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Canadian Islamic Congress announces departure of Imam Zijad Delic

(February 27, 2011) – The Canadian Islamic Congress announced today that its Ottawa-based National Executive Director, Imam Dr. Zijad Delic, will be leaving the organization as of March 2, 2011. “I would like to express my sincere thanks to Imam Zijad for his tremendous contributions to the Congress. We all recognize

Canadian Muslims

Today Tahrir Square; tomorrow Mecca?

By Fred A. Reed (February 25, 2011) – Recent earthshaking events in much of the Arab and Muslim world have shone merciless light not only on the actions of tyrants and dictators and their Western enablers, but on their officially religious Muslim partners in crime as well. When angry, determined but

Canadian Muslims

Toronto Muslims offer special prayers for victims of Libyan crackdown

(February, 24, 2011) – Toronto Muslims will be offering special prayers tomorrow for the victims of the Libyan government crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in the country. At the Islamic Institute of Toronto [http://www.Islam.ca]located in east end of the city, a funeral prayer in absentia (Salaatul Janaazah – ala

Canadian Muslims

Translating our Faith into action: making a difference for the environment

[/content/images/wordpress/2011/02/environ.jpg] By Muaz Nasir (February 22, 2011) – Members from Toronto’s faith groups gathered this past Sunday to discuss a common theme affecting their congregations: What can we do to make a difference in the environment? The event entitled “Translating our Faith into Action:

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Does the pulpit speak for Saudi Arabia?

By Sabria Jawhar (February 18, 2011) – Following the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, some Saudi imams during Friday sermons have increasingly directed their anger toward non-Muslims, singling out Jews and Christians as responsible for the destruction resulting from these wars. It hasn’t been a conscious effort to demonise people

Canadian Muslims

Family Day Walkathon supports Credit Valley Hospital

(February 16, 2011) – Muslims in Peel have organized a charity Walkathon on Sunday, February 20 to raise funds for the Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga. The Family Day Walkathon is sponsored by ICNA Canada (Peel Chapter) and it is endorsed by the Credit Valley Hospital Foundation as part of itsLifetime

Blooming Peaches

David Cameron’s flawed remarks on multiculturalism

By Waleed Ahmed (February 16, 2011) – Following the lead of German Chancellor, Angela Markel, British Prime Minister David Cameron took a stab at the multiculturalism debate during a recent speech on extremism at the Munich Security Conference. Like the Chancellor, who was sharing the stage with him, he too concluded

"We"

Emotions and Lucidity

By Tariq Ramadan (February 14, 2011) – The first stage of the revolution is over; the dictator has fled. The last days of his rule were curious, almost as though scripted for television: carefully thought out, in apparent disorder yet orderly, while guiding us to the only possible outcome. The young

Barack Obama

The Moral force of nonviolence

By Barack Obama An excerpt from the remarks by President Barack Obama on Egypt delivered on February 11, 2011 [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/02/11/remarks-president-egypt] Egypt has played a pivotal role in human history for over 6,000 years. But over the last few weeks, the wheel

Canadian Muslims

Hosni Mubarak, Father Scorpion; Omar Suleiman, Uncle Scorpion

By Sheila Musaji When I was a little girl, my grandfather told me a story about a scorpion who wanted to cross a river and asked a child to carry him across. The child recognized that this was a scorpion and dangerous and was afraid of being stung, but the

Canadian Muslims

Signs of hope in Egypt

By Laurna Strikwerda (February 8, 2011) – Protestors in Egypt continue to fill Tahrir (Liberation) Square by the tens of thousands, building on two weeks of massive demonstrations calling for President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation. Though the protests have been mostly peaceful, the demonstrations have not been free from violence. Pro-government

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A Muslim, a Christian and a Gift

By Mardi Tindal, Moderator of The United Church of Canada He wasn’t someone I ever expected to meet in a church, let alone on Christmas Eve. But then again, I’d never before been part of a congregation so active in interfaith efforts. Mohammed El-Farram, the Imam of the

CAMD

Imam Zaid Shakir keynotes CAM-D Gala Dinner

(February 2, 2011) – Imam Zaid Shakir will be the keynote speaker at the Annual Gala Dinner of the Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities (CAM-D) that is to take place on Sunday, March 13. CAM-D is a non-profit association of Muslims with disabilities whose vision is to create a global

Canadian Muslims

Why Egypt?

