Don’t let murderers define Islam
The National Post: Until Tuesday, when Islamist fanatics murdered Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, the last U.S. envoy to have been killed in the line of duty was […]
Readers eager to define Islam — in unkind terms
Paul Russell: the Letter Editor, The National Post: All major religions have dark chapters in their histories, and also modern-day adherents who pervert their faith’s message. Which is why it’s a general policy of this page not to print letters accusing any religion of being untrustworthy or evil. That policy […]
Canadian Hindu leader denounces decision to show anti-Muslim movie
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1257388–prominent-canadian-hindu-leader-denounces-decision-to-show-anti-muslim-movie A prominent member of the Hindu community has denounced a Toronto Hindu group’s decision to screen the anti-Muslim movie that has sparked riots throughout the Middle East. “I can see no reason for showing the film in light of what is happening across the world,” said Pandit Roopnauth Sharma, […]
Obama offers a laudable vision for US
By Haroon Siddiqui Editorial Page http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1253474–siddiqui-there-have-been-disappointments-but-obama-offers-a-laudable-vision-for-america-s-common-good No one, not even Barack Obama, could have lived up to the expectations that he raised four years ago. He was a dream candidate — handsome, dignified, suave, educated, informed, articulate, oratorical and disciplined. His was a lovely family, he a model husband and […]
Iran slams Canada for breaking off relations
Source: ET The entrance of the Iranian embassy in Ottawa, Canada. PHOTO: COURTESY IRANIAN EMBASSY TEHRAN: Iran hit out at Canada’s decision to break off diplomatic ties, with foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast accusing the Canadian government of being “under the influence of the Zionist regime.” Canada closed its Tehran embassy […]
Learning Islamic finance
The Star: There’s an in-demand MBA course at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management that essentially teaches back-to-basics banking for Canadian businesses. Students who enroll learn the merits […]
Public editor: Readers question purpose behind provocative headline
Source: The Globe and Mail Sylvia Stead – Public Editor A week ago, Saturday’s front page caused a stir online, in notes to me and to our letters editor. The front page showed a large photo of an unsmiling woman in a niqab with the words Muslims Among Us written […]
Lamb to the slaughter
By Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/04/lamb-to-the-slaughter How many more “kaafirs” have to die before the thirst of Pakistan’s Islamist jihadis is quenched? As you read this, a Christian girl, no more than 14 years of age, gifted with the pure innocence of Down’s Syndrome, stays locked up in a […]
Ontario finally getting a breast-milk bank
Source: Toronto Star Six years after it was first proposed for Ontario, a breast milk bank that could have saved dozens of vulnerable babies is still months away from completion. Vancouver has had a facility for more than three decades, and Calgary opened one in April after only 16 months […]
An Ever-Busier Bazaar for Islamic Art .
By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI For Nasser D. Khalili, an Iranian-born businessman and philanthropist, the Islamic art market is suddenly feeling crowded. Over the past 40 years, he has amassed a […]
Four enduring myths about Islam
Source of Data: The Globe and Mail Myth #1: The Muslim population in the West is growing fast and will soon become a majority in Europe – and a major […]
The Human rights case seeks equal billing for religion and atheism in schools
The National Post: Arguing that it is “biased” for his children to be given free Gideon Bibles in class but not free atheist literature, an Ontario father is launching a human rights case that aims to drive the Gideons out of the province’s public schools. “I don’t think 10-year-old kids […]
What makes a good Muslim?
The Express Tribune What makes a good Muslim By Tazeen Javed Published: August 27, 2012 The writer is an Islamabad-based freelance communications consultant. She tweets @tazeen and blogs at http://tazeen-tazeen.blogspot.com In Pakistan, there are many Islamic sects with multiple factions in these sects. While some people have started to question […]
Guess who’s coming to Canada
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/28/muslim-brotherhoods-prima-donna Muslim Brotherhood’s prima donna- By Tarek Fatah First posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 06:48 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 06:51 PM EDT Guess who’s coming to Canada? It’s none other than the prima donna of the world Islamist movement, the grandson of the founder of the […]
How Muslims Can Bring Back Respect to Islam
by Abubakar Kasim, HUFFINGTON POST IMPACT CANADA One of the best and effective ways to counter the rising anti-Muslim sentiment is not only through words, issuing statements and being on the reactive and defensive mode all the time. When a lunatic in their midst create havoc; when the rights of […]
British Columbia commissionaire suspended for allegedly posting anti-Muslim Facebook comments
A commissionaire who allegedly posted anti-Muslim comments on Facebook suggesting the Masjid AlIman Mosque on Quadra Street should be blasted with a rocket launcher has been suspended with pay, the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires said Monday. The controversial comments, posted Thursday by Facebook user Dan Speed on the I Love […]
Pakistan’s anti-Christian witch hunt
Source: National Post Author: Iman Sheikh Rifta Masih is an 11-year-old Christian girl who lives near Islamabad, Pakistan. She reportedly suffers from Down’s Syndrome. Like many of the other Christians in her area — who comprise about 10% of the local population — the members of her family work menial jobs, […]
Praying for calm in a vortex of racism
Source: The Edmonton Journal By Humda Malik, Edmonton Journal August 13, 2012 This is my country!” the man blurted as he butted ahead of me in line while I waited to pay for groceries. Let me set the scene. I was in Walmart with my screaming toddler and my insistent […]
Canada’s largest Protestant Church to boycott products made in Israeli settlements
PNN Palestine News Network Canada’s largest Protestant church looks set to vote today, Friday 17th August, to approve a boycott of products made in Israeli settlements. On Wednesday, the United Church of Canada’s General Council supported a resolution to boycott Israeli goods produced in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, […]