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My Ideal Canadian Mosque
By Afaun Mandol (July 19, 2009) – My ideal Canadian Mosque would be a center of learning and interaction for the community. Back in the time of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be on him,
Read More »Together We Can Improve The Image Of Canadian Muslims
By Zijad Delic (July 15, 2009) – The good news is that the image of Muslims and Islam is improving in Canada. But the challenge now is to encourage more effort toward positive change
Read More »Who will “make the world a better place” now?
By Steve Utterwulghe and Abou El Mahassine Fassi-Fihri (July 11, 2009) – In the hours following Michael Jackson’s death, people around the globe shared common pain, resuscitated old vinyl records stored in their basements
Read More »Time to convene Canadian Muslims
By Muneeb Nasir (July 10, 2009) – The Canadian Muslim community needs to develop an independent identity from the American Muslim community. Canadian Muslim history is different as are our issues and challenges. One
Read More »Courageous people committed to peace
Hussein Hamdani (July 2, 3009) – Two inspirational men visited southern Ontario earlier this year. They came independent of one another, but their message was the same: The importance of peace and building bridges,
Read More »Shock Dead, Everybody’s Gone Mad: Reflections on the Death of Michael Jackson
By Hamza Yusuf (June 28, 2009) On the news Everybody’s dog food Bang bang Shock dead Everybody’s gone mad… - From “They Don’t Care About Us” by Michael Jackson As a little boy, Michael
Read More »Freedom includes freedom to wear a veil
By Shelina Merani (June 26, 2009) – Stocking up on lunch snacks at Costco, I saw a book that immediately grabbed my attention. It had a picture of a woman wearing a niqab, a
Read More »Let’s talk about faith
By Al-Husein N. Madhany (June 24, 2009) – The day before November’s US presidential election, I was checking my bags in at the San Francisco airport. I handed my driver’s license to the woman
Read More »Open-mindedness leads to shared understanding
By Batuhan Görgülü (June 20, 2009) – I had much to look forward to when I was accepted as an exchange student a few years ago for the AFS Intercultural Programs, a community-based volunteer
Read More »Elevating the Friday Sermon
By Hind Al-Abadleh (June 18, 2009) – For most Muslims, Friday is not only the last work day in a given week, but a much anticipated day when a visit to the masjid (mosque)
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