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Quebec judge grants stay to face-covering law Bill 62

Quebec judge grants stay to face-covering law Bill 62

On Friday, a Quebec Superior Court Judge temporarily blocked Quebec’s Bill 62, the controversial provincial law regarding face-coverings. The decision by Justice Babak Barin means that, for now, people in Quebec who wear the a face covering can continue to access services such as taking the bus or borrowing

Toronto Faith Leaders urge city to call shelter emergency

Toronto Faith Leaders urge city to call shelter emergency

As homeless deaths continue to rise, faith leaders, front-line workers and advocates for the homeless gathered at Toronto City Hall to demand that Mayor Tory declare an emergency in our shelter system and open 1,000 new beds in over the next year, with 400 coming online immediately. “This crisis

Youth from Faith communities create “Native Plant” Gardens

Canadian Muslims

Youth from Faith communities create “Native Plant” Gardens

Faith & the Common Good (FCG), a national, interfaith network, provided the opportunity for youth of different religious and cultural backgrounds to create 8 native plant gardens in 3 cities this past spring – Ottawa, Halton/Oakville and Toronto. Toronto FCG chapter chose 3 faith sites – Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, Manor Road

Toronto Mosque and Church collaborate to serve free lunch

Toronto Mosque and Church collaborate to serve free lunch

A mosque and a church in downtown Toronto have formed a partnership to serve a free hot lunch to the city’s needy. One Saturday every month, volunteers from Masjid Toronto come together at the Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in the Kensington-Chinatown neighborhood and prepare meals in the church’s

Centering Black Narratives in Islam with Dawud Walid

Canadian Muslims

Centering Black Narratives in Islam with Dawud Walid

Dawud Walid is, he is a co-author of a recently published book entitled “Centering Black Narratives in Islam: Black Nobles among the Early Pious Muslims”. He is also the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)- Michigan, which is a national Muslim advocacy organization in the United

'Warning to Humanity' from 15,000 scientists

'Warning to Humanity' from 15,000 scientists

Twenty-five years ago, the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 1700 independent scientists, including the majority of living Nobel laureates in the sciences, penned the 1992 “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity”. These concerned professionals called on humankind to curtail environmental destruction and cautioned that “a great change in our

Spiritual Leaders Deliver Interfaith Climate Declaration at COP23

Spiritual Leaders Deliver Interfaith Climate Declaration at COP23

Scores of religious leaders and people of diverse faiths and spiritualities on bicycles, some wearing traditional religious clothing, delivered a multi-faith statement [https://parliamentofreligions.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15d4f7de1064a5171ce87bc0e&id=02ddd82578&e=0f04195acb] to the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP23), pledging to adopt sustainable behaviors

Legal challenge launched against Quebec’s Bill 62

Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)

Legal challenge launched against Quebec’s Bill 62

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), two prominent civil liberties & advocacy organizations, today filed a lawsuitEnglish [https://ccla.org/cclanewsite/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ENG-Application-for-Judicial-Review-and-Application-for-an-Interim-Stay-AS-FILED.pdf] and inFrench [https://ccla.org/cclanewsite/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/FRE-Application-judiciaire-TRADUCTION.pdf] in Quebec Superior

Somali-born Ontario Poet and Alberta Arts Chaplain Win Ross and Davis Mitchell Prize for Faith and Writing

Canadian Muslims

Somali-born Ontario Poet and Alberta Arts Chaplain Win Ross and Davis Mitchell Prize for Faith and Writing

Two vibrant young Canadians are now the first ever winners of the Ross and Davis Mitchell Prize for Faith and Writing – a Faith in Canada 150 project, backed by think tank Cardus. POETRY WINNER Rowda Mohamud, a Somali-born Canadian-Muslim poet from Oakville ON took home a $10,000 prize for

Canadian government to match charitable donations for Rohingya refugees

Canadian Muslims

Canadian government to match charitable donations for Rohingya refugees

The Canadian government announced today that it will match every dollar Canadians donate between August 25 and November 28, 2017 to registered charities to help the Rohingya refugees. These donations will be made to the Myanmar Crisis Relief Fund. “Bangladesh is now hosting the world’s biggest refugee camp where

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada sends goodwill message to Muslims

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada sends goodwill message to Muslims

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) has sent a message of support and goodwill to Canadian Muslims. “At the convention, our assembly adopted a Statement to Muslims in Canada,” wrote the Rev. Susan C. Johnson, National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. “We commend this statement and

‘Diversity is how we grow’, First Nation Chief tells ISNA Canada Convention

Canadian Muslims

‘Diversity is how we grow’, First Nation Chief tells ISNA Canada Convention

Chief Stacey Laforme of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation (MNCFN) told the ISNA Canada Convention on Saturday that Canadians should celebrate the growing diversity in the country. “Diversity is how we grow and become better than we were yesterday,” Chief Stacey Laforme told the gathering at the

