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It's Time We Treat Chickens as Animals and Not Products

Canadian Muslims

It's Time We Treat Chickens as Animals and Not Products

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/its-time-we-treat-chickens-as-animals-and-not-products/poultry/] By Ziyaad Mia “The day may come, when the rest of the animal creation may acquire those rights which never could have been withholden from them but by the hand of tyranny…The question is not, ‘Can they reason?’ nor, ‘Can

Missing woman, Asmaa Bana, located

Missing woman, Asmaa Bana, located

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/please-come-home-asmaa-bana/asmaa-bana-3/] (April 22, 2015) – Asmaa Bana, the 20-year-old Ontario College of Art and Design University student who had been missing since Monday has been found safe on Wednesday night, Toronto police said. According to police, she was located on Wednesday, April 22,

Masjid Toronto welcomes new Imam and resident scholar

Canadian Muslims

Masjid Toronto welcomes new Imam and resident scholar

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/masjid-toronto-welcomes-new-imam-and-resident-scholar/dr-wael-shehab2/] (April 19, 2015) – Masjid Toronto welcomed its new Imam and resident scholar, Dr. Wael Shehab at a reception held on Saturday at the mosque in downtown Toronto. Dr. Wael Shehab holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University and was

Toronto Muslim leaders hold networking meeting

Toronto Muslim leaders hold networking meeting

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/toronto-muslim-leaders-hold-networking-meeting/muneebnasir-april-12-2015_2/] Muneeb Nasir being presented with Green Rule poster by Donna Lang(April 17, 2015) – Muslim leaders and community development workers in the Greater Toronto Area held a networking meeting on Sunday, April 12 in Toronto to learn about each other’

Muslims to Mark Earth Day with Green Khutbah

Muslims to Mark Earth Day with Green Khutbah

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/muslims-to-mark-earth-day-with-green-khutbah/greenkhutbah/] (April 14, 2015) – Marking the 45th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22), Muslims world-wide plan to mark the annual event by participating in the Green Khutbah Campaign on Friday, April 24, 2015, with religious leaders delivering sermons to raise awareness on

Khadija Aziz is a Toronto Secret Superhero

Canadian Muslims

Khadija Aziz is a Toronto Secret Superhero

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/khadija-aziz-is-a-toronto-secret-superhero/khadijaaziz/] (April 11, 2015) – Khadija Aziz [http://www.khadijaaziz.ca/] is one of Toronto’s secret superheroes who will be recognized with a Volunteer Toronto Legacy Award. Volunteer Toronto’s Legacy Awards celebrates and recognizes 25 Torontonians for their outstanding volunteer contributions

WATCHFUL EYES - A Muslim Woman and Her Dog

WATCHFUL EYES - A Muslim Woman and Her Dog

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/watchful-eyes-a-muslim-woman-and-her-dog/watchfuleyes/] (April 7, 2015) – Filmmaker Aman Ali shares word ofHomegrown Homies [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChu7tmLQ7F9RjgX7I7FkyGg], a wonderful new internet short film series with Google about the lives of Muslim Americans. The first episode [https://youtu.be/AlOTZFzoSVk]is about professor

Brock student Aniqah Zowmi wins national award

3M National Student Fellowship Award

Brock student Aniqah Zowmi wins national award

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/brock-student-aniqah-zowmi-wins-national-award/aniqah-bn/] (April 5, 2015) – Second-year Brock University neurobiology student Aniqah Zowmi has won a 3M National Student Fellowship Award along with nine other outstanding Canadian university students. The 3M National Student Fellowship Award is presented annually to 10 undergraduate students in Canada

Canadian Muslims to produce movie on youth radicalization

Boonaa Mohammed

Canadian Muslims to produce movie on youth radicalization

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/canadian-muslims-to-produce-movie-on-youth-radicalization/tugofwar0/] Boonaa Mohammed and Mohamed Zeyara in a scene of Tug of War(April 2, 2015) – A crowdfunding campaign [http://www.gofundme.com/tugofwar] has been launched to finance a new movie, Tug of War [http://tugofwar-movie.com/home/], a story of

Canadian Muslims face high unemployment

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims face high unemployment

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/canadian-muslims-face-high-unemployment/dawn1/] Community leaders at Dawn Foundation report launch event(March 31, 2015) – Unemployment is high among Canada’s Muslims according to a report released on Sunday by the Canadian Dawn Foundation [https://cdndawnfoundation.ca/]. “Unemployment is stubbornly high among Muslims,” said Nabil

Canadians hold negative view of Muslims

Angus Reid Institute

Canadians hold negative view of Muslims

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/canadians-hold-negative-view-of-muslims/angusreidimage/] (March 26, 2015) – Canadians continue to have a negative image of the country’s Muslims, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll [http://angusreid.org/faith-in-canada/] released today. When Canadians were asked how they feel – positive, neutral or negative – about each

Ontario Muslim leaders hold conference on 'Countering Violent Extremism'

Canadian Council of Imams

Ontario Muslim leaders hold conference on 'Countering Violent Extremism'

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/ontario-muslim-leaders-hold-conference-on-countering-violent-extremism/cci-3/] (March 24, 2015) – Imams and Muslim leaders from across Ontario came together in Toronto for a 2-day conference on March 21 – 22 to discuss ways of countering violent extremism. The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI), North American Spiritual Revival (NASR), with

Khateebs: Talk to the kids!

Canadian Muslims

Khateebs: Talk to the kids!

