Amira Elghawaby
Amira Elghawaby is a prominent Canadian civil servant and advocate for Muslim rights, currently serving as Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia. She has been vocal in addressing issues of discrimination and hate crimes against Muslims in Canada, emphasizing the need for community support and thorough investigations into such incidents. Through her work, she aims to foster a more inclusive society and address the rising Islamophobia affecting Muslim communities.
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Amira Elghawaby has been serving as the special representative on combatting Islamophobia.
Carney scraps Trudeau’s antisemitism and Islamophobia envoys
Canada· 2026-02-05
Amira Elghawaby was appointed as Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia in 2023.
Carney scraps Trudeau’s antisemitism and Islamophobia envoysCanada· 2026-02-04Amira Elghawaby has been urging the government to expedite applications from relatives of Sudanese Canadians after the massacre.
Canadians say relatives in Sudan receiving visas after massacresCanada· 2025-10-30
Amira Elghawaby is Canada’s special representative on combatting Islamophobia and discusses a report on anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab racism.
Report on anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab racism will inform recommendations to government, special representative saysCanada· 2025-08-07
Amira Elghawaby is the federal special representative on combatting Islamophobia.
We shouldn’t turn a blind eye to assaults on Muslim womenCanada· 2025-08-05
Amira Elghawaby is Canada’s special representative on combating Islamophobia and has been vocal about the impact of the Gaza conflict on Muslim-Canadians.
Lack of action on Gaza eroding Muslim-Canadians’ sense of belonging, envoy saysCanada· 2025-07-28Amira Elghawaby condemned the attack on a Muslim woman and highlighted the rise in Islamophobic incidents.
Muslim woman’s hijab pulled off during swarming attack being investigated as possible hate crimeCanada· 2025-07-04