By Laura Smith-Spark updated 4:06 AM EST, Wed November 5, 2014 (CNN) — It’s not the news that any shift worker wants to hear. Not only is working irregular hours bad for your social life and likely your health, but it has a chronic effect on your ability to think, […]
CBC The Harper government is bracing for international backlash to its proposed new law that would ban people in polygamous and forced marriages from immigrating to Canada, The Canadian Press […]
international.gc.ca: November 5, 2014 – Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “I was saddened to learn of a Christian couple who were beaten and burned to death by a local mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Pakistan. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and […]
Huff Post — ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — An indigenous woman was burned alive in Paraguay after being accused of witchcraft, a local prosecutor confirmed Wednesday. Prosecutor Fany Aguilera said that members of the Mbya Guarani ethnic group tied 45-year-old Adolfina Ocampos to a wooden pole and shot arrows at her […]
Muslims Must Follow Orders on Voting Says D.C. Muslim Caucus The D.C. Muslim Caucus is getting negative press attention for telling Muslims they are required to vote as their leaders tell them to. By Ryan Mauro Tue, November 4, 2014 clarionproject.org A ballot box in Los Angeles (Photo: © Reuters) […]
Lawyer missing along with $3.5 million in clients’ money A Mississauga lawyer has disappeared after allegedly swindling millions of dollars from her clients and fleeing to India, according to the Law Society. Toronto Star, 2014/11/04 Mississauga real estate lawyer Rita Grewal is missing along with $3.5 million in clients’ mortgage […]
Six Major Troubles Hit Me All At Once – C. I. Blackwood I Can Turn Myself into a Shouting Optimist within an Hour – Roger W. Babson How I Got Rid of […]
York U Muslim student group targets extremist views By Kevin Connor, Toronto Sun First posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 05:47 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, October 23, 2014 06:01 […]
Source: itv.com More than 20 young Muslims from Spen Valley and Huddersfield joined local members of the Royal British Legion to collect at the Huddersfield Town Football Club. They see it […]
Source: ctvnews.ca Dozens of Canadian Muslims gathered on the steps of the Manitoba Legislative Building on Sunday afternoon to speak out against the recent deaths of two Canadian soldiers. Canadians across […]
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court appeared closely divided on Monday as it considered whether Congress overstepped its authority in passing a law designed to allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports. Congress passed the law in 2002 but the government has […]
salon.com: Last weekend witnessed yet another fierce debate over Islam on HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher,” just four weeks after the comedian tussled with actor Ben Affleck on the issue. This time, Maher’s interlocutor was the Italian-Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal, who took Maher to task for what she called his “offensive” criticism of […]
Huff Post: This type of ignorance isn’t bliss. Americans have a tendency to overstate the number of Muslims living in the United States — and at least 13 other countries are dealing with the same misconception. Only 1% of America’s more than 319 million residents are Muslim, according to the […]
Chicago Teen Charged With Attempt to Support ISIS Voice of America Mohammed Hamzah Khan in an undated passport photo. VOA News November 03, 2014 7:18 PM Authorities in Chicago have charged 19-year-old Mohammed Hamzah Khan with attempt to leave the United States and join Islamic State fighters in Syria. He […]
By Mahfooz Kanwar March 30, 2009 Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is getting flak from the usual suspects, but he deserves praise instead. Recently, Kenney pointed out that while at a meeting in Toronto, members of Canada’s Pakistani community called on him to make Punjabi one of Canada’s official languages. […]
By Theresa Corbin Editor’s note: Theresa Corbin is a writer living in New Orleans. She is the founder of Islamwich and a contributor to On Islam and Aquila Style. A version […]
Al Jazeera Airing Documentary on USS Liberty What we have been told is an excellent documentary on Israel’s 1967 attack on the USS Liberty is airing Friday and Saturday on Al Jazeera America (check your local cable channel listings or visit http://america.aljazeera.com). Called “The Day Israel Attacked America,” it was […]
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, Jazkallah. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com
cbc.ca: An annual gathering of Calgary Muslims took on a different tone this year, as hundreds came out to protest terrorism ahead of the holy day Ashura. READ MORE…
Source: cbc.ca “We love Canada!” members of Hamilton’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community chanted as they marched through the cold rain near city hall on Friday afternoon. The group of about 60 staged […]