1. Raheel Raza is among the most prominent Muslim supporters of Israel.
22 Facts About Raheel Raza
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Raheel Raza is the author of Their Jihad, Not My Jihad: A Muslim Canadian Woman Speaks Out.
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Raheel Raza is an honorary associate of the National Secular Society.
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Raheel Raza graduated from Karachi University with degrees in Psychology and English.
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Raheel Raza has said that hatred has been preached in places of worship in Canada and urges parents to be on the alert for extremism.
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Raheel Raza became the first woman to lead mixed-gender Muslim prayers in Canada, in 2005.
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Raheel Raza termed it a "silent revolution" and said she hopes to become an imam someday.
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Raheel Raza received death threats following the 2005 prayer event.
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The Canadian Islamic Congress said Raheel Raza's concerns were a "non-issue for Canadian Muslims".
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Raheel Raza opposed congregational Muslim Friday prayers in public schools, saying that in 1988 the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that the use of the Lord's Prayer in public schools was not appropriate.
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Raheel Raza said such prayers are contrary to the notion of separation of church and state.
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Raheel Raza called the prayers "discrimination and harassment" for requiring girls to pray at the back of the room and for disclosing their "private personal female condition".
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Raheel Raza has argued for a public ban in Canada against the hijab and the burqa.
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Raheel Raza describes the project as a Fitna, meaning that it was done intentionally to provoke a reaction and make trouble.
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Raheel Raza has called the Canadian government to suspend all immigration from "terror-producing" countries, like Iran in 2012.
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Raheel Raza writes and records videos for the media websites Rebel News and True North Centre for Public Policy.
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Raheel Raza is a board member of and Director of Interfaith Affairs for the Muslim Canadian Congress.
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Raheel Raza founded and is currently president of Forum for Learning, an interfaith discussion group.
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Raheel Raza has lectured at York University on the portrayal of Muslims in the media.
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Raheel Raza is the author of Their Jihad, Not My Jihad: a Muslim Canadian woman speaks out, a collection of her op-ed columns from the Toronto Star.
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Raheel Raza has been criticized for her support and involvement in anti-Muslim groups and policies.
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Raheel Raza participated, together with eight other women's rights activists, in the documentary film Honor Diaries which explores the issues of gender-based violence and inequality in Muslim-majority societies.