E/CN.4/2004/18/Add.2 page 27 15 Submission by Dr. Nuri Jazairi of York University, Toronto with regard to hate propaganda in the press against arabs and muslims, Toronto, 25 September 2003. “Anti-Islam in the media”, submission by the Canadian Islamic Congress, Ottawa, 16 September 2003. 16 See the site www.pch.gc.ca. 17 The Special Rapporteur was struck by this fact as soon as he set foot in Canada, when, at his own request, he was taken to visit the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. National museums are supposed to be a showcase of the national identity a country is intent on exhibiting. A national museum is therefore not only an aesthetic but also a political statement concerning the construction of a country’s multiple or ethno-centric identity, and provides an ideal setting for multiculturalism. The Special Rapporteur was surprised and curious to note, however, that while the Canadian Museum of Civilization reserves a very visible part of its exhibition to American Indian and European history and culture, by the end of the visit, the history and culture of other communities, such as the African, Asian or Arab, remain entirely in the dark. -----