A notable outcome of this research process was that a number of partici- pants from affected communities sought the support of the MARU Society to increase their community’s awareness of civil rights in the face of a range of challenges arising from their experiences of racial profiling.3 1.2 Research Findings: Summary As we stated in our project objectives4, we wished to hear from individuals who [...] The claim that national security is at risk, largely uncontested by mainstream Canadian political officials and media commenta- tors since the calamity of 9/11, gives endurance to the notion that religious identity can, despite the protections afforded by the Charter of Rights and MBC: The Impact of Racial Profiling. [...] Each ‘cluster’ of quotations pro- vides us with different facets of the impact of racial profiling: the concept of race, the role of the media, direct accounts of security-related experiences and the personal and collective impacts of these experiences, state exploita- tion of Muslim religious practices for security/surveillance purposes, and the long-term. [...] It is also the unsung, shadow histories of all those who have struggled to dismantle the various institutions of that ideology since 12 MBC: The Impact of Racial Profiling the idea of “Canada” first began to form. [...] We undertake this research with the hope of increasing the understanding that the curtailment of the rights of any minority undermines the rights of all people in Canada, ultimately weakening the idea of Canada itself.