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Toronto Imams mark Earth Day with ‘Green’ Khutba

Canadian Muslims

Toronto Imams mark Earth Day with ‘Green’ Khutba

Imams in Toronto joined the worldwide Green Khutba Campaign on Earth Day and delivered sermons to raise awareness on the environmental challenges facing humanity. “Islam appreciates and celebrates the earth and the environment to the extent that some Qur’anic surahs are named after some creations such the cow, the

A workshop like no other

Anatolia Islamic Centre

A workshop like no other

By Dima Traboulsi and Zaynab Mamai – Student Reporters, Maingate Islamic Academy (with support from Sanaa Ali-Mohammed) “Sometimes when we are surrounded by different messages and different people-we’re surrounded by media, that has various ways of representing or… portraying Islam – we can be overwhelmed by our emotions.” -Therapist Asma Ali

Canadian religious leaders concerned over assisted-dying legislation

Canadian Muslims

Canadian religious leaders concerned over assisted-dying legislation

Canadian religious leaders on Tuesday expressed their concerns regarding the proposed legislation on “physician-assisted-dying” and are calling on the government to protect the vulnerable, improve palliative care and protect freedom of conscience. “We stand together today, leaders within our respective faith communities – Jewish, Muslim and Christian – to express our grave

Faith leaders urge action on climate justice

Canadian Muslims

Faith leaders urge action on climate justice

On 18 April 2016, four days before the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on climate change adopted by UN negotiators on 12 December, a Statement from 250 religious leaders supporting this pact and urging much more ambitious action is being handed to UN General Assembly President, Ambassador Mogens Lykketoft.

Canadian Muslims concerned over anti-Muslim incidents

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims concerned over anti-Muslim incidents

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is alarmed over a series of recent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant incidents across Canada. In Alberta, two separate incidents of assault against two Syrian refugees were reported this week along with vandalism and arson against a Muslim family. In Ontario, a Windsor woman was

Canadian Imams Announce De-Radicalization Clinics at Annual Gala

Canadian Council of Imams

Canadian Imams Announce De-Radicalization Clinics at Annual Gala

The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) has announced the formation of a National Security Committee that will open de-radicalization clinics in the Greater Toronto Area. The announcement was made at the Council’s first annual dinner held on Monday evening. “We just want to take a proactive approach,” Toronto Imam

Muslims to celebrate Earth Day with Green Khutbah Campaign

Canadian Muslims

Muslims to celebrate Earth Day with Green Khutbah Campaign

Muslims will commemorate Earth Day on Friday, April 22nd, 2016 with the Green Khutbah Campaign as religious leaders deliver a sermon to raise awareness on the environmental challenges facing humanity. “We are encouraging mosques, schools, universities and Islamic Institutions to devote their Friday Khutbah to celebrate the blessings, graces and

Hot Docs 2016 Festival

Canadian Muslims

Hot Docs 2016 Festival

Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, offers an outstanding selection of over 200 films from Canada and around the world to Toronto audiences of more than 200,000. The 2016 Hot Docs Festival will run April 28 to May 8. Tickets, passes and packages [http://www.hotdocs.ca/

Olive Tree Foundation 2016 Scholarship and Bursary Awards Deadline May 31 2016

Canadian Muslims

Olive Tree Foundation 2016 Scholarship and Bursary Awards Deadline May 31 2016

The Olive Tree Foundation [http://muslimlink.ca/directory/toronto-gta/religious/local-orgs/3573-olive-tree-foundation?city=Toronto%20GTA] , in partnership with the Canadian Association for Muslims with Disabilities (CAM-D) [http://muslimlink.ca/directory/toronto-gta/religious/Muslim-Social-Services/673-CAMD?city=Toronto%20GTA] , MIST Toronto [http://muslimlink.ca/directory/toronto-gta/religious/local-orgs/3574-MIST-Toronto?city=Toronto%20GTA]

Muslim-Christian Dialogue between Bloordale United Church and Sayeda Khadija Centre

Muslim-Christian Dialogue between Bloordale United Church and Sayeda Khadija Centre

A Mississauga mosque and an Etobicoke church recently took part in an interfaith exchange that brought together both congregations to experience each other’s prayer service. The inter-faith exchange between the Sayeda Khadija Islamic Centre in Mississauga and Bloordale United Church was organized by Rev. Brian McIntosh and Imam Hamid

Symposium Addresses Christian-Muslim Relations in the Year of Mercy

Symposium Addresses Christian-Muslim Relations in the Year of Mercy

The Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis provides an opportunity to contemplate the mercy of God and advance dialogue between Muslims and Christians, a group of scholars, religious leaders and journalists told a gathering at Toronto’s University of St. Michael’s College on March 3. “The Catholic

Dr. Mohamed Lachemi named Ryerson University’s new president

Canadian Muslims

Dr. Mohamed Lachemi named Ryerson University’s new president

Dr. Mohamed Lachemi has been appointed as Ryerson University’s ninth president and vice-chancellor, effective April 4, 2016. An award-winning teacher, mentor and professor of civil engineering, Dr. Lachemi is well known for his pioneering research in high-performance materials and advanced technologies. “Ryerson is having an impact on the evolution

