Quebec Mosque Attack Forces Canadians to Confront a Strain of Intolerance
Source: The New York Times By IAN AUSTEN and CRAIG S. SMITH QUEBEC — In a world often hostile to migration, Canada has stood out, welcoming thousands of refugees fleeing […]
Talk radio, intolerance in focus as Quebec seeks answers after shooting
Reuters International FEB 1, 2017 – Azzedine Najd (R) and his wife Fadwa Achmaoui look at the memorial near the site of a fatal shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City, Canada January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (reuters_tickers) By Kevin Dougherty QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) – In […]
Canadian PM says mosque shooting a ‘terrorist attack on Muslims’
Source: Reuters By Kevin Dougherty (In this Jan. 29 story, corrects quote of tweet by Canadian legislator Greg Fergus to ‘demonizing’ instead of ‘sermonizing’) By Kevin Dougherty Six people were […]
Trudeau says Canada will take refugees banned by U.S.
Source: PBS hour TORONTO – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump: Canada will take you. Trudeau reacted to Trump’s ban […]
Global Centre for Pluralism moves to its permanent home in Canada
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON JANUARY 27, 2017 The Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP) is governed by an international Board of Directors chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan. The Global Centre for Pluralism is an independent, not-for-profit international research and education centre located in Ottawa, Canada. Inspired by the example […]
Muslim teenager sues Montreal school, alleging he was framed as an extremist
Source: The Globe and Mail By TU THANH HA The Globe and Mail A joke that a Montreal school monitor misheard eventually landed a Muslim teenager in custody, with officials convinced that the youth was planning to blow up their school and officers taking him away in handcuffs, a civil […]
Listen To Justin Trudeau Speak Tamil To Celebrate Canada’s Diversity
Happy Thai Pongal to Tamils celebrating! Joyeux Thaï Pongal aux tamouls qui célèbrent! Iniya Pongal Nalvazhthukkal: pic.twitter.com/AT8YE4t3AB — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 14, 2017 Source: Huffington Post By Carol […]
Muslim Students Gain Group Prayer Rights in Canadian Schools
In addition, the students won the right to deliver their own sermons without screening even after some sermons were previously found to be problematic. Sun, January 15, 2017 Print Email Students at Toronto’s Valley Park Middle School pray in the cafeteria every Friday during class hours — boys in front, […]
Canada: Jane Fonda slams Justin Trudeau: ‘Don’t be fooled by good-looking liberals’
Helena Horton 12 JANUARY 2017 • 10:55AM Justin Trudeau is admired around the world for his liberal views, partly because of his media savvy and constant photo opportunities. However, Jane Fonda has slammed the photogenic politician in a new video, and warned fans not to be “fooled” by him. She […]
Muslim-Owned Eatery Offers Free Food To Anyone Who Needs It
Source: Huffington Post By Elyse Wanshel Associate Editor, Trends, The Huffington Post A small restaurant is giving with a big heart. Marché Ferdous, a Muslim-owned eatery in Montreal, hands […]
Vietnamese Refugee In Canada Now Helping Syrian Family Resettle
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor When Thuy Nguyen was just 12 years old, she left her native country of Vietnam and boarded a South Korean boat in […]
Canada: Trudeau’s trip to Aga Khan’s private island kept secret to protect privacy, PMO says
Source: The Star The prime minister and his family took a government jet to the Bahamas during the holidays and stayed at the billionaire Aga Khan’s privately owned Bell Island. […]
Pakistan: Senate body to approach FO for complaint against Canadian citizen
DAWN.com 2017/01/03 By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Monday decided to approach the Foreign Office to lodge a formal complaint with the Canadian government against the key suspect of a recent attack on a worship place of the Ahmadi community in Chakwal.Canadian Abdul Rasheed […]
Muslim-Owned Eatery Offers Free Food To Anyone Who Needs It
Source: Huffington Post Elyse Wanshel; Associate Editor, Trends, The Huffington Post A small restaurant is giving with a big heart. Marché Ferdous, a Muslim-owned eatery in Montreal, hands out free […]
PM’s Video: Happy New Year! I will always stand against the politics of fear
Happy New Year! Let’s make this our year, Canada! pic.twitter.com/ihzkDiERZW — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 31, 2016 Justin Pierre James Trudeau PC MP (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian […]
Canada: New mosque to be ‘nucleus’ for the Ahmadiyya community
MATTHEW OLSON, thestarphoenix.com More from Matthew Olson Published on: December 29, 2016 | Last Updated: December 29, 2016 6:00 AM CST The exterior of the new Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at mosque. GORD WALDNER / SASKATOON STARPHOENIX SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT The group in charge of constructing Saskatoon’s first purpose-built mosque wants it to be more than just […]
Muslim, Sikh faith groups in Regina embrace Christmas
Source: Global News By Christa Dao Reporter Global News It’s the season of giving and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community in Regina is all hands on deck this Christmas season. […]
Regina Muslim group gives thanks for mosque with food bank donation
Source: CBC News Regina Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at members are donating hundreds of kilograms of food to the Regina Food Bank today as a thank-you for their new place of worship. While the […]
Canadian government asked to probe whether Toronto-area man involved in Pakistan mosque siege
Stewart Bell | December 13, 2016 | More from Stewart Bell | @StewartBellNP TORONTO — An attack on a mosque in Chakwal, Pakistan, has led to calls for an investigation in Canada over allegations a Toronto-area man was part of a group that vowed “extreme measures” against the place […]
Muslim Women in Hijab Break Barriers: ‘Take the Good With the Bad’
Source: The New York Times By KATIE ROGERS Ginella Massa, 29, a TV reporter for CityNews in Toronto, is believed to be Canada’s first anchor to wear a hijab at […]