1st Canadian undergoes doctor-assisted death in B.C.
Source: CTV A Calgary woman who was granted a legal exemption for doctor-assisted death has ended her life in British Columbia with the help of a physician. The woman, who […]
Is Hijab An Obstacle for Muslim Women Living In Canada?
Source: The Huffington Post When I made the decision to move to Canada, I was terrified. I feared that I would not be able to get used to life here. […]
How a snowstorm led 3 friends to accept the kindness of strangers
A short cross-border shopping trip takes an unexpected turn for writer Rania Mirza. Print Nick Kozak / For the Toronto Star Rania Mirza learned to accept the kindness of strangers when a winter storm stranded her and her two friends on a cross-border shopping trip. By: Rania Mirza Special to […]
Annual Peace Symposium in Toronto
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) […]
Ottawa should shutter the Office of Religious Freedom
Ottawa can do a better job of promoting religious freedom — and all human rights — without an Office of Religious Freedom thestar.com Feb. 26, 2016 Blair Gable / Blair Gable Office of Religious Freedom Ambassador Andrew Bennett’s term will expire in March. By: Bruce Ryder and Luka Ryder-Bunting […]
Women pack City Hall for Ottawa Hijab Solidarity Day
Source: Ottawa Citizen Women from various religions, ethnicities and backgrounds crammed a small room for Ottawa Hijab Solidarity Day on Thursday night. Event held at Ottawa City Hall with Chief […]
National Hijab Day celebration in Ottawa
In an open letter that Iranian Canadian human rights activist Shabnam Assadollahi sent to Ottawa’s Mayor Jim Watson, Assadollahi expressed her concern that the feminist group City for All Women Initiative in Canada decided to host an Ottawa Hijab Day inside the City Hall building on February 17, 2016. In […]
New Iqaluit mosque opens doors
CBC: After years in the making, Iqaluit’s new mosque held its inauguration Friday, officially opening as a place of worship. The building will serve as a prayer space and a […]
Toronto native Superwomen Lilly Singh moves to LA
thestar.com By: Bruce DeMara Entertainment, Published on Tue Feb 23 2016 It’s been an unexpected and eventful journey from the Scarborough home where Lilly Singh first became a YouTube star to the bright lights of Los Angeles. Last year, Lilly Singh was listed No. 8 on Forbes list of YouTube millionaires […]
5 Muslim Contributions to Modern Society
Source: Huffington Post By Rua Wani; Writer, producer, MAX media lead Coauthored by Danyal Hameed. The inaugural Muslim Awards for Excellence (MAX) Gala, taking place in Toronto, Canada on March […]
PM Trudeau’s statement on Islam
Islam is not incompatible with Western secular society There s much of criticism to Prime Minster Justin Trudeau’s recent statement about Islam. The video of this statement is given here […]
Canada will build mosques for Muslim refugees
By Chad Groening for OneNewsNow.com A Canadian activist says his country’s new prime minister has kept his campaign pledge for the country to house thousands of Islamic refugees. Justin Trudeau […]
City of Ottawa to celebrate World Hijab Day on 25th
This Thursday, February 25, 2016, the city of Ottawa will be holding a public event celebrating the hijab, to show solidarity with Muslim women and diffuse Islamophobia. The City for […]
Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan: A Sikh soldier’s climb to the Canadian Cabinet
Source: Los Angeles Times Three months ago, most Canadians had never heard of Harjit Singh Sajjan. But after newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped him to be defense minister […]
Canada: Hateful graffiti scrawled on Calgary school targets Syrian newcomers
Clara Ho First posted: Saturday, February 20, 2016 04:58 PM MST | Updated: Saturday, February 20, 2016 10:07 PM MST A police car is is reflected in smashed-out windows at Wilma Hansen School in the Queensland area of Calgary, Alta., on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Many windows in the school […]
Canadians argue over how to promote religious freedom abroad
Source: Economist BY M.D. AND ERASMUS | OTTAWA SHOULD Western democracies make the defence of religious freedom around the world a separate, fenced-off part of their foreign policy? Or is […]
CBC Information Morning on Halifax Muslims
CBC Information Morning broadcasting live from Ummah Mosque The program will focus on the Muslim community, which consists of more than 25,000 people in Halifax. It’s one of the fastest […]
Canada: Brampton man Brar charged with murder of his wife in a truck fire
theobserver.ca Sarnia: Fire and police officials on the scene of a fatal transport fire on westbound Highway 402, south of Sarnia, on Jan. 31, 2016. (BARBARA SIMPSON, Sarnia Observer) A Brampton truck driver charged with the first-degree murder of his wife following a Jan. 31 truck fire on Highway 402 […]
Premier of Ontario takes on legenday Flying Sikh
Source: The Star By: Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Published on Wed Feb 03 2016 CHANDIGARH, INDIA—The octogenarian Flying Sikh gave Ontario’s most famous morning jogger a run for […]
Edmonton Muslim Teen, Forgives Store Owner After Being Refused Service
“If women had the right to wear as little clothes as they desired without people finding it offensive, then I had every right to cover my body as much as […]