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/khateebs-talk-to-the-kids/mihrab-minban/] By Naeem Siddiqi (March 20, 2015) – A few years ago I attended a khutbah on a Good Friday. Being a public holiday, the room was packed with kids of all ages. The khateeb spent the next 20 minutes going through all

I Am Not a Terrorist, Despite What My Critics Told a Senate Committee

Canadian Muslims

I Am Not a Terrorist, Despite What My Critics Told a Senate Committee

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/i-am-not-a-terrorist-despite-what-my-critics-told-a-senate-committee/faisalkutty/] Dear Senators: My name is Faisal Kutty. I am a lawyer, law professor, public speaker and writer. I write in response to testimony to your distinguished Committee on February 23, 2015 by a fear monger well-versed in McCarthyism, Mr. Marc Lebuis.

Whose God is it anyway?

Whose God is it anyway?

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/whose-god-is-it-anyway/fr-damian-macpherson2/] By Rev. Damian MacPherson, SA (March 16, 2015) – Use of descriptive language attempting to describe the behavior of ISIS members has been all but exhausted. The occurring bloodcurdling images from such events serve to stir the deepest resentments we are able

Thousands across Canada protest Bill C-51

Canadian Muslims

Thousands across Canada protest Bill C-51

(March 14, 2015) – Thousands of Canadians gathered in public squares across the country to protest the Conservative’s government proposed anti-terrorism legislation that would expand the powers of police and Canada’s spy agency. In Toronto, an estimated crowd of 2,000 people came out to Nathan Phillips Square to

NCCM pushes back against Conservative MP questions: 'McCarthyesque-type' questions unbecoming

NCCM pushes back against Conservative MP questions: 'McCarthyesque-type' questions unbecoming

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/nccm-pushes-back-against-conservative-mp-questions-mccarthyesque-type-questions-unbecoming/ihsaan-gardee/] (March 13, 2015) – “McCarthyesque-type questions protected by parliamentary privilege are unbecoming of this committee,” Ihsaan Gardee, National Council of Canadian Muslims Executive Director, told Conservative MP Diane Ablonczy during expert testimony Thursday night [http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Politics/ID/

Toronto gets MISTified this weekend

Canadian Muslims

Toronto gets MISTified this weekend

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/toronto-gets-mistified-this-weekend/mist-2/] (March 12, 2015) – TheMuslim Inter-Scholastic Tournament (MIST) [http://misttoronto.ca/] tournament is set to take place on March 14thand 15th at the University of Toronto St. George Campus. TheMuslim Inter-Scholastic Tournament (MIST) is a fun, educational, interactive program of competitions and

Justin Trudeau accuses Conservatives of stoking fear against Muslims

Canadian Muslims

Justin Trudeau accuses Conservatives of stoking fear against Muslims

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/justin-trudeau-accuses-conservatives-of-stoking-fear-against-muslims/justin-trudeau/] (March 9, 2015) – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government are stoking fear and prejudice against Muslims, said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau tonight at a Toronto gathering organized by the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. “These are troubling

Islamic finance’s global surge remains a missed opportunity for banks in US and Canada

Canadian Muslims

Islamic finance’s global surge remains a missed opportunity for banks in US and Canada

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/islamic-finances-global-surge-remains-a-missed-opportunity-for-banks-in-us-and-canada/islamicfinance/] By Mohammed Ayub Khan (March 7, 2015)- Islamic finance is surging across the globe, gobbling up an ever increasing share of the more than $220 trillion in international assets outstanding. It’s a trend that has accelerated since the 2008

3 Muslim schools get perfect marks in Fraser Institute ranking

An-Noor Private Islamic School

3 Muslim schools get perfect marks in Fraser Institute ranking

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/3-muslim-schools-get-perfect-marks-in-fraser-institute-ranking/islamicfoundationoftoronto/] (March 6, 2015) – Three Muslim schools in the Greater Toronto Area scored perfect marks in the Fraser Institute’s annual ranking of Ontario elementary schools. This Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools 2015 [http://www.fraserinstitute.org/research-news/display.aspx?

Muslims make remarkable contributions to Canada, Thomas Mulcair

Canadian Muslims

Muslims make remarkable contributions to Canada, Thomas Mulcair

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/muslims-make-remarkable-contributions-to-canada-thomas-mulcair/1-thomas-mulcair-feb-27-2015/] (March 4, 2015) – Muslims are making remarkable contributions to Canada, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair told the Friday congregation at the ISNA Mosque on February 27. “Friends, I’m here with you today because New Democrats understand that Islam is not our

‘You are not suitably dressed’: Quebec judge to hijab wearing woman

Canadian Muslims

‘You are not suitably dressed’: Quebec judge to hijab wearing woman

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/you-are-not-suitably-dressed-quebec-judge-to-hijab-wearing-woman/rania-el-alloul/] (February 26, 2015) – “In my opinion, you are not suitably dressed,” Judge Eliana Marengo told hijab wearing Rania El-Alloul Tuesday, according to a courtroom recording obtained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-judge-wouldn-t-hear-case-of-woman-wearing-hijab-1.2974282] . “Decorum

Do Canadians know what they just voted for?

Do Canadians know what they just voted for?

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/do-canadians-know-what-they-just-voted-for/stephenharper/] (February 25, 2015) – An ill-formed electorate may not be good for democracy but it often works for politicians. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper could not have wished for a more compliant constituency as he prepares for the 2015 elections. An Angus

Peel students honored for art and essay

Peel students honored for art and essay

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/peel-students-honored-for-art-and-essay/idi-peel-awards-2015-a1/] (February 24, 2015) – The Peel Art & Essay Awards for high school students were presented to the winners at a gala dinner on February 18 at the Mississauga Convention Centre. The theme for the 2014 competition was ‘Volunteers – Heroes Among Us.