Monday, July 21, 2025

Canadian Imams, church leaders sign joint letter calling for humanitarian aid, ceasefire in Gaza










The Canadian Council of Imams and national church leaders have signed a joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The letter, dated July 9, was initiated by the council, a non-profit that brings together imams and Islamic religious leaders from across Canada. 

In addition to the signatures of the council’s president and executive director, the letter is signed by leaders of the United Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada, and the Presbyterian Church in Canada. It was also signed by Mennonite Central Committee Canada, the aid and development arm of Canadian Anabaptist and Mennonite churches.

Read the story in Canadian Affairs.

Photo above: Mennonite Central Committee partner Al-Najd Developmental Forum distributes food parcels to internally displaced residents in Gaza City in the north of Gaza last year.


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