Niqab figures prominently in final Canadian leaders debate
Trudeau, Mulcair go on the offensive over niqab issue in 2nd French-language debate NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau went on the offensive over the issue of […]
Calgary Mayor Nahid Nenshi blasts Conservative Niqab ban
This is disgusting and it is time for us to say stop it’: Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi blasts Tories’ niqab ban COLLEEN DE NEVE / CALGARY HERALDCalgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Jason Kenney, federal minister of National Defence and minister for Multiculturalism, in Calgary on July 24, 2015. Twitter National Post […]
Niqab row: Canada’s government challenges ruling Zunera Ishaq can wear veil while taking oath of citizenship
Americas Niqab row: Canada’s government challenges ruling Zunera Ishaq can wear veil while taking oath of citizenship Stephen Harper’s ruling Conservative party, prone to linking all things Islamic to ‘security’ fears, is going to the Supreme Court to stop the Pakistani-born teacher keeping her niqab on while receiving citizenship. Robert Fisk reports on a […]
Canada: 10 reasons to ban the niqab – in the public sector
Barbara Kay: Ten reasons to ban the niqab — in the public service Republish Reprint Barbara Kay | September 30, 2015 10:52 AM ET More from Barbara Kay | @BarbaraRKay Allen McInnis/Postmedia News Libertarians […]
1000 Ahmadi Youth took part in 11th Run for Vaughan
An enthusiastic group of runners from Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Vaughan participated in the 11th annual Run for Vaughan. Participants hit the road on the pathways, snaking around Canada’s Wonderland […]
Niqab issue about what it means to be Canadian, not about Islam
The controversy surrounding the niqab, or full-face covering, worn by some Muslim women is not going away soon. This controversy ironically has come to reflect more what it means […]
Rivals accuse Canadian PM of pushing ban on veils to win votes
Canada’s two main opposition leaders have accused the prime minister, Stephen Harper, of trying to win votes by pushing a ban on Muslim women’s face coverings during citizenship ceremonies. Harper’s Conservatives, locked in a tight race with the New Democrats and the Liberals ahead of an election on 19 October, […]
Canada: Stephen Harper waging phony jihad on the Niqab
Stephen Harper waging phony jihad on the niqab: The niqab is to Harperites what abortion is to right-wing Republicans — a flag to rally followers. Share on Facebook RYAN REMIORZ / THE CANADIAN PRESS Conservative leader Stephen Harper says women should be banned from wearing the niqab at citizenship […]
2nd Holy Quran and Science Conference in Toronto
The international conference on the Holy Qur’an and Science 2015 highlights novel research carried out on the Holy Qur’an to discover the treasures buried in the Holy Book. The speakers […]
Facts about one of the most controversial pieces of clothing: the niqab
CTV: There are few pieces of clothing that have been the subject of as much political debate as the niqab. During the ongoing election campaign, the right to wear one […]
Canadian elections: Block Quebecois issues anti niqab controversial ad.
Bloc Québécois targets NDP over niqabs, pipelines in controversial new ad Separatist party wants to ban face covering during citizenship ceremony and voting By Benjamin Shingler, CBC News Posted: Sep 18, 2015 8:06 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 18, 2015 8:07 PM ET A new Bloc Québécois ad featuring a drop of oil morphing […]
Toronto: 2 Via Rail terror plotters sentenced to life in prison
2 Via Rail terror plotters sentenced to life in prison Judge says terror plot was ‘designed to result in indiscriminate killings’ CBC News Posted: Sep 23, 2015 10:58 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 23, 2015 3:33 PM ET Play Media 251 shares F Twitte Reddit Google Share Email Related Stories Via Rail […]
Mississauga city council approves new mosque
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Kids/Kids/ID/2675897353/ watch the video ——————————————— Mayor Crombie’s Statement on the Meadowvale Islamic Centre Proposal Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie made the following statement following the Mississauga Planning and Development Committee meeting wherein the proposal for the Meadowvale Islamic Centre was approved: “Tonight I joined Members of Council and voted in […]
Canada: Growing up Muslim: an individual story, a universal tale
Source: The Globe and Mail By Zarqa Nawaz; who is is the creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie and author ofLaughing All the Way to the Mosque. I asked […]
Canadian elections: Stephen Harper tells tales on economy
The Conservative leader boasts that he’s a sound economic manager, but the numbers tell a very different story. Share on Facebook RYAN REMIORZ / THE CANADIAN PRESS That Conservative leader Stephen Harper has maintained the fiction of good economic management is testament to his doggedness in sticking to his story, […]
Young Canadian Muslims host federal debate at Aga Khan Museum Friday
Source: North York Mirror Local young Muslims are hosting a federal election debate at the Aga Khan Museum in North York Friday, Sept. 18. The debate will be live streamed. […]
‘How to sponsor a Syrian?’ is Canada’s top Google query on refugees
Company tracked top searches between Sept. 2 and Sept. 3. With the Syrian refugee crisis receiving renewed attention, Canadians are increasingly taking to Google to find out more about the […]
Canadian elections: Muslims urged to go out and vote
Muslim groups working hard to get out the vote in their community The grassroots organization Canadian-Muslim Vote is working to increase voter turnout in the Muslim community. Share on Facebook CANADIAN-MUSLIM VOTE One example of Canadian-Muslim Vote efforts is a poster campaign, in which they used the image of a […]
Canadian Elections: Fit to lead? Justin Trudeau adds nostalgic canoe outing
Fit to lead? Justin Trudeau adds nostalgic canoe outing to recent string of physical feats Republish Reprint Tristin Hopper | September 17, 2015 6:52 PM ET More from Tristin Hopper | @TristinHopper nationalpost.com THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardLiberal Leader Justin Trudeau paddles a canoe down the Bow River in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Sept, 17, […]
Toronto: Harper government is manipulating the refugee crisis
How the Harper government is manipulating the refugee crisis: Haroon Siddiqui Harper is pandering to the dangerous stereotype that all Muslims are potential terrorists, whereas non-Muslims may be squeaky clean. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/09/17/how-the-harper-government-is-manipulating-the-refugee-crisis-siddiqui.html Share on Facebook BELA SZANDELSZKY / AP Syrian refugees cross into Hungary underneath the border fence on the Hungarian […]