By Tarek Fatah Source / Courtesy: The Huffington Post, Canada In Khaled Hosseini’s soul-piercing novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, the character Nana, a poor unwed mother, tells her five-year-old daughter, Mariam: “Learn this now and learn it well, my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north, a man’s accusing […]
Reuters By Shaheen Pasha and Cameron French | Reuters – DUBAI/TORONTO (Reuters) – The insolvency of an Islamic mortgage lender in Canada may hinder the growth of sharia-compliant finance in North America, where the industry has struggled to gain traction in the absence of a supportive regulatory framework. UM Financial […]
Source / Courtesy: Mississauga.com and the Star In the Star it was reported by: Kate Allen Staff Reporter Inas Kadri was shopping at a Mississauga mall with her two small […]
23 November 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the following remarks while attending Eid on the Hill: “Thank you, Senator. As-Salāmu Alaykum. Peace be upon you. Greetings to […]
Here let me also share the email message issued by Hon. Jason Kenney, PC, MP: Friends, On Wednesday I was joined by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Senator Salma Ataullahjan, and […]
It will provide visitors with an understanding of the artistic, intellectual, scientific and religious heritage of communities, both Muslim and non-Muslim, which pervaded the lands of Islam. The museum will, […]
http://www.wheels.ca/columns/article/801233 Smart’ steering wheel provides health check-ups while driving Sensors integrated into the ‘smart’ steering wheel measure and monitor the driver’s vital signs while driving. The health diagnostics are displayed on a screen mounted on the dash. Jakob Neuhauser / TUM Sensors integrated into the ‘smart’ steering wheel measure and […]
British Columbia’s highest court has ruled that Canada’s anti-polygamy law should stand. Chief Justice Robert Bauman said the ban on multiple marriages was consistent with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case comes after a judge threw out polygamy charges against two bishops of the Fundamentalist Church of […]
It was a night long on rhetoric, short on substance as the eight Republican hopefuls squared off yet again, this time at historic Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. The short […]
Source: TOI on Line Thanks Giving Day – a festival about expressing gratitude Thanks Giving Day or Thanksgiving Day is a beloved traditional festival observed in a grand fashion in the U.S and Canada to rejoice the harvest season and express gratitude towards Almighty for his holy grace. The origin […]
Friday, November 19th, 2011, Vaughan, ON – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association in partnership with the Canadian Blood Services will hold the largest single blood donation clinic in Canada on Saturday, November 26th, 2011. This clinic – the youth group’s 9th – will be held at the community’s newest facility, […]
Source / Credit: Orangeville Citizen In this day and age, a handful of Islamic extremists have managed to taint the 2.2- billion member global Muslim community and make the term Islam – in the eyes of many – synonymous with terror and religious intolerance. Nasir Ahmed, president of the Muslim […]
Letter to the Editor: (Re: ‘Muslim Canadians must abide by Canada’s laws’ in the Nov. 3 edition of the Barrie Examiner) Shariah law is a misunderstood concept, by Muslims and non-Muslims and therefore very often stokes fear in people’s minds. Shariah is an Arabic word, and like many Arabic words, has many […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1082245–powerful-punjabi-press-has-its-fans-and-foes?bn=1 We’ve all heard about the power of the press. It pales in comparison to the power of the Punjabi press. At least that’s the view of an increasing number of people who say they have become victimized by a highly influential — and what they call irresponsible — ethnic […]
Gaddafi’s Mob Murder: Arab Winter, Not Spring Tarek Fatah, Founder, Muslim Canadian Congress………… The Huffinton Post If there was any doubt in my mind that the so-called Arab Spring was nothing more than a backdrop to a long winter freeze, that doubt was set aside by the gory scenes of […]
TIMOTHY APPLEBY The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prosecution-paints-picture-of-clumsy-cover-up-in-honour-killings-trial/article2207448/ KINGSTON – Three teenagers and a woman found dead in a submerged car at the Kingston Mills lock two years ago were the victims of “honour killings” committed by members of their family who then staged an elaborate but clumsy cover-up, a court […]
http://www.thestar.com/business/smallbusiness/article/1073086–do-immigrants-make-better-entrepreneurs Toronto entrepreneur Haroon Mirza is a self-made millionaire at the age of just 29. Mirza and his two partners, who sold their software company to Intel last year, credit hard work and timely advice for their success. But Mirza also gives part of the credit to the fact he […]
Source: The Star Phoenix A group of Ahmadiyya Muslims had an open house in Saskatoon Saturday to try to dispel myths about Islam. “There is a lot of misconception out there, especially with the jihad,” said organizer Rizwan Rabbani. He said that, though there are different forms of jihad, they […]
(AFP) – OTTAWA — Canada is “not happy” with the vote to grant UNESCO membership to the Palestinians and will reconsider its participation in the UN cultural body, Foreign Minister John Baird said Monday. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Monday adopted a resolution to admit Palestine, with […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/1078393–math-geek-becomes-beauty-maven-with-virtual-makeover-app?bn=1 Inside thestar.com STEPHANIE FINDLAY/TORONTO STAR Stephanie Findlay STAFF REPORTER As a kid, Parham Arabi was a geek who loved math contests and Star Trek. Now, he’s a beauty maven. Arabi, a University of Toronto associate professor, owns ModiFace, a $30 million virtual makeover business where users try out cosmetics, […]