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White House Senior Official Addresses ISNA convention
(July 6, 2009) – Valerie Jarrett was the keynote speaker on Friday at the inaugural session of the 46th Annual Convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Ms. Jarrett, who serves as
Read More »IQRA Blogging from ISNA This Weekend
(July 3, 2009) – The 46th Annual ISNA Convention is set to begin in the US capital this weekend. The theme of this year’s gathering is ‘Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.’ IQRA
Read More »Toronto Maple Leaf’s Muslim Draft Pick
(June 28, 2009) – The Toronto Maple Leafs has drafted its first Muslim player. Nazem Kadri, a centre with the London Knights. is of Lebanese origin and will probably remain with the Knights for
Read More »Canada’s First Nations Leader Reaches Out to Muslims
(June 23, 2009) – One of Canada’s First Nations Elders and spiritual leaders, Dave Courchene Jr from the Anishnabe Nation, Eagle Clan, met with Imams and Muslim leaders in Toronto last Friday seeking to
Read More »Portraying Ottawa’s Muslims
(June 23, 2009) – Ottawa Citizen reporter, Jennifer Green, is trying to piece together a portrait of the city’s Muslim community which she thinks is the ‘most complex, fastest growing single group in the
Read More »Obama’s Muslim Advisor to address ISNA Convention
(June 18, 2009) – Dalia Mogahed will be addressing American Muslims at the Annual Islamic Society of North America’s (ISNA) convention in Washington set to take place on July 3 – 6, in Washington,
Read More »Iran’s Disputed Election – The Big Picture
Following up from last Friday’s entry about Iran’s Presidential Election, Tehran and other cities have seen the largest street protests and rioting since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Supporters of reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi,
Read More »Religious Leaders to President Obama- Create a “Commission of Inquiry” on U.S.-Sponsored Torture
(June 12, 2009) – The President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Dr. Ingrid Mattson joined on Thursday with heads of eight faith groups in standing at a public rally in front
Read More »Olive Tree Foundation Announces Grant to Tessellate Institute
(June 10, 2009) – Olive Tree Foundation has announced that it will provide a grant to support the Tessellate Institute in developing oral histories of the first mosque in Toronto. “The Olive Tree Foundation is
Read More »Doha Debates: Arranged marriages should end for Muslim women
(June 6, 2009) – The male-dominated Arab world was given a sharp warning by Qatar’s Doha Debates that Muslim women expect greater freedom in choosing a husband. An audience of more than 350 people
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