A Battle Over Prayer in Schools Tests Canada’s Multiculturalism
Source: The New York Times By DAN LEVIN JUNE 25, 2017 Photo An elder demonstrated the call to prayer at a mosque in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.CreditIan Willms for The New York […]
PM Justin Trudeau: The Best Ambassador for Interfaith Tolerance
Eid Mubarak! My best wishes to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr tonight. https://t.co/HD5iqu5tIV — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) June 25, 2017 The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles on the […]
Social media abuzz over Justin Trudeau’s Pride appearance with ‘Eid Mubarak’ socks
Trudeau wore socks featuring the text “Eid Mubarak,” honouring the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, which coincided with Pride this year. Canada’s Justin Trudeau took part in Toronto’s Pride parade, with the prime minister’s official photographer Adam Scotti there to mark only the second time that a […]
Canada’s Secret to Resisting the West’s Populist Wave
TORONTO — As right-wing populism has roiled elections and upended politics across the West, there is one country where populists have largely failed to break through: Canada. The Interpreter By AMANDA TAUB JUNE 27, 201 NYTimes The raw ingredients are present. A white ethnic majority that is losing its demographic dominance. A sharp […]
Restaurant owners offer free meals in Montreal, no catch
Source: CNN By Samira Said, CNN Montreal (CNN)A free meal and a friendly smile aren’t easy to come by. But a pair of Muslim immigrants changed that for some […]
Sikhs celebrate B.C. woman’s ‘inspiring’ appointment as first turbaned judge in Canada
By Lien Yeung, for CBC News Justice Palbinder Kaur Shergill appointed to B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster Sikhs from Canada to India are celebrating a B.C. woman’s historic appointment […]
Canada: Anti-Muslim Hate Groups Plan to March in the Toronto Pride Parade
Far-right groups have invited the Jewish Defence League to join them in marching in the Toronto Pride parade on Sunday, carrying Islamophobic signs and “severed heads,” according to a public video posted on Facebook. http://torontoist.com/2017/06/anti-muslim-hate-groups-plan-march-toronto-pride-parade/ The video, posted to the personal Facebook page of the leader of the JDL’s Toronto chapter, Meir HaLevi (also known […]
Canada: Faith inspiring interview with Amir Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at
Interview by Saiful Islam, Toronto https://youtu.be/3_ldOZfayDgi Preview YouTube video A Special Interview of Lal Khan Malik A Special Interview of Lal Khan Malik
Canada: Three Alberta Muslim women file human rights complaint
By Barry Ellsworth RENTON. Ont. Three Muslim workers have filed a human rights complaint alleging Islamophobia after they were fired from a maintenance project in western Canada, Canadian media reported Thursday. Amino Rashid told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that she and two of her colleagues were dismissed from a […]
During Ramadan, Bottled Water Helps Local Muslims Bridge Religious Divide
Source: WFPL By Roxanne Scott A gray Honda pulls up on the corner at Fourth and Chestnut and stops at the traffic light. A few people walk up to the left […]
NCCM and Canadian Journalist for Free Expression launch ad compaign
(Toronto, June 15) – On June 12, 2017, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) in partnership with the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) launched a billboard advertising campaign on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) system, seeking to challenge public assumptions about human rights in Canada. June 15, 2017 The […]
Muslim group urges Ottawa to speed up release of hate-crime statistics
Source: The Globe and Mail Ottawa is facing calls to speed up the release of national hate-related data in the face of a dramatic rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes in […]
Canada: Ahmadi Muslim Capt. Hassan Malik raises money for the Gander & Area Food Bank during Ramadan
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ramadan-gander-food-bank-fundraiser-1.4153259 | By Leigh Anne Power, CBC News Fasting while helping others eat: Ramadan fundraiser in Gander Local Muslim man reaches out to Gander and area food bank Hassan Malik has lived in Gander only since November, but he’s already making a difference in the community. Malik, the chief engineer at […]
Newfoundland: Fasting while helping others eat: Ramadan fundraiser in Gander
Local Muslim man reaches out to Gander and area food bank By Leigh Anne Power, CBC News Posted: Jun 10, 2017 5:00 PM NT Last Updated: Jun 10, 2017 5:00 PM NT Capt. Hassan Malik is raising money for the Gander and Area Food Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Leigh Anne […]
Fasting while helping others eat: Ramadan fundraiser in Gander
Source: CBC News By Leigh Anne Power, Hassan Malik has lived in Gander only since November, but he’s already making a difference in the community. Malik, the chief engineer at the […]
Canada: Syrian man who beat his wife says he did not know it’s against the law
Fredericton, NBAfter Mohamad Rafia (right) was arrested for beating his wife with a hockey stick (left photo for illustrative purposes) he gave the court a disturbing excuse. (Photo source: Jüdische Allgemeine, The Telegraph Journal)http://washingtonfeed.com/syrian-muslim-refugee-beat-wife-with-hockey-stick-smiles-in-court-says-6-horrific-words.html When a severely battered woman escaped to a hospital with horrific injuries, the police quickly arrested her refugee […]
Canada on the verge of repealing its Blasphemy Libel Law
Canada Is on the Verge of Repealing Its Blasphemy Libel Law June 6, 2017 by Hemant Mehta http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/06/canada-is-on-the-verge-of-repealing-its-blasphemy-libel-law/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=4462 Comments You may not have guessed it, but Canada has had a blasphemy law on the books since 1892. Nations where blasphemy is penalized in some way. It seems like a radical rule for a […]
Obama and Trudeau meet up for dinner in Montreal
Obama and Trudeau meet up for dinner in Montreal 7 June 2017http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40190393 re Image copyrightADAM SCOTTI / PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE Barack Obama has enjoyed a rare tête-à-tête with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal. The duo dined at trendy Liverpool House on Tuesday when the former US president was […]
Canadian Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Donates $25,000 to Hospital Foundation in British Columbia
Source: http://www.asianjournal.ca/canadian-muslim-community-donates-25000-to-hospital-foundation-in-british-columbia/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada presents $25,000 cheque to Mayor of Salmon Arm for Advancement of Shuswap Lake General Hospital Hundreds gathered on May 21, 2017 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia to attend the annual “Run for Salmon Arm” organized by the Ahmadiyya Elders Association, an auxiliary organization of […]
Justin Trudeau asks Pope for apology
Source: MSN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a request for Pope Francis: say sorry for the role of the Catholic Church in a Canadian school system where indigenous children […]