It is great honor for the community that Mr. Abdul Basit Qamar Baqapuri received Canadian Medal Award on 100 Years Celebration of York West Region of Ontario. The ceremony was held on December 6, 2014 at the Nile Academy Toronto. In this special public event distinguished VIPs and guests were […]
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today attended a fundraising dinner marking 10 years of charitable work and disaster relief by Humanity First Canada, a mission of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. All […]
Source: Global News More Ontarians are reporting mental anguish and almost a quarter million have considered killing themselves in the past 12 months, according to a report from the Centre […]
Brother of federal cabinet minister Tim Uppal charged in drug sting CBC News Posted: Dec 03, 2014 2:03 PM MTLast Updated: Dec 03, 2014 2:03 PM MT Tim Uppal, Conservative MP for Edmonton-Sherwood Park, is Canada’s minister of state for multiculturalism. Raymanpreet Singh Uppal, the younger brother of Tim Uppal, […]
Source: meridianbooster.com | James Wood | Multimedia Journalist The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada are looking to shine a light on radicalization, and how it affects individuals in the country. The workshop is […]
MP compares behaviour of ISIS with the actions of Hitler Source: cambridgetimes.ca CAMBRIDGE – Radicalization in the Middle East and abroad doesn’t represent people of Muslim faith, according to an Islamic […]
Source: CBC From ISIS beheadings, to the kidnapping of 200 girls in Nigeria, the news brings us a steady diet of horrifying images of violence inspired by religion. In her […]
“Extremism has no room in Islam,” said Mohsin Kamran, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association. “It’s a very peaceful and moderate religion.” Source: metronews.ca Members of Calgary’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community […]
Gill Rosenberg, Canadian citizen, reportedly captured by ISIS in Syria Canada ‘pursuing all appropriate channels’ to verify reports, is in touch with local authorities The Associated Press Posted: Nov 30, 2014 1:33 PM ETLast Updated: Nov 30, 2014 2:39 PM ET Gill Rosenberg from White Rock, B.C., who emigrated to […]
Source: calgaryjournal.ca In the last few months, the Canadian public has been awash in news about Muslims and the Islamic faith. Between talk of the ISIS movement, acts of vandalism against […]
lifeinquebec.com: Main pic: Sarah Cherki of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community speaks to Quebecers during an information session on Islam. Photo credit: Ruby Pratka If there has ever been an easy time to be an imam in Quebec City, now is not it. The divisions stirred up by the Charter of Values […]
Mississauga News By Louie Rosella November 28, 2014 Riazuddin Choudhry Halton Regional Police have charged Riazuddin choudhry, 69, (left) after Milton journalist Mohsin Abbas,went to police, alleging he was threatene e alleging he was threatened. MISSISSAUGA — A mayoral candidate in last month’s municipal election in Mississauga has […]
Building Better Bridges in Barrie, Ontario-5 Crossing boundaries of ethnicity, race and religion Faith is building better bridges in Barrie Ontario 3rd Annual Peter Silveira’s Barrie Interfaith Breakfast For […]
Another paramedic goalie credited with saving life at hockey game CBC News Posted: Nov 27, 2014 8:46 AM NTLast Updated: Nov 27, 2014 11:18 AM NT Goalie-paramedic Chris Dunphy saves player at Mile One 3:49 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/another-paramedic-goalie-credited-with-saving-life-at-hockey-game-1.2851910 1 Google Share Email A goaltender in St. John’s is being hailed as a hero […]
Some of the most “secular” countries in the world continue to have religious symbols on their flags, according to the Pew Research Center.…………. Canada’s flag contained a religious symbol prior […]
Nationalpost.com Jonathan Kay: Opposition to covered faces is not a sign of Islamophobia Republish Reprint Jonathan Kay | November 26, 2014 | Last Updated: Nov 26 6:10 PM ET More from Jonathan Kay | @jonkay THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan RemiorzCanadian attitudes are tolerant of partial head-coverings, but draw the line at the […]
Source: Yahoo News The majority of Canadians say they see the country’s Muslim community as a “positive force” in the fight against radicalism, though a new poll suggests we believe […]
Stereotyping is alive and well when it comes to Muslim and Sikh religious symbols in Canada: poll The survey of 1,600 Canadian residents was conducted by the Angus Reid Institute, […]
Source: blogs.windsorstar.com It’s time for the global Muslim community to take a stand against the radicalization efforts of violent extremists, says a religious group on the University of Windsor campus. “These […]
Woman found dead in a Surrey home; husband charged with murder Vancouver Sun, By Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun November 24, 2014 Investigators are on the scene of a possible murder that was first discovered in a residential part of east Newton in Surrey Sunday afternoon. Photograph by: Ian Lindsay , […]