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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

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

What do you think when you look at me?

Canadian Muslims

What do you think when you look at me?

When you look at Muslim scholar Dalia Mogahed, what do you see: a woman of faith? a scholar, a mom, a sister? or an oppressed, brainwashed, potential terrorist? In this personal, powerful talk, Mogahed asks us, in this polarizing time, to fight negative perceptions of her faith in the media

Imam Michael Abdur Rashid Taylor receives Excellence in Religion Award

African Canadian Achievement Awards (ACAA)

Imam Michael Abdur Rashid Taylor receives Excellence in Religion Award

Imam Michael Abdur Rashid Taylor was honored for his work as a religious leader in Canada with the 2016 Excellence in Religion Award by the African Canadian Achievement Awards (ACAA) at a gala held on Saturday, February 20. “Being there with the number and caliber of leaders in the Black

SYMPOSIUM: Christian-Muslim Relations in a Year of Mercy

Intercultural Dialogue Institute

SYMPOSIUM: Christian-Muslim Relations in a Year of Mercy

Source: SYMPOSIUM: Christian-Muslim Relations in a Year of Mercy | Intercultural Dialogue Institute – GTA (Toronto) [http://toronto.interculturaldialog.com/symposium-catholic-muslim-relations-in-a-year-of-mercy/] SYMPOSIUM: Christian-Muslim Relations in a Year of Mercy SYMPOSIUM: THE QUALITY OF MERCY IS NOT STRAIN’D: CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS IN A YEAR OF MERCY Keynote Address: Rev. Dr. Elias Mallon, S.

2016 International Women's Day Luncheon Tickets, Thu, 3 Mar 2016 at 11:30 AM | Eventbrite

Canadian Muslims

2016 International Women's Day Luncheon Tickets, Thu, 3 Mar 2016 at 11:30 AM | Eventbrite

> INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY LUNCHEON “Leadership and Mentorship” “The Power of Sponsorship in Catapulting Women’s Careers” Keynote Address: Ritu Bhasin, LL.B. MBA – Founder and Principal of bhasin consulting inc. People Strategist & Inclusion Specialist Source: 2016 International Women’s Day Luncheon Tickets, Thu, 3 Mar 2016 at

Interfaith response to the refugee crisis

Interfaith response to the refugee crisis

As part of World Interfaith Harmony Week [http://interfaithtoronto.ca/], the Darchei Noam Synagogue, along with the Intercultural Dialogue Institute [http://toronto.interculturaldialog.com/], presented a panel discussion on the multi-faith efforts to bring refugees, especially Syrian refugees, to Canada on Tuesday night. The event, chaired by award-winning author and

Faith leaders denounce religiously motivated violence

Faith leaders denounce religiously motivated violence

A panel of religious leaders spoke out against violence done in the name of religion – or in the name of God – at an event held at York University on Wednesday, February 3. Titled, ‘Not in God’s Name: Religions Against Religious Violence’, the event was organized by a multi-faith coalition

Summer jobs & volunteering info session

Canadian Muslims

Summer jobs & volunteering info session

[http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/summer-jobs-and-volunteering-tickets-21419514344] Summer jobs & volunteering info. session: Feb. 27, 1:30 pm Are you a high school or post-secondary student looking to gain valuable work experience and network in your future career? Join the IIT Youth Council [https://www.facebook.com/IIT.YouthCouncil] for an

The Power of Interfaith Work

The Power of Interfaith Work

The Power of Interfaith Work was the theme of a dinner event held the Sayeda Khadija Centre on Sunday evening to launch the World Interfaith Harmony Week in the Greater Toronto Area. Based The Common Word Initiative, World Interfaith Harmony Week was first proposed to the UN General Assembly on

Stewards of the Earth: Fulfilling Our Environmental Trust

Canadian Muslims

Stewards of the Earth: Fulfilling Our Environmental Trust

The Muslim Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto [https://www.facebook.com/mcuoft/] in collaboration withkhaleafa.com – A Sacred Trust [https://www.facebook.com/khaleafacom-A-Sacred-Trust-254338534578391/] and BlossomPure Organic [https://www.facebook.com/BlossomPureOrganic/] brings you this Winter 2016 Symposium, titled “Stewards of the Earth: Fulfilling Our Environmental Trust.” We’re

Toronto celebrates World Interfaith Harmony Week

Toronto celebrates World Interfaith Harmony Week

World Interfaith Harmony Week will be celebrated in Toronto next week, January 31 – February 9, with activities across the city. The World Interfaith Harmony Week provides a platform – one week in a year – when all interfaith groups and other groups of goodwill can show the world what a powerful movement

Canada’s Faith communities model Global Citizenship

Canada’s Faith communities model Global Citizenship

By Dr. Hamid Slimi When I attend different international interfaith conferences, everyone relates how they have developed good and healthy interfaith relations among different faiths everywhere in their countries. They speak of how they have dialogue and developed respectful relations with their neighbours. But for us here in this great

One Love Gala 2016

Canadian Muslims

One Love Gala 2016

By Habeeb Alli What does freedom feel like? After reading an article by Faiz Andrew, in the Presbyterian Record, sitting in the Chapel in one of the Institutions that I serve as Chaplain, I realised that my tears are more for the welcome Canadians have shown the Syrian refugees despite