By Tahira Chaudhry Fasting is a universal form of worship which is prescribed in most of the religions. Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity-all have fasting as a religious in one form […]
Source: The Star Edmonton By CATHERINE GRIWKOWSKY EDMONTON—Wiccans have long fought against perceptions that their religion is shadowy, scary and sinister—but this June, they’re wearing their differences loud and proud. For […]
TORONTO — He is a wealthy businessman whose favorite political targets are “elites” he describes as drinking champagne “with their pinkies up in the air.” He hates government, but is running to lead one with a $121.7-billion budget, confident he will root out waste with his well-honed business acumen. And he has […]
Ontario Provincial Elections are taking place on June 7, 2018 Tasleem Riaz, NDP , Agincourt Naheed Yaqubian, Aurora / Richmond Hill Mazhar Shafeeq, Scarboro Kaleed Rasheed, PC, Mississauga Yasir Naqvi, Liberal, Ottawa Imran Mian, Liberal Party, Mississauga Muhammad Latif, PC, […]
Source: Aljazeera By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Montreal, Canada – Boufeldja Benabdallah knows the shooting at his mosque could have been much worse. When a gunman entered the largest mosque in […]
Noor Javed, the toronto star It’s the middle of the day on a weekday afternoon, but with the hustle and bustle inside the Muslim Welfare Centre, one could think otherwise.https: //www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/03/21/from-a-humble-start-this-toronto-muslim-charity-has-grown-to-serve-multitudes-as-far-away-as-nwt.html A line of people, some pulling shopping trolleys, make their way to the large food bank situated in a […]
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen Three officer cadets will be kicked out of the Canadian Forces after they were involved in the desecration of a Qur’an with bacon and bodily fluid. The incident with the Islamic holy book, which took place off-campus on March 31 during the Easter long weekend, involved […]
Jillian D’Amours Friday 25 May 2018 20:36 UTC Freed after 10 years OTTAWA – Hassan Diab often has to remind himself that he can move around freely. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hassan-diab-case-calls-question-canadas-extradition-process-181226756 The former university professor who was accused of but never charged with a terrorism offence, spent three years in near-solitary confinement in a […]
Ramadan and Toronto: From 1927 till Date By Hassam Munir May 24, 2018 In the Saturday, October 29, 1927 edition of the Toronto Daily Star, a list of trivia questions was put to readers to test their general knowledge. They ranged from “Why is yeast put in bread?” to “Which is the larger, […]
Tasleem Riaz, Ontario NDP Candidate in upcoming elections, Under Fire For Hitler Meme On Facebook Huffingtonpost.com By Ryan Maloney An Ontario NDP candidate is saying she finds Adolf Hitler “abhorrent” after Progressive Conservatives highlighted that she had shared a meme of the Nazi leader on Facebook years ago. Tasleem Riaz, […]
Source: BBC News A homemade bomb has exploded at a restaurant in Mississauga, Canada’s sixth largest city, injuring 15 people. Police said two suspects entered the Bombay Bhel restaurant in […]
By Jessica Patton Web Coordinator Global News NEWS: HATEFUL GRAFFITI DISCOVERED ON WALL OF MUSLIM SCHOOL IN SCARBOROUGHX Toronto Police are investigating the cause of hateful graffiti that was discovered by a passerby early Monday morning on a wall of the Scarborough campus of the Wali ui Asr Learning Institute. Caryn Lieberman […]
Source: The Globe and Mail GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH Two men convicted of practising polygamy in British Columbia were motivated by “sincerely held religious beliefs,” but their sentences should include jail time […]
Canada deplores and is gravely concerned by the violence in the Gaza Strip that has killed dozens and injured countless people, including a Canadian citizen. Full statement: https://t.co/n52DQDcBJp — Justin […]
By ALEXANDRA JONESStaff Reporter Fri., May 11, 2018 Ahead of the month of Ramadan, Toronto’s Muslim community is finally getting its own version of the Christmas Market; a Muslim lifestyle blogger and entrepreneur is hosting a Ramadan market in Mississauga this weekend. Salam Shop founder Sudduf Wyne hopes to make the […]
Source: CNN By Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN)He had passed the usual security checks at Detroit Metro Airport but that was not enough. Then he was asked to remove his turban. […]
Dave Mowat Published on: May 9, 2018 His Highness the Aga Khan, left, is greeted by Lois Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi upon arrival in […]
Source: Edmonton Journal By JURIS GRANEY When Bhupinder Singh passed the test to get his Class 6 motorcycle licence at the start of the month, he was one of the first Sikhs […]
Source: The New York Times BY DAN BILEFSKY QUEBEC — When Alexandre Bissonnette learned of Justin Trudeau’s now-famous tweet welcoming refugees to Canada, the waif-like 28-year-old political science student told police that he snapped. Just […]
An annual event that celebrates the “decision” of girls aged nine to 12 to wear the hijab was canceled in Quebec. (Shutterstock) Staff writer, Al Arabiya EnglishTuesday, 1 May 2018 An annual event that celebrates the “decision” of girls aged nine to 12 to wear the hijab for life was […]