Pray for Lahore - Candlelight Vigil

Pray for Lahore - Candlelight Vigil

“Whosoever kills an innocent, it is if he has killed all mankind: Quran 5:32 The Pakistani Students Association would like to invite you for a moment of Silence for the victims of a devastating Blast in Lahore Pakistan. Stand in solidarity as we mourn the loss of our Brothers

Canadian Muslims celebrate achievements

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims celebrate achievements

Canada’s Muslims celebrated the achievements of community members at the inaugural MAX Gala, the Muslim Awards for Excellence, held last Thursday evening at Toronto’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel. “Tonight we are here to celebrate the good that Canadian Muslims have done in our community,” said Aazar Zafar, Founder of the

We Need to Talk

We Need to Talk

The Intercultural Dialogue Institute GTA and Beth Shalom Synagogue recently hostedAn Interfaith Dialogue of Jews and Muslims:The Challenges and Opportunities of Society and Assimilation [http://toronto.interculturaldialog.com/jewish-muslim-dialogue-challenges-and-opportunities-of-society-and-assimilation/] . We sat down with Azim Shamshiev, Executive Vice President of Intercultural Dialogue Institute GTA to talk about the long-term impact

Gala to celebrate Canadian Muslim Achievement

Canadian Muslims

Gala to celebrate Canadian Muslim Achievement

Film Commissioner and Director of Entertainment Industries for the City of Toronto, Zaib Shaikh, and interim President and Vice-Chancellor of Ryerson University, Mohamed Lachemi, will be the keynote speakers at the inaugural Muslim Awards for Excellence (MAX) Gala. [http://www.maxgala.com/] “Canadian Muslims from all origins are thriving and

UofT MSA issues statement honouring Indigenous peoples

Canadian Muslims

UofT MSA issues statement honouring Indigenous peoples

The Muslim Students’ Association at the University of Toronto has issued a statement acknowledging that their student club sits on the land of indigenous peoples. “We want to honour this land’s original peoples and we invite others to also think about the past and present-day realities of these communities,

Muslim leaders condemn stabbing of Canadian forces members

Ayanle Hassan Ali

Muslim leaders condemn stabbing of Canadian forces members

Canadian Muslim leaders are condemning the stabbing of two members of Canada’s military on Monday by a man who claimed that he received orders from Allah to kill people. “It’s a horrible crime that all Canadian Muslims strongly condemn,” said Dr Wael Shehab, Imam of Masjid Toronto. “I,

Nevruz Spring Festival

Anatolian Heritage Federation

Nevruz Spring Festival

You are invited !! Nevruz Spring Festival “Celebrating Colours of 22 Diverse Cultures” On Sunday , March 20th, 2016 12 PM – 6 PM Montecassino Hotel 3710 Chesswood Dr, Downsview, ON M3J 2P6 Near by Downsview Subway Station Sheppard and Dufferin FOOD CONTEST, MUSIC- FOLK DANCE,- KIDS CORNER AND MUCH MORE .. Please

Canadian Muslims

Islamophobia Hotline launched in British Columbia

(March 9, 2016) – Today, the legal community in British Columbia launched the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline, after a nationwide increase in reported incidents of racial and faith-related discrimination against Canadian Muslims in recent months. “Discrimination against Muslims, and people perceived to be Muslims, is an intolerable and ongoing reality in

USMC Announces Return of Kelly Lecture

Canadian Muslims

USMC Announces Return of Kelly Lecture

This March will see the return of one of St. Mike’s great traditions, the John M. Kelly Lecture in Theology. Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana), will deliver this year’s presentation, a talk entitled Laudato

Not in God’s Name: Religions Against Religious Violence

Not in God’s Name: Religions Against Religious Violence

Muneeb Nasir, Executive Director of the Cordoba Centre for Civic Engagement and Leadership [http://cordobacentre.com/] speaks about on why religiously motivated violence is not condoned. “Most violence, conflicts and wars have nothing to do with religion whatsoever,” says Muneeb Nasir. “They are about power, territory, and glory, things that

An Interfaith Dialogue of Jews and Muslims

Beth Sholom Congregation

An Interfaith Dialogue of Jews and Muslims

An Interfaith Dialogue of Jews and Muslims: The Challenges and Opportunities of Society and Assimilation March 9th, 2016 – 7PM-9PM Beth Sholom Congregation 1145 Eglinton Ave W. Toronto ON M6C 2E6 Refreshments will be provided [http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/an-interfaith-dialogue-of-jews-and-muslims-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-society-and-tickets-22069798361?ref=ebtnebregn] Speakers: Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich Beth Sholom Congregation Shaykh

ISNA Headquarters Target of Hate Crime

Canadian Muslims

ISNA Headquarters Target of Hate Crime

Earlier this morning, vandals spray-painted vulgarities on the front wall of the Islamic Society of North America’s (ISNA) headquarters in Plainfield, IN. Security cameras on the property show three young men did the vandalism. Few people were in the building for the morning prayers and witnessed the vandals’ vehicle

Open Doors March Edition — CivicMuslims

Open Doors March Edition — CivicMuslims

> Come hang out with CivicMuslims members in a laid back setting and hear all about what we are up to! You will have a chance to help us shape our initiatives or you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the good company and delicious refreshments. > The evening