see these refugees as fellow human beings and not ‘resource-sapping migrants’, we would treat them with the dignity accorded to all under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and they, in turn, would return the compassion that was shown to them ten-fold. This is not optimistic thinking. The ‘Kindertransport’ was an organised rescue mission by Britain that took place 9 months before World War 2, which saw 10,000 Jewish children from around Europe rescued. Of these, four became Nobel Prize winners with many others making significant contributions to Britain. MWNUK urges you to also get involved. Here are a few things  you can do: Sign the following petition to Parliament. Or the many others lobbying policy influencers. Write to your local MP/MEP ; (see https://www.writetothem.com ) Join social media campaigns; e.g. Tweet a picture of yourself/your family/colleague/friends with a sign saying #refugeeswelcome. Add it to your Facebook profile too. Make a donation; to the many international humanitarian NGOs working on this campaign, or local individual efforts. Notes to editors 1.    About MWNUK The Muslim Women's Network UK is the only national Muslim women's organisation in Britain with a membership of over 700 members. It is an independent network of women across the UK that shares knowledge, connects the voices, and promotes the needs of diverse Muslim women. See: www.mwnuk.co.uk   And Muslim Women’s Network Helpline (www.mwnhelpline.co.uk ) 0800 999 5786 2.    Media spokespeople from Muslim Women's Network UK are: Faeeza Vaid, MWNUK Executive Director (07535 703567 / faeeza@mwnuk.co.uk ) Shaista Gohir MBE, MWNUK Chair (07802 225989 / contact@shaistagohir.com)

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Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees:You Saved 37 Lives in Last Three Months. Thank You. - 24 Jan 2014

Source: mass emailing


This message has been sent to you through the "Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees" mailing list.
On behalf of everyone involved with IRQR we would like to take this opportunity to say our highest thank you for helping us get our refugees to a country where they feel safe and valued.

Over the years IRQR has helped over 800 people with 540 of them successfully resettled in new countries. The remaining cases are still in process. With great pleasure we accepted your kind donations knowing they have helped many people. Our refugees face persecution, beatings and even death. It is the IRQR mission to ensure people who identify as a member of queer community living in Iran experience freedom and the ability to live without fear. With your help IRQR was able to help refugees relocate to a country where they are able to enjoy their life and feel safe.

Many queers flee Iran and arrive in Turkey but their situation does not get better there. It can take around 2-3 years before they are safe. It is important to IRQR that we are helping our refugees throughout the whole process until they arrive in a safe country.  In the last three months we were able to resettle 29 refugees from Turkey to Canada and 8 refugees from Turkey to United States of America.

Without your help this would not have been possible. On behalf of all of the lives you have changed and the people at IRQR, we want to say thank you for everything you have contributed in helping others live without fear and start living with hope.

If you or others you know would like to contribute further in assisting us to enhance the lives of others, please visit our website at IRQR.CA

Thank you again
Arsham Parsi
Executive Director
Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees



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