Toronto Faith Leaders gather at City Hall for ‘pray-in’ against poverty

Toronto Faith Leaders gather at City Hall for ‘pray-in’ against poverty

Faith leaders from across the city marked the international day for the eradication of poverty by occupying Toronto City Hall and performing a marathon ‘pray-in’ in front of Mayor John Tory’s office. Calling for greater investments in the upcoming city budget, the faith group ‘Faith in the City’ says

NCCM concerned over Quebec law banning face covering while receiving public services

Canadian Muslims

NCCM concerned over Quebec law banning face covering while receiving public services

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) has expressed deep concern over the passage of legislation today by Quebec’s National Assembly that discriminates against some Muslim women in the province. The legislation, known as Bill 62, effectively bans public servants and those who receive public services from wearing a

Canadian Muslims welcome neighbors into mosques

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims welcome neighbors into mosques

Across the country, Canadians were invited to visit a mosque on Sunday, October 15. The Visit My Mosque [https://visitmymosque.ca/] initiative was launched this year the Canadian-Muslim Vote [http://www.canadianmuslimvote.ca/] for Muslims to welcome their neighbors from all faiths and those without a faith. Visit My Mosque

Canadian Muslims celebrate achievements at 2nd Annual MAX Gala

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims celebrate achievements at 2nd Annual MAX Gala

Canada’s Muslims celebrated the achievements of community members at the 2nd annual MAX Gala, the Muslim Awards for Excellence, held on Saturday evening at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. “It is with great pleasure, excitement and passion that I welcome you to the 2nd Annual MAX Gala,” said Aazar

Canadian Muslims and Christians celebrate longtime interfaith cooperation

Canadian Muslims and Christians celebrate longtime interfaith cooperation

Canadian Christian and Muslim organizations celebrated decades of friendship and cooperation at a dinner held on Monday, October 2nd at the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Toronto. “In a world where so many forces seem determined to divide and create hatred among us, building relationships of mutuality and respect

Beyond crisis: a film on social justice and hope for the climate

Canadian Muslims

Beyond crisis: a film on social justice and hope for the climate

By Dr. Hind Al-Abadleh “Nature has a way to go on whether we’re part of it of not” – Film director Kai Reimer-Watts What a powerful line at the beginning of a film launch that marked the third year of the People’s Climate March on September 21, 2017 in

Strong Condemnation after suspected Edmonton terror attack

Abdulahi Hasan Sharif

Strong Condemnation after suspected Edmonton terror attack

Canadians are expressing strong condemnation in the wake of a suspected terrorist attack in Edmonton, Alberta that injured five and led to the arrest of a 30-year-old refugee from Somalia, Abdulahi Hasan Sharif. “We cannot — and will not — let violent extremism take root in our communities. We know that Canada’

National Muslim Christian Liaison Committee Dinner

Canadian Muslims

National Muslim Christian Liaison Committee Dinner

The National Muslim Christian Liaison Committee, would like to cordially invite you to their annual dinner and panel discussion on Monday, October 2, 2017, 5-8 pm, at the University of Toronto’s Multi-Faith Centre (Koffler Building, 569 Spadina Ave., Toronto [https://maps.google.com/?q=569+Spadina+Ave.,+Toronto&

Islamic Heritage Month launches in Canada's largest school board

Canadian Muslims

Islamic Heritage Month launches in Canada's largest school board

Canada’s largest school board, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), held a launch event on Monday at the Aga Khan Museum in Don Mills to announce the programs and initiatives the Board will be holding in schools for Islamic History Month (IHM) during October. “The TDSB has long been

Invictus Games Toronto holds Multi-Faith Celebration

Invictus Games Toronto holds Multi-Faith Celebration

The life of a serving member of the military is composed of many aspects, including faith and spirituality that is often the cornerstone of a military family’s unity. In the lead up to the Invictus Games set to begin on September 23rd in Toronto a Multi-Faith Celebration was held

Multi-faith event raises awareness on climate change

Multi-faith event raises awareness on climate change

“No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.; it’s not too late,” was the message of Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner Dr. Dianne Saxe to a multi-faith gathering on climate action held on Monday evening at Jaffari Community Centre in Thornhill. The event titled, ‘Supporting Multi-Faith Climate Action’

Canadians protest ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims

Canadian Muslims

Canadians protest ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims

Canadians rallied in cities across the country to protest the military crackdown in Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims that the United Nations human rights chief has called “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” At a rally in Toronto, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the action of the Burmese government

Toronto Faith Leaders unite for Habitat for Humanity Build in Scarborough

Toronto Faith Leaders unite for Habitat for Humanity Build in Scarborough

Fifteen families in the Greater Toronto Area will have safe, decent, and affordable housing, thanks in part to the Faith 150 Build [http://www.faithincanada150.ca/events/faith-150-build/]. More than 30 leaders from a variety of religious backgrounds gathered at the Habitat for Humanity GTA East-End Toronto build-site at 140