Everyday Politics with Laura Mae Lindo

Gendered Islamophobia, Knowledge and Resistance

A look at gendered Islamophobia in social work education with Amilah Baksh.

Additional Resources:

Bill 9
https://www.assnat.qc.ca/Media/Process.aspx?MediaId=ANQ.Vigie.Bll.
DocumentGenerique_215931en&process=Default&token=ZyMoxNwUn8ikQ+
TRKYwPCjWrKwg+vIv9rjij7p3xLGTZDmLVSmJLoqe/vG7/YWzz

Bill 21
https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/document/lc/l-0.3

Bill 166

https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-166

Bill 33

https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-33

Report Hate Crimes

https://wrps.ca/learn/what-you-need-know-about-hate-crime
https://reportinghate.ca/

Supports for Muslim Women

https://muslimlink.ca/directory/kitchener-waterloo/muslim-services/Muslim-Women/all?cf43%5B0%5D=Kitchener-Waterloo

https://www.msswr.org/

https://211ontario.ca/service/73448355/coalition-of-muslim-women-of-kitchener-waterloo-coalition-of-muslim-women-of-kitchener-waterloo/

https://canadianwomen.org/blog/support-services-for-muslim-women-and-youth/

https://www.nisafoundation.ca/programs/nisa-helpline

Articles

Investigation underway after Muslim rights group says woman wearing
hijab assaulted on bus in Scarborough.
https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/04/16/investigation-underway-
after-muslim-rights-group-says-woman-wearing-hijab-assaulted-on-bus-in-
scarborough/

A guide to understanding and combatting Islamophobia in Canada.
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/combatting-
islamophobia-canada/resources/guide-combatting-islamophobia.html

Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work, 3(2).
https://apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/article/view/50

“She didn’t mean it that way”:theorizing gendered Islamophobia in academia,
Race Ethnicity and Education, DOI:10.1080/13613324.2023.2268318

“Why Don’t You Just Take it Off?” Girlhood Studies, 16(3), 52–68.
https://doi.org/10.3167/ghs.2023.160306

Too Muslim to Be a Feminist and Too Feminist to Be a Muslim?
Locating lived experiences of feminism and Muslimness in social work academe.
Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work, 38(4), 673–686.
https://doi.org/10.1177/08861099231188732

Everyday Politics with Laura Mae Lindo

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Laura Mae Lindo

Dr. Laura Mae Lindo (she/her/elle) is a respected activist, educator, and former politician who holds both a Masters and PhD in Education. Dr. Lindo is a knowledgeable advocate for the rights of womxn and girls, a respected ally to vulnerable communities, and, most importantly, a courageous public speaker, ready, willing, and able to speak to issues often left unaddressed. Dr. Lindo has worked at Toronto Metropolitan University in the Diversity Institute as well as lectured at St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nova Scotia), the University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island), York University (Toronto, Ontario), and Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario). A former Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre and Ontario’s Official Opposition Critic for Anti-Racism and Equity as well as Colleges and Universities and Citizenship and Immigration, Dr. Lindo was the inaugural Chair of Ontario’s first Black Caucus. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) and Founder and Director of the e(RACE)r Institute where she continues to put anti-racist theory into practice.

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