The Weekly Voice Vaughn: On May 6, throughout Canada, in over 80 cities and neighborhoods, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community did their bit to remove negative perceptions on Islam […]
Mjtimes Herald Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) of Canada will be in Moose Jaw and communities across Canada, from Friday to June 19, praying for the wellbeing of all residents within those communities. “If you want to pray for someone and you want that prayer to be […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/26/a-clash-of-religiosities By Dr Farzana Hassan, The Toronto SUN We are witnessing a resurgent culture of clashing religiosities. The latest religious controversy erupted in Saskatoon when a city councillor recited a Christian prayer at a volunteer appreciation dinner. Ashu Solo, a non-Christian volunteer, felt “excluded.” He has since vowed to complain […]
Russian TV: Week-long demonstrations over a proposed rise in university tuition fees have erupted into violence in Quebec. Police in Montreal clashed with thousands of students who accuse the government […]
Northumberland TODAY: PORT HOPE — In 14 months, the Ahmadiyya Muslin Youth Association of Canada has visited 200 communities in Canada, its 2,649 volunteers helping them reach 1.3-million people in a bid to promote peace, condemn terrorism and dispel myths about Islam. On Saturday, they will make a stop at […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1161420–ancient-sport-of-kabaddi-under-fire-from-immigration-canada?bn=1 Inside thestar.com Kabaddi is an ancient Punjabi game that incorporates elements of wrestling, tag and rugby. The sport has come under fire because some people brought to Canada from India to play the game have not returned. Kabaddi is an ancient Punjabi game that incorporates elements of wrestling, tag […]
Source: yorkregion.com If you want to donate blood, you will have a chance at one of the largest single blood donation clinics in Canada, right here in Vaughan. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association is hosting their 10th annual blood donation clinic April 28 in partnership with Canadian Blood Services. The […]
The Barrie Examiner: By Maidah Ahmad (Re: ‘Death penalty won’t solve anything’ in the March 28 edition of the Examiner) The writer’s letter promoting Christian philosophy of justice and punishment […]
Adults can’t seem to figure out the peace thing, but how about Israeli and Canadian kids—with Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Hindu backgrounds—who spent two weeks with each other at camp? […]
Source: Toronto Sun TORONTO – A Muslim advertisement stating “There is no god but Allah” has started a vigorous debate amongst TTC riders and sparked a review from the Toronto Transit Commission […]
cochranetimes.com: By Daniel Austin: More often than not discussions about the major world religions tend to focus on the differences. But for the past six years a conference in Cochrane has […]
Published: Mar 30, 2012 00:29 Updated: Mar 30, 2012 00:29 David Roy Woelke, a Canadian English language instructor at King Abdulaziz University, embraced Islam at the World Assembly of Muslim […]
Source: Macleans.ca Why the debate over the veil is much more complicated than you think No item of female apparel summons more attention, animosity, debate or censure in Western society […]
Source: Herald Leader – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) hosted a exhibition on the Holy Qur’an at Portage and District Library, Thursday, with the aim of promoting peace, condemning terrorism, and dispelling myths about Islam. Over the past 14 months AMYA has visited over 337,000 houses in […]
Source: CNN Author: Erin Burnett Since Iceland’s financial collapse in 2008, the country has debated whether it should stick with the krona or adopt the currency of another country. The obvious choice seems to be for Iceland to submit to, say, oil-rich Norway or maybe even join the EU and […]
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1140253–prime-minister-stephen-harper-should-set-scientists-free-says-nature The international science community, through the prominent journal Nature, is speaking out against a certain political leader’s restrictive practices and urging his government to “set its scientists free.” No, the subject of that appeal isn’t North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, or Syria’s brutal Bashar Assad — it’s our own Prime […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are discussing Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The Israeli leader, who arrived this morning for a three-day […]
By KEVIN DOUGHERTY The Gazette, Montreal February 25, 2012 It was supposed to be a cross-border shopping trip to New York state to break the monotony of a Quebec winter – a Montreal soccer dad, his wife, their adult son and their two youngest children packed in a car, headed […]
Russian TV: It was a kindergarten class piece of art that Jessie Sansone probably won’t want to hang on the refrigerator anytime soon. After Jesse Sansone’s 4-year-old daughter drew a […]
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1136027–why-religious-freedom-matters Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn and Aaron Myers Earlier this year in Indonesia, a civil servant was attacked by a mob at his government office then handed over to the police after posting “God doesn’t exist” to Facebook. He is currently facing a five-year jail term for blasphemy. While the country accords […]