How Canada’s Muslims face ‘perfect storm’ amid rising xenophobia

Toronto, Canada – Ahmed* has made the trip to and from his local mosque in the heart of Canada’s largest city hundreds of times. That’s partly why what happened to him and his family during this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan was so unexpected.

It was shortly after midnight in mid-March when the 14-year-old, his parents and his siblings were walking down the street after ni...