Richard Dawkins admits a world with no God would be immoral
Source: Premier By Heather Preston Noted atheist Richard Dawkins has admitted a world without God would lead to moral decline. Speaking to The Times, Dawkins said he fears the removal […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
How far should Muslim women in the West be allowed to cover up?
Source: The Economist By Erasmus Western governments are telling Muslim women not to cover up IN THE diverse democracies of the early 21st century, there are certain political and cultural […]
National Council of Canadian Muslims, issued 61 recommendations to combat Islamophobia
More Muslims have been killed in targeted hate-attacks in Canada than any other G-7 country in the past 5 years because of Islamophobia. This fact was in the air outside […]
Trudeau says federal security, tax agencies must do more to end Islamophobia
Source: CP24 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out federal security and tax agencies during a national summit on Islamophobia, saying they must do more to put an end to anti-Muslim […]
National Council of Canadian Muslims reveals anti-Islamophobia recommendations
Source: CBC ‘Islamophobia is lethal and we need to see action now,’ council says In the wake of multiple, lethal attacks on Canadian Muslims in recent years, the National Council of […]
Edmonton mosque vandalized with swastika symbol
Source: CBC Vandalism comes just days after a violent attack on a Black Muslim woman wearing a hijab in Edmonton An Edmonton mosque has been vandalized with a symbol of hatred, […]
Muslim family members targeted in fatal hit and run, police say, driver charged with murder
Source: CBC A 20-year-old man was charged Monday with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in a hit and run Sunday involving a pickup truck, in what […]
Quebec court upholds most of province’s secularism law
By The Staff The Canadian Press The Quebec Superior Court has largely upheld the province’s law that bans certain public sector workers from wearing religious symbols on the job. Justice […]
Call for prayer broadcast again during second Ramadan in lockdown
Source: CTV, By Fakiha Baig EDMONTON — Moona Khan says every time she hears the call for prayer playing from the speakers at her mosque, her heart sings and she’s […]
Women of Faith Gather for a Peace Symposium
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Auxiliary of Atlantic Canada Region held an Interfaith Symposium at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Parish Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia on April 10, 2021. Amidst essential […]
PM Trudeau wishes ‘Ramadan Mubarak’
PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday issued the following statement on Ramadan: “Tonight at sunset, Muslims in Canada and around the world will mark the start of Ramadan. “This month-long […]
France votes to ban the hijab for anyone under the age of 18
By Sarah Joseph for Emirates Woman With veils being banned in public schools in 2004 in France, the French Senate has voted to ban the hijab for anyone under 18-years […]
Gender bias against female surgeons fuelling surgical backlogs
By Solarina Ho CTVNews. Female surgeons in Canada have long faced gender-based referral biases that result in large pay gaps, and an inequitable and inefficient environment for patients, Canadian surgeons […]
Children who come to Canada more likely than those born here to enter post-secondary education
By Jeremiah Rodriguez CTVNews When Sara Asalya immigrated to Canada with her young family from the Palestinian territories nine years ago, she knew very little English and she had few […]
Canada joins U.S. and U.K. in imposing sanctions on China over treatment of Uyghur Muslims
The Canadian government says mounting evidence points to state-led abuses by Chinese authorities against more than one million Uyghurs Source: The National Post Canada is levelling sanctions against Chinese officials […]
First Muslim woman to chair London university student union
‘Government’s attempts to suppress pro-Palestine activities is concerning’ Source: Middle East Monitor Shaima Dallali, the first Arab Muslim to win the presidency of the City University of London Students’ Union, […]
Switzerland Passes Ban On Facial Coverings
Source: The OWP Switzerland is set to pass a new ban on face coverings following a 51.2% majority on Sunday’s referendum, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, France, Belgium, Latvia and Bulgaria. […]
From hijabs to Ramadan: how a Canadian couple is demystifying Islam on social media
Source: City News A Toronto couple is using their online platform to educate Canadians about Islam and the dangers of Islamophobia. Sana Saleh and her husband Will Saleh – a […]
