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Dr. Khatib and Dr. Khan discuss how quitting smoking is one of the most powerful steps you can take to improve your health. #healthcare #islam #canada #muslim #smoking

"Survey on Discrimination"⁠ ⁠ Please read the

"Survey on Discrimination"⁠
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From our MMAC family to yours, best wishes for a y

From our MMAC family to yours, best wishes for a year full of health, happiness and prosperity. Ameen!

#happynewyear #bestwishes

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Honoured to be an associate member of FIMA!

Looking forward to collaborating with @imanacares, @british.ima and the whole IMA family!

“The MMAC’s advocacy worked ! CMAJ retracts ar

“The MMAC’s advocacy worked ! CMAJ retracts article”⁠
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Thank you to our teams at MMAC and NCCM, who worked tirelessly to advocate on a united front, leading to real change.⁠
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Late yesterday, the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) retracted and apologized for publishing a disgusting letter that referred to the hijab as “an instrument of oppression.” The retraction, apology and speed with which they came are truly unprecedented.

The letter included bizarre assertions that Muslim girls are prevented by their families from swimming or biking. More disturbingly it associated the hijab with “child abuse” and “institutionalized child rape.”

As soon as we were made aware of this publication, the MMAC and its board of directors made it a priority to ensure that this was addressed emphatically and urgently.

While we remain deeply disappointed in the CMAJ for its flawed editorial process and bias, we appreciate their apology as sincere and have committed to engage with them further so that such a harmful action never happens again.

We are very grateful to the NCCM for their support in this urgent matter, especially COO Dr. Nadia Hasan who worked tirelessly with us to ensure that CMAJ was held to task. We also thank those of our members who spoke to the press on behalf of MMAC.

Though our work is not yet done, our Canadian Muslim Healthcare community’s ability to mobilize a timely and impactful response deserves recognition. It is because of you, all having the bravery to speak out against this injustice, sending letters, and spreading the call to action on social media.

If you feel the work that MMAC does is important and should continue please consider supporting us. For those of you who have the financial means to do so, please consider donating to us and for physician members please consider becoming a Platinum member.

We never want you to make a donation to us if it causes you any financial hardship at all. Other ways you can support us include: asking physician colleagues to sign up to be a platinum member and following us on social media.

Thank you again for all of your support in defending our sisters in hijab, many of whom have worked tirelessly throughout this pandemic to look after our loved ones.

Jazakum Allah Khair

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