What if my hijab had caught fire?" But most of all ... who have long been working on issues related to Islamophobia and racism. The traumatic event in Ajax highlights the persistent and deeply ...

What if my hijab had caught fire ... The traumatic event in Ajax highlights the persistent and deeply ingrained nature of gendered Islamophobia in Canada and beyond. Whether through horrific ...

An attack on a hijab-wearing woman in Ajax, Ont. reveals a pattern of Islamophobia. Racism plus changing demographics and anti-hijab policies can contribute to how Muslim women are seen in public ...

Municipal officials in an Ontario town say they are horrified following a police report that a hijab-wearing woman was attacked in a public library.

A hijab-wearing woman who was nearly set on fire at an Ontario library over the weekend is speaking out about the "absolute horror" of what police have said was an unprovoked attack.

all of whom wear the hijab. Durham Regional Police have said the woman was studying in the main branch of the Ajax Public Library on Saturday when she was allegedly approached by another woman who ...

“The suspect then tried to remove the victim’s hijab, while pouring an unknown liquid on it ... Police have identified the suspect as 25-year-old Kaley-Ann Freier of Ajax. She has been charged with ...

Police said the suspect also tried to remove the victim's hijab, and poured "an unknown ... by members of Canada's Muslim community and local Ajax officials, a statement from the victim was ...