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Academics and activists from across the globe issue open letter to Ontario Government on Basic Income

Academics and activists from across the globe issue open letter to Ontario Government on Basic Income

We, collectively, represent the principal investigators, research teams and stakeholder groups behind several distinct basic income experiments underway in Finland, Scotland, the Netherlands, the USA, Spain, Kenya and India. We profoundly regret that you chose to cancel the Ontario Basic Income Guarantee Experiment prematurely. Each of our experimental designs is

What's the Buzz? Religion, Fake News and the 24-Hour News Cycle

Canadian Muslims

What's the Buzz? Religion, Fake News and the 24-Hour News Cycle

Mosque Problems: US Muslims Explore Solutions at ISNA Conference

Canadian Muslims

Mosque Problems: US Muslims Explore Solutions at ISNA Conference

By Carissa D. LamkahouanHOUSTON – American mosques do not meet the prophetic ideal, according to three expert panelists speaking at the 55th annual national conference of The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) [http://aboutislam.net/muslim-issues/america/isna-us-muslims-learn-work-racism-bigotry/] during a panel titled “Realizing the Prophetic Masjid.” Instead, American Muslims often

MuslimFest Celebrates 15 Years of Canadian Muslim Culture

Canadian Muslims

MuslimFest Celebrates 15 Years of Canadian Muslim Culture

TORONTO – MuslimFest [http://muslimfest.com/], the 15th annual arts and entertainment festival, returns to the Greater Toronto Area this weekend. The festival will run from August 31 – September 2 at Celebration Square in Mississauga and it will be a weekend of love, laughter, food, and entertainment for people of all

Don’t miss the 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto

Don’t miss the 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto

We call upon peoples of faith and conscience to stand for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world and join thousands of interfaith activists from around the world at the 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions. The 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions is being hosted by the

Canadian Muslims Respond: Fundraiser for The Danforth Victims' Families

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims Respond: Fundraiser for The Danforth Victims' Families

An 18-year-old woman and 10-year-old girl are dead, along with 13 people injured after a mass shooting in Toronto’s busy Greektown/Danforth Ave neighborhood on the evening of Sunday, July 22, 2018. We are deeply saddened to mourn the loss of lives. Our condolences are with the victims and

NCCM Denounces Hate-Motivated Assault of Mississauga Man

Canadian Muslims

NCCM Denounces Hate-Motivated Assault of Mississauga Man

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is condemning in the strongest possible terms the brutal assault of a Mississauga man, Muhammad Abu Marzouk, near the Mississauga Valley Community Centre on Sunday night following a picnic with his family. According to amedia reports [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=

Halal Food Fest set to attract large crowds to Toronto

Canadian Muslims

Halal Food Fest set to attract large crowds to Toronto

Halal Food Fest Toronto, the largest halal food festival in North America returns for its sixth consecutive year on Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15, 2018 at The International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. “The Muslim population in Canada is the fastest-growing religious group and the needs of this market

Enacting Citizenship in Muslim Communities

Canadian Muslims

Enacting Citizenship in Muslim Communities

In partnership with Emmanuel College, The Tessellate Institute’s annual lecture series #TTILectures presents Enacting Citizenship in Muslim Communities: Lessons Learned from Australian Muslim’s Civic Engagement. Records show that Australia’s Aboriginal communities have had interactions with Muslim travellers as early as the 17th century, pre-dating the arrival of

Alberta mosque set on fire

Canadian Muslims

Alberta mosque set on fire

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is condemning in the strongest terms the brazen arson attack [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-mosque-fire-eid-islamic-society-alberta-1.4710155] on the Edson mosque in Alberta late on Saturday evening. The town is about 200 kilometres west of Edmonton. Security footage outside the mosque

Anatolia Islamic Center hosts Interfaith Taste of Ramadan Iftar

Anatolia Islamic Center hosts Interfaith Taste of Ramadan Iftar

By Muneeb Nasir (TORONTO) – Anatolia Islamic Center opened its doors to faith leaders in the Peel Region for an interfaith Iftar dinner on Sunday, June 10th. This was the second year that the Mississauga mosque hosted the