By Jeewan Chanicka (February 3, 2011) – Lately many of you have been seeing my many posts on social media about what has been happening in Egypt. I am not Egyptian nor am I Arab. However, I lived there in Cairo for almost a year while I was in university. I

Canadian Muslims

A new youth-led dawn in the Middle East?

By Farah I. Abdel Sater (February 1, 2011) – “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day!” When Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse wrote their 1965 song “Feeling Good”, odds were pretty close to zero that the couple could imagine that this is what young Arab citizens 46 years

Canadian Muslims

Egypt: the voice of the people and history

By Tariq Ramadan [http://www.tariqramadan.com/Egypt-the-Voice-of-the-People-and.html] (January, 31, 2011) – [http://www.tariqramadan.com/?page=pdf&id_article=11496] [http://www.tariqramadan.com/spip.php?page=imprimer&id_article=11496] [http://www.tariqramadan.com/spip.php?page=sendfriend&id_article=11496]The Tunisian uprising has

blogging Lebanon

Social media connecting youth and politicians in the Arab world

By Hani Naim (January 30, 2011) – In December, the Online Collaborative Club of the American University of Beirut organised Blogging Lebanon, a conference for more than 150 Lebanese and Arab bloggers, e-activists, journalists, students, professors and others interested in social media. This convention demonstrated that social media is central to

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslim population to triple by 2030

[January 27. 2011] – The number of Muslims in Canada is expected to nearly triple in the next 20 years, from about 940,000 in 2010 to nearly 2.7 million in 2030 according to a report released today by the U.S.-based Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion

Canadian Muslims

Guarding our spiritual privacy

By Sikander Hashmi [January 27, 2011] – I was recently at a pharmacy to pick up some boxes of tissues. As the cashier returned my credit card, she glanced at the name on my card and asked, “If you don’t mind, how do you pronounce your name?” I told her

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Young Muslims represent 20% of Canadian applicants to the Tony Blair Faith Foundation's Faiths Act Fellowship

(January 26, 2011) – 20% of the applicants to the Faiths Act Fellowship [http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/pages/faiths-act-fellowship-application] in Canada were young Muslims, the second highest faith group applying after Christians. The highly competitive year-long Fellowship, set up by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, pairs each young person with someone

CAM-D

Reflections of a second generation Muslim-Canadian

By Rabia Khedr (January 24, 2011) – Reflecting on the headline of the week [http://www.thestar.com/news/article/924865--muslim-charity-squandered-money-for-poor] and pondering the state of affairs of the Muslim community in the Greater Toronto Area, I’m obligated to put my words down for contemplation. I’m coming from a

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Hanny Hassan receives Order of Canada

(January 23, 2011) – Hanny Hassan, a resident of London, Ontario, who has dedicated over 40 years of his life to voluntary service was recently named to the Order of Canada. Hassan is well-known for his work in cross cultural and interfaith understanding, specifically in the Arab and Muslim communities. On

Canadian Muslims

ISNA encourages ISNA Canada Board to continue investigation of alleged mismanagement

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the continental Muslim organization based in Plainfield, Indiana, late this evening released a statement on the controversy surrounding ISNA-Canada reported in today’s Toronto Star. The statement is encouraging the ISNA-Canada Board to continue its investigation of the alleged mismanagement at the organization.

Canadian Muslims

Controversy at ISNA-Canada headlines Toronto Star

A controversy that has been brewing at a leading Canadian Muslim organization for sometime has hit the front page in today’s Toronto Star [http://www.thestar.com/news/article/924865--muslim-charity-squandered-money-for-poor] . “ISNA Canada is embroiled in controversy, with the audit revealing the practice of giving free perks to family members

Arizona shooting

An open letter to parents following the tragedy in Tucson

By Michelle Obama Dear parents, Like so many Americans all across the country, Barack and I were shocked and heartbroken by the horrific act of violence committed in Arizona this past weekend. Yesterday, we had the chance to attend a memorial service and meet with some of the families of