Shahroze Rauf

Journalist

Shahroze Rauf is a journalist based in Montreal, originally from the GTA. Their passion for journalism is rooted in their need to showcase stories that represent their own community, and other underserved communities. You can contact them at Shahroze.Rauf@cbc.ca for tips and story ideas.

Latest from Shahroze Rauf

Quebec picks developer to build 1,001 affordable housing units

The Société de développement Angus will receive nearly $193.5 million in government funding — roughly half of the estimated costs of the project.

Hydro-Québec bills could double in next 10 years: Consumer rights group

A report by the Union des consommateurs published Wednesday suggests that as of 2028, Hydro-Québec customers could face an annual rate increase of 5.6 to nine per cent.

Muslim parents seek a path forward after protests over LGBTQ rights in school

When Iftekhar Ahmed saw the protests last month across Canada over sex ed and LGBTQ rights, he worried for the safety of children like his son. He says the rhetoric of parental rights doesn't make sense, as it's the children who are vulnerable.
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How much do you know about composting?

Pizza boxes? Chewing gum? We look into what should go into your compost bin and what needs to stay out.

جنوبی ایشیائی مونٹریالرز کے لیے گھر سے دور بنا ایک گھر

ناہید عزیز نے اپنے شوہر صمد رزاق اور بیٹی نکیتا کے ساتھ، پینڈیمک کے دوران جنوبی ایشیائی مونٹریلرز کے لیے مزید جگہوں کی ضرورت کے مدنظر میشن چاۓ شاۓ کھولا۔

ਸਾਊਥ ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਮੌਂਟਰੀਅਲ ਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਘਰ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਬਣਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਘਰ

ਨਾਹੀਦ ਅਜ਼ੀਜ਼ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਤੀ ਸਮਦ ਰਜ਼ਾਕ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਧੀ ਨਿਕਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਮਹਾਂਮਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਦੱਖਣੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆਈ ਮੌਂਟਰੀਅਲ ਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਥਾਂਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਦੇ ਮੱਦੇਨਜ਼ਰ ਮੇਸ਼ਨ ਚਾਏਸ਼ਾਏ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਿਆ।
Carrying Our Cultures

Building a home away from home for South Asian Montrealers

Beyond food and chai, Maison Chaïshaï also holds cultural events and activities, from open mic nights to jam sessions for artists in the community.
Carrying Our Cultures

This advocate fights for the working class of Chinatown

“When you come to Chinatown, you don’t feel like an outsider. You feel like you’re part of a community,” says May Chiu, activist and advocate for her Montreal neighbourhood.
Carrying Our Cultures

For nurse Mary Grace Ocampo, community comes first in everything she does

Mary Grace Ocampo is the president of the Filipino Nurses' Association of Quebec, a nurse at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital and a mother of three. But wearing so many hats doesn't stop Ocampo from working hard to help someone in need. 
Carrying Our Cultures

Maryam Nadimi tends her 'secret garden' through the Iranian art form of tazhib

Maryam Nadimi is a Montreal-based artist and biologist. She grew up in Iran and moved to Montreal for her PhD in genetics at the Université de Montréal. She now holds workshops where she teaches tazhib, a traditional form of Islamic Iranian art.