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 […]
Landmark deal to protect Canada Great Bear Rainforest
Source: BBC Indigenous tribes, timber firms and environmental groups in western Canada have welcomed a deal to protect one of the world’s largest remaining tracts of temperate rainforest. The Great […]
Premier of Ontario honoured at Sikh holy shrine
Kathleen Wynne honoured at holy Sikh shrine despite same-sex marriage media controversy Some of India’s major news outlets erroneously reported a snub that never happened as the Ontario premiere was presented with the “siropa” robe of honour at the Sikh faith’s most sacred site. TorontoStar Jan 31. AMRITSAR, INDIA—Premier Kathleen […]
Anti Islamic slogans in Richmond Hill learning centre
Swastika, anti-Islamic slogans graffiti found on Richmond Hill learning centre Source: CBC York Regional Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect, or suspects, responsible for spray painting […]
How this Waterloo x-cop’s evidence-gathering software is changing how we investigate crime
Police captured Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from his hideout in a boat in a dramatic hail of bullets, but that was just the beginning of their work. Less exciting, […]
B.C. teacher reprimanded for calling Muslim student ‘Taliban’
Sooke Grade 11 math teacher Matthew Pell repeatedly referred to the teen as “Taliban” and told the class “don’t make her angry, otherwise she will bomb you.” A Vancouver Island […]
Canada: Saadia Muzaffar, founder of TechGirls Canada
http://www.chatelaine.com/living/ms-chatelaine/saadia-muzaffar-women-stem/ Age: 37 Occupation: Founder, TechGirls Canada; senior director of marketing, AudienceView Born: Karachi, Pakistan Lives: Toronto Loves: Fly fishing, baklava, smashing the boys’ club If you’re a woman pursuing a career in the notoriously male-dominated fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), you’ve got your work cut out for you. Just 10 to […]
Faith groups call on Liberals to keep Office of Religious Freedom
http://ottawacitizen.com: The Liberal government is facing pressure to keep the Office of Religious Freedom open, after representatives from three influential faith groups wrote Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion on Friday asking him not to scrap it. The open letter from organizations representing Jewish, Sikh and Ahmadiyya Muslim Canadians underscores the potential political cost […]