National Council of Canadian Muslims

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is a Canadian Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization.^[1] NCCM was formerly known as the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN).^[2]

NCCM is active in human rights and civil liberties work, media relations and public advocacy. NCCM comments on current issues, provides anti-discrimination services, produces numerous publications (A Journalist's Guide to Islam, for example) and contributes frequent op-eds to Canadian newspapers.

According to 2001 census, there were 579,640 Muslims in Canada, just under 2% of the population.^[3] In 2006, the Canadian Muslim population was estimated to be 783,700 or about 2.5%.^[4]

See also

• Islam in Canada
• Canadian Islamic Congress
• Islamic Supreme Council of Canada
• Council on American-Islamic Relations
• Islamic Society of North America

References

External links

• National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)

Islam in Canada
Organizations	CAIR-CAN Islamic Supreme Council of Canada Canadian Islamic Congress Canadian Muslim Union Muslim Canadian Congress Islamic Institute of Toronto Muslim Association of Canada
Events	Reviving the Islamic Spirit Fast-a-Thon Muslim Interscholastic Tournament (MIST)
Mosques and centres	List of mosques in Canada Al-Rashid Mosque Baitul Hamd Baitul Islam Baitun Nur Jami Mosque Islamic Foundation Toronto Masjid-an-Noor, Newfoundland Salaheddin Islamic Centre Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation
Other topics	List of Canadian Muslims Little Mosque on the Prairie Me and the Mosque