Saskatoon Chapter: Religion and Board Member

saskatoon chapter: Elbardouh, a board member of the Islamic Association of Saskatchwan's Saskatoon chapter, was hosting a workshop Saturday focused on helping Muslim community members as well as non-Muslims and the media recognize and hit back at negative, Islamophobic depictions of Muslims in the mainstream media, according to CBC. Fair treatment She pointed specifically to instances in which the religion of a person reported to have committed a crime is mentioned, and how that reinforces a negative stereotype. Fear of Islam, she said. That is an indication that, 'Be aware. My advice is to say the name, don't mention the religion, and if you were to mention the religion, do it for everybody else who you are reporting about. The Muslims are doing this,' she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.