The York University Islamophobia Research Hub has published a report on the trends in Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and anti-Arab racism in Canada. The report contains a section on academic freedom and student safety, in which the authors state that there have been “extraordinary attempts and measures to silence students, faculty, and staff.” The authors point to several examples where members of the postsecondary community faced investigations, bullying, or reprimands for actions such as speaking out about the war or wearing a traditional kaffiyeh. Among its recommendations, the report calls for the creation of advisory tables focused on anti-Palestinian racism on campus and independent reviews at postsecondary institutions to examine the response to anti-Palestinian racism.
