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Canadian Muslims

My vote counted: a last-minute trip for Egypt’s referendum

By Hoda Osman (March 25. 2011) – I got excited as the plane approached the tarmac. A wide smile overtook my face. I felt more confident about my last-minute decision to travel from New York to Cairo to vote in Egypt’s constitutional referendum. I was anxious to get out of

A woman leading change in Yemen

By Alice Hackman (March 6, 2011) – With two presidents unseated in Tunisia and Egypt and highly publicised protests across Libya, the recent demonstrations in Yemen are catching the world’s attention. The escalating violence is worrying and only time will tell if it will lead to a quick overthrow of

Canadian Muslims

Take me out of your box, for humanity's sake

By Sara Khan Travelling alone as a Muslim Pakistani female hasn’t been all that easy in a post-9/11 world. In fact, being “Muslim”, “Pakistani” and a “woman” simultaneously can be too many red flags attached to one identity. While pursuing my education abroad I had many experiences dealing

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Seek Islamic spirit, not state, say Muslim scholars

By Isabelle Dana The Islamic state is a controversial issue in the West, as recent news confirms. Last October, an imam was killed and six men arrested by the FBI in Detroit for allegedly conspiring to establish an Islamic state in the United States. In the United Kingdom, government officials