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The Muslim Association of Canada has released an update following an incident that occurred during its convention in Toronto in May when the phrase “Jew free” was shown on a word-cloud screen of submissions during a seminar session. “First, MAC wishes to re-iterate that this phrase is offensive and hurtful to Jewish Canadians, to Muslim Canadians, and to anyone committed to a pluralistic society,” MAC says in the August 12 statement , adding that it “is unequivocally against Islamic teachings.” This kind of “offensive and discriminatory” statement has “no place in the Muslim community...