Man who praised Quebec mosque shooter in online videos gets 30 days in jail
Source: The National Post A Quebec man who was found guilty last May of inciting hatred against Muslims has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. The sentence handed to […]
Facebook Canada official admits platform can fuel hate
Facebook Canada’s global director said Thursday the social media giant knew in 2018 it was being used to stir up violence and incite hatred, including against the Rohingya in Myanmar. […]
Justin Trudeau kicks off world’s largest women’s rights conference in Vancouver
By Simran Singh for Daily Hive Trudeau spoke at the opening of the Women Deliver 2019 Conference, which brings together over 6,000 world leaders, influencers, academics, advocates, and change-makers, with the goal […]
Video: Prime Minister Trudeau wishes all those celebrating a joyful Eid
PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday issued the following statement on Eid al-Fitr: “Tonight at sunset, Muslims in Canada and around the world will celebrate Eid al-Fitr. “Eid al-Fitr marks the […]
How Right-Wing Extremism Has Changed the Lives of Canadian Muslim Women
Source: Vice.com From mosque shootings to Quebec’s anti-religious symbols bill, more Muslim women are living in fear. “Do you force her to wear that?” a waitress asked Stephanie Roy’s fiance one day, pointing at Roy’s hijab. Roy, a convert to Islam just a few years ago, who always leaves tips […]
UN human rights observers warn Quebec about secularism bill
Source: CBC High-ranking human rights monitors with the United Nations are concerned the Quebec government will violate fundamental freedoms if it moves ahead with legislation to limit where religious symbols can be worn. Three UN legal experts, known as rapporteurs, signed and sent a letter written in French last week […]
Asia Bibi happy to be in Canada but ‘very tired’ after blasphemy ordeal, says friend
Source: Religion News Service BY John Longhurst WINNIPEG, Canada (RNS) — When he heard that Asia Bibi — the Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy — was on her way to […]
Share experience of Ramadan by fasting with a Muslim friend
Enjoy a dinner, guided tour of the Oro-Medonte Mosque and participate in questions and answers on Saturdays throughout the holy month by: OrilliaMatters Staff Stock image NEWS RELEASE MARYAM […]
Asia Bibi arrives in Canada after leaving Pakistan
Christian woman freed last year after spending eight years on death row for blasphemy Michael Safi in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad @safimichael Wed 8 May 2019 Asia […]
AHMED: Reform in the Muslim world must come from within
Special to Postmedia Network Published:April 26, 2019 Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a car after it exploded when police tried to defuse a bomb near St. […]
Luqman: ‘We need an Islam that is viable in this age’
Despite the weekend attacks in Sri Lanka, the overwhelming majority of Muslims do not wish any harm towards people of other faiths. However, it is also an undeniable reality that […]
Ramadan: A humbling experience
Fasting an especially sacred part of Islam faith, writes Maqbool Sheikh OPINION 10:00 AM Milton Canadian Champion Maqbool Sheikh – Ahamadiyya Muslim Jama’at phot The spiritual journey of Ramadan will begin once again on May 6, as billions of Muslims around the world begin 30 days of fasting. Each […]
‘Peace shattered’: Calgary community shaken by Sri Lanka terror bombings
ALANNA SMITH & RYAN RUMBOLT, CALGARY HERALD Updated: April 21, 2019 Sri Lankan officials inspect St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, north of Colombo, after multiple explosions targeting churches and hotels […]
Women’s Mosque of Canada Opens in Toronto
Muslim women pray in a balcony inside Hasan Beg mosque during the Friday prayer in this Nov. 9, 2018 file photo. 0 Nicole Bogart, CTVNews.ca Published Friday, April 19, 2019 2:24PM EDT In the face of increasing Islamophobia, a group of Muslims in Toronto is vowing to reclaim the mosque […]
She Wears a Head Scarf. Is Quebec Derailing Her Career?
Source: The New York Times By Dan Bilefsky MONTREAL — Maha Kassef, 35, an ambitious elementary schoolteacher, aspires to become a principal. But since she wears a Muslim head scarf, […]
The ‘immigrant problem’
Apr 04,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – GWYNNE DYER In a recent survey of potential adult migrants worldwide, 47 million said they would most like to move to Canada. There are […]
New Book: Muslim Contributions to Sciences
A new book Muslim Contribution to Sciences was published this month from Berlin Germany. Here is the bibliographic information: Name : Muslim Contributions to Sciences Author: Zakaria Virk, Toronto Publisher: […]
Quebec’s religious symbol ban targets minorities in the name of secularism
Source: The Guardian By Martin Patriquin Bill 62 is the fruit of over a decade of institutionalized animus directed towards the province’s religious minorities The government of Quebec, Canada’s second-most populous […]
Quebec’s bill to ban religious symbols sparks condemnation in province and Ottawa
Source: Globe and Mail Courtesy: Hamid Rehman, Canada Waves of condemnation washed over Quebec’s move Thursday to ban some public-sector workers from wearing religiously symbolic articles, despite Premier François Legault’s […]