Muslim Canadians Running in the 2015 Federal Election
There are even Muslims running against each other, Omar Alghabra (Liberal) and Farheen Khan (NDP) in Mississauga Centre, a riding where an estimated 16.5% of eligible voters are Muslim, and […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: the single greatest acts of terrorism in human history?
Surely 70 years is long enough for us to put to rest the tired canard of the atomic bombings on Japan being “the lesser of the two evils”, and recognise […]
Canada’s controversial terrorism law criticised by UN human rights group
United Nations committee expresses concern that lack of oversight and safeguarding measures could lead to rights abuses and unlawful deportations A UN human rights body has joined a chorus of […]
Media Ignores Successful Canadian Muslim Stories
As media focuses on the news about “radicalized” Muslim youth, a Huffington Post article has shed some light on stories of successful Canadian Muslims, focusing on the positive contribution Muslim […]
Canadian Muslims Must Use Their Votes This Election
The Huffington Post Canadians are about to witness one of the longest election campaigns in the country’s history as Stephen Harper asked the governor general to dissolve parliament last Sunday. […]
The Religious Roots of Domestic Terror
Epigraph: Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3) Source: The Daily […]
Young Muslim Canadians You Don’t Hear About on the News
The Huffington Post: ……… That sums up the headlines we’ve seen about Canadian Muslims over the past few months. And when it comes to the reality of our Muslim community, […]
Study: White Americans A Bigger Terror Threat In The US Than Muslims
White Americans are the biggest terror threat in the United States, warns a study from the New America Foundation. The Washington-based research group found that since 9/11, almost twice as […]
America Strongly Believes in Religious Freedom but Is Less Welcoming To Muslims
Even if America strongly believes in religious freedom, the public is still cold in welcoming Muslims. The United States has long been considered as the “Land of the Free” not […]
At least 13 killed in bomb attack on Saudi mosque
RIYADH: An explosion probably triggered by a suicide bomber ripped through a mosque used by Saudi police Thursday killing at least 13 people in the southern city of Abha, the interior […]
US Oath Of Allegiance Changed: Pledge To Military Service No Longer Required For Naturalized Citizens
Naturalized citizens will no longer have to pledge to defend the United States through military service when reciting the Oath of Allegiance if they have certain religious or conscientious objections, […]
Religion Better for Mental Health Than Sport, Study Finds
Newsweek: Researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands studied the impact of various social activities on depressive symptoms in older […]
Canadian Muslim donates $2.5 million to Peel Memorial Hospital
Source: Brampton Guardian Meet the Brampton businessman whose $2.5 million donation to Peel Memorial made history Ever since Sajjad Ebrahim, 63, made the announcement of a $2.5 million donation to […]
More young Chinese embracing religion
Islam and Catholicism were found to have the highest proportion of believers under the age of 30 …………. According to a recent survey by Renmin University, religious Chinese are getting […]
From seating arrangements to facing Mecca, Air travel and religion don’t always mix
CBC: From seating arrangements to facing Mecca, following religious practices in the air can be tricky Air travel, like religion, can come with a lot of rules and restrictions. There […]
Research examines Muslims’ experiences in Canada
One of the examples she shares is of a local Muslim who works in the health-care sector. He typically works each year over the Christmas holidays to allow his Christian […]
Innovations by Muslims that shaped the modern world
Most people have the erroneous opinion that Coffee comes from Italy when in reality, Yemen is where the ubiquitous brew has its true origins. Along with the first university, and […]
The Oldest Qur’an Controversy
The oldest Qur’ans are actually in Yemen, in danger being bombed By: Juan Cole The discovery of a couple pages [apparently actually 18] of a very old Qur’an (the Muslim […]
Scientists answer Questions about Science and Religion
These answers have been taken from the workshop, organized by Christine Legare at the University of Texas at Austin, aimed to encourage a sophisticated, evidence-based look at the psychology behind […]
Video: Muslims in Moscow Work to Break a Stereotype
The New York Times: Dozens of women dressed in colorful hijabs and floral dresses gathered under gray skies recently in the garden of a four-star hotel here for a charity […]