Raheel Raza
The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow

Raheel Raza is President of The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow, author of the book Their Jihad – Not My Jihad, award winning journalist, public speaker, activist for human rights, gender equality and dignity in diversity. She is recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for service to Canada.

Raheel bridges the gap between East and West, promoting cultural and religious diversity for which she has appeared in print and on TV and radio numerous times.

Raheel has been invited to speak locally at places of worship, the private sector, the Justice Department, School Boards and government institutions. Internationally she has addressed audiences at Universities in USA including Harvard & Columbia, in UK at Oxford and Cambridge, other forums across Australia and Europe and the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem.

In her pursuit for human rights, Raheel is accredited with United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva through The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). She has received many awards for her work on women's equality including the City of Toronto's Constance Hamilton award and the Urban Hero award. She is the first Muslim woman in Canada to lead mixed gender prayers.

Raheel has made a documentary film called "Whose Sharia is it anyway?" dealing with the sharia debate in Ontario, Canada. She runs a Forum for Learning for youth to educate them about the dangers of radicalization and terrorism, and continues to write and speak about the subject.

Raheel is Distinguished Senior Fellow with The Gatestone Institute. She also sits on the Advisory Board of The Mosaic Institute and The ACTV Foundation (The Alliance of Canadian Terror Victims).

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Writings by Raheel Raza  (View Biography)

Title Date
Radicalization of Kids: A Global Threat2019/07/25
When Hate is Promoted by Religious Leaders, Why Blame the Followers?2016/06/27
No More Hug-A-Terrorist2016/03/23
Muslim Reform Movement2015/12/06
The Other Face of Terrorism2015/04/18
Maligning Malala2014/10/19
"Boxed and Packaged Islam" Trying to Pass Itself Off as Mainstream Islam2014/10/17
From Brunei to Boko Haram: Merely Deflection2014/05/29
The Real Agenda Behind the Push for "Islamophobia"2014/02/25
Canada: CAIR-CAN, The NCCM and "The Islamic Victimhood Narrative"2014/02/04
Competing Human Rights in Canada2014/01/16
The Danger In Our Midst2013/09/25
What Are We Muslims Doing to Ourselves?2013/09/06
On Israel's President's Conference2013/06/07
A Woman's Voice at the Mosque2013/05/23
Arab Spring vs. Women's Rights2012/06/21
"A Sick Notion of Honor"2012/02/06

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