Source: The Observer PETROLIA — A group of young Muslims is out to promote peace, integration and the true nature of their faith. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada held an open house at the Petrolia Library Saturday to meet with the public and clear up misconceptions about Islam. […]
Source: Brant News A regional chapter of a Muslim organization spent Saturday afternoon in Paris promoting the message that Islam is a religion of peace. “We want to dispel any […]
Ottawa Citizen: We recently conducted an interfaith event called Children of Abraham with Imam Limame of the Outaouais Islamic Centre. In attendance were members of our three congregations including the […]
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says his department’s new Office of Religious Freedom won’t become a vehicle for playing domestic politics in Canada’s immigrant communities. Mr. Baird dismissed criticism […]
Religious believers distrust atheists more than members of other religious groups, gays and feminists, according to a new study by University of B.C. researchers. The only group the study’s participants […]
John Goddard The Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1109060–gold-night-drop-dramatizes-receivership-case The head of an insolvent mortgage company unloaded $2.2 million in gold and silver from his car at a Rexdale parking lot at night, according to his own testimony, and handed it to a man who has since disappeared. Court documents also tell of […]
By: Maidah Ahmad Source: the Barrie Examiner (Re: ‘Canada gets it right with veil rules’ in the Dec. 13 edition of the Examiner) I believe in modesty and therefore I […]
Source: Lindsay Post LINDSAY -A number of young volunteers were in Lindsay this past weekend hoping dispel untruths of Islam and Muslims. Nearly 60 volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA), which is an auxiliary wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, went door to door hoping to educate […]
By MOHAMMED A. ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, known to be bold, has taken another rash step forward by decreeing that Muslim women who wear burqa or niqab must remove them when taking the oath of citizenship. For most Canadians, this isn’t a major issue. […]
Ahmadiyya youth group holds weigh-ins to help collect 4500 kilograms of food for charity Source; Edmonton Journal EDMONTON — This Christmas break, Mohyuddin Mirza will take time to honour Jesus Christ, peace be upon him. The veteran agrologist and practising Muslim helped found Edmonton’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1969, and […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1106193–helena-guergis-sues-prime-minister?bn=1 OTTAWA—Former cabinet minister Helena Guergis is suing Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party of Canada and two former cabinet colleagues for $1.3 million, alleging she was falsely accused of cocaine use, extortion and associating with hookers in a conspiracy to chase her from politics. Guergis, the former MP […]
Source; Peterborough Examiner Door to Door Muslims A group of 36 young Muslims from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada will visit Peterborough on Saturday and Sunday, going door to door to educate people about the teachings of Islam and dispel any misconceptions about their religion. Over the last 12 […]
Credit; Chris Abbott Source; Tillsonburg Independent The message Saturday was peace. A group of 12 volunteers from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA), an auxiliary wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, visited Tillsonburg Saturday to spread their message. “It’s a good day today, not too cold,” said Sadqat Chaudhary of […]
Courtesy: Straight.com November 29, 2011 Catherine Murray and Jen Marchbank Remember Canada’s fallen women next Tuesday. Despite our peaceable self image, Canada has been home to femicide, appalling massacres, and serial killers. December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. But unlike […]
Source: Winnipeg Free Press Members of a local mosque are holding an open house at the Millennium Library to demonstrate that Islam is a faith of peace. The Holy Qur’an Exhibition opened Sunday afternoon and continues today and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. “One of our campaigns is […]
Promoting religious harmony Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada Credit: Jeff Tribe Source: Tillsonburg News A dozen volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYAC) will be visiting Tillsonburg Saturday to promote religious harmony and understanding. “Sunshine or snow, they will be there on Saturday,” said AMYAC National […]
Source: Vaughan Citizen The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association took a major step toward its goal of becoming Canadian Blood Services largest partner when it comes to blood donations. The youth group, an auxiliary wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam’aat Canada, collected 156 units of blood at its 11th annual blood […]
Source / Credit: Niagara This Week Youth to canvass homes in Grimsby, Canada. Eighteen young Muslims will be spreading the message, and dispelling misconceptions, of their faith Saturday. Terrorist acts have painted the Muslim community in a bad light and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada is reaching out […]
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/12/12/new-niqab-rules-ban-citizenship-ceremonies_n_1143101.html?ref=canada OTTAWA — The Conservative government’s announcement Monday that it will prevent Muslim women from wearing face coverings during citizenship ceremonies is being met with applause from a group of moderate Muslims calling for a Canadian ban on niqabs and burqas and total rejection from another group saying it is […]
By Barbara Kay, Source / Courtesy: The National Post http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/12/09/barbara-kay-feminists-back-women-as-possessions-in-supreme-court-case/ The Supreme Court must decide whether women may keep their faces covered in court. Or rather whether Muslim women can, […]