Amira Elghawaby is a founding board member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, the Silk Road Institute and as an advisor to the Muslim Fellows in Toronto.
Between 2012 to the fall of 2017 Amira Elghawaby served as a human rights officer and later, as director of communications, at the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM). She has written and produced stories and commentary for CBC Radio, the Ottawa Citizen, the Toronto Star, the Literary Review of Canada, and the Globe and Mail.
On January 3, 2019 Amira Elghawaby retweeted Canadian Anti-Hate Network’s statement adding:
The Islamic Party of Ontario is already causing a lot of unnecessary grief. One guy’s [Jawed Anwar] stupid idea gives haters more excuses to rally people against us – nobody needs this nonsense.
The Islamic Party of Ontario is already causing a lot of unnecessary grief. One guy's stupid idea gives haters more excuses to rally people against us – nobody needs this nonsense. https://t.co/XOV4F2bGVD
— Amira Elghawaby (@AmiraElghawaby) January 3, 2019
Here are the highlights of political platform (“Principles and Policy”) of the Islamic Party of Ontario:
- The Islamic Party of Ontario believes in “Supremacy of God” and understands that it is our constitutional requirement to make all the rule of laws of Provinces and Federal in obedience and according to the will of God..
- Believing in God’s Supremacy means believing in His Oneness, His Authority, and His Obedience in all spheres of life…
- We understand and believe that Islam is the native DEEN of Ontario and Canada…
- To achieve the objective, Islamic Party of Ontario will follow the peaceful and democratic means provided by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom…
- Neither right nor left, Islam is the straight path. It balances human life…
- The sexual relationship is only between men and women…
- Allah has created two genders: men and women. Any physical defect in any organ of a person doesn’t change one’s gender identification and sexual orientation. All the communities of all the faiths believe in it; modern science proves it. The concept of “gender identity” or “seven-colour gender” is a false concept…
- No artificial and irresponsible approach to stop the birth of children at any stage should be allowed. We believe in a complete ban on abortion except in a situation when a mother’s life is in danger.
- Measures should be taken to stop suicide, including doctor-assisted suicide of patients…
- Obscenity, vulgarity, nudity, and perversion must be checked.
- Liquor, drugs, adultery, gambling, etc. should be banned in society…
- Interest-free economy: Interest is the main source of exploitation. It sucks the blood of the poor (labor, worker) to establish a class of super-rich. Islamic economy facilitates to balance it and provides a culture of charity and human brotherhood and sisterhood…
- A strict law will be suggested to ban blasphemy of any religious (all) symbols and personalities…
- The rights of animals are to be maintained… They have the right to be slaughtered in the halal fashion.