By Mrs. Raheel Raza, Toronto Raheel Raza tackles Islamist extremists and what needs to be done in this feisty, no-holds-barred, post-Brussels analysis. clarionproject.com Following the Brussels attacks, I’ve been glued to mainstream media listening very attentively to political pundits, intelligence agencies, experts and analysts. Something in what they are saying […]
cbc.ca http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/terrorism-rcmp-1.3508257 Kevin Omar Mohamed is alleged to have encouraged terrorist activity through social media, his lawyer says A man has been detained in a “preventive” arrest on fears of terrorism following an RCMP national security investigation in Toronto that police say is unrelated to the attacks in Brussels. Kevin Omar […]
Toronto: The acquittal of former radio star Jian Ghomeshi has prompted fresh calls for a sweeping overhaul of the way Canada deals with allegations of sexual violence. Protesters stand outside of the courthouse after an Ontario judge found former Canadian radio host Jian Ghomeshi not guilty on four sexual assault charges and […]
huffingpost.ca 2016/03/21 OTTAWA — The Liberals all but flipped off the lights on Canada’s Office of Religious Freedoms, voting Monday against a Tory motion to keep open the controversial post and saying that its stand alone status is over. The writing has been on the wall for the office since […]
Source: Hamilton Spectator ByAhmed Sahi “Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.” Since the dreadful attacks in Brussels, there’s been a barrage of pundits and political figures throughout […]
Source: AlJazeera Toronto, Canada – Donnie McKay keeps his phone close. A band councillor in Pimicikamak Cree Nation (Cross Lake) in northern Manitoba, McKay never knows when there will be a […]
Azeeza Kanji, The Toronto Star As facts gradually emerge about Monday’s stabbing at a Canadian Forces recruitment centre in Toronto, one detail in particular has attracted special attention. “Allah told me to do this, Allah told me to come here and kill people,” the accused allegedly said, prompting conjecture that […]
By Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun 2016/03/15 By now, most of us are familiar with the sullen-looking face of Ayanle Hassan Ali, who, according to Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, said he was inspired by Allah to kill infidels in his name. What may be the latest chapter in Canada’s […]
A man accused of stabbing two members of Canada’s military at a recruiting centre in Toronto Monday shouted “Allah told me to do this, Allah told me to come here and kill people,” according to Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders. Police have laid charges, including one of attempted murder, against Ayanie Hassan Ali, […]
Source: BBC Every August my family embarks on that great American ritual: the road trip. And we always head north. Canada may not be the most exotic of destinations, but […]
By: Geoffrey Vendeville Staff Reporter, Published on Thu Mar 10 2016 We put two Oxford-bound high school debaters to the test We asked two Oxford-bound high school debaters to argue that Donald Trump should be U.S. president. Kiara Hassan and Dasha Metropolitansky have talked their way to Oxford University. The students from White […]
Source: BBC US President Barack Obama and Canada’s new liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have lavished praise on each other amid talks at the White House. Mr Trudeau is in […]
BBC Canada’s new liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington for the first state visit by a Canadian leader in nearly 20 years. He has been welcomed by President […]
On March 8, 2016, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) John McCallum tabled the 2015 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration. It states that in 2016 Canada will […]
Canadian human rights groups call for national security reform (Ottawa – March 10, 2016) In two separate letters sent yesterday to federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, a coalition of Canadian human rights organizations including the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), laid out recommendations with respect to national security reform in […]
Source: Time The White House will host an official state visit for the Canadian Prime Minister this week When President Obama first spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last […]
Story by Moni Basu, CNN Video and photos by Matthew Gannon, CNN Lethbridge, Alberta (CNN) Muna Ali adjusts the hijab covering her wavy brown locks as she pushes a cart […]
National post Toronto The death of Owais Egwilla, left, was announced on social media accounts affiliated with Libyan fighters, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. The youth’s father was Abdu Albasset Egwilla, right, a Libyan-Canadian religious cleric. TORONTO — The son of a former Ottawa cleric who encouraged Libyans to […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Canada is going to hold its 1st Annual Peace Symposium on March 6, 2016 at Tahir Hall Community Center (10610 Jane St, Maple, ONL6A 3A2) […]
Calgarians will have a chance to visit a mosque on Sunday. It’s part of a nationwide campaign for Canadians to learn and experience “the true and peaceful teachings of Islam” […]