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, […]
KINGSTON—The defendants say it’s the site of a tragic accident, the prosecution, a crime scene marking the horrific murder of three daughters and a wife. On Thursday, in a judicial rarity, the jury got to see it for themselves. The seven women and five men of the jury in the […]
Worship in peace Charles Lewis, National Post : The idea was first suggested in the midst of the federal election campaign, the kind of proposal that was politically astute because it targeted the religious ethnic communities the Conservatives needed to win a majority: A promised office of religious freedom that […]
Source: Edmonton Journal Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada is planning two open houses in Edmonton as part of the organization’s cross-Canada effort to promote peace, condemn terrorism and bring awareness about peaceful Islam. The dates are: – -Nov. 3, from noon to 7 p.m., at Riverbend Public Library. – -Nov. […]
Source: Nanaimo Daily News. A new national survey that tapped the level of “positiveness” that Canadians feel toward selected groups suggests that Muslims – significantly more than 10 other subsets of society – remain a magnet for negativity a decade after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. Just 43 per […]
Source: The Intelligencer At a time when the exchange of information as close to instantaneous as it is widespread, it remains an unfortunate truth that much of the information is wrong, based on ignorance, misconceptions, prejudice and misrepresentation of facts. It is also sometimes based on the fact many people […]
The family and friends of a vibrant Winnipeg teen killed in a terrorist attack 22 years in Israel are bracing for another painful blow this week when her killer is set free. Fern Shawna Rykiss, 17, died in 1989 when a terrorist hijacked the bus on which she was a […]
Source: The Intelligencer Holy Qur’an questions answered Eric Thomas believes in the facts of life. And the president of the Quinte Secular Humanist Association (QSHA) had another occasion to verify and discuss some of those facts Saturday as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (an auxiliary wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community) […]
Source: The Recorder and Times A Muslim youth group that has visited 190 communities in Canada since last fall to promote peace and condemn terrorism will stop for a four hour open house on the Holy Qur’an this saturday at the Brockville Public Library. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of […]
Source: The Intelligencer An outreach group promoting “peace” and “peaceful Islam” is holding an open house on the Holy Qur’an this Saturday at the Belleville Public Library art gallery. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada, said organizer Rizwan Rabbani, is an auxiliary wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (www.alislam.org ) presenting the […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1068726–speakers-at-muslim-conference-noted-for-disparaging-gays-and-jews?bn=1 Daniel Dale Urban Affairs Reporter Four of the six speakers scheduled to appear at an upcoming Muslim conference at a downtown hotel have made anti-gay or anti-Semitic remarks. The “Calling the World Back to Allah” conference is part of the “Canada Launch Tour” of the Islamic Education and Research […]
Sharia Banking: An expose……….by Muhammad Saleem Tarek Fatah Excerpt from “Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State Family law is not the only place where the introduction of sharia law is being sought in Canada. While Islamists may have suffered a setback in their attempt to introduce […]
UM Financial has gone into bankruptcy. Here is the court document: http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/creditor_updates/documents/UM%20Financial%20Inc/UM%20Financial%20Order.pdf
Source: Toronto Star Author: Oakland Ross First, she heard her own voice. Then her voice went viral — accompanied by her tears of joy. All in all, it was not a bad week for 29-year-old Sarah Churman of Burleson, Tex. Even better, she heard her two young daughters, Oli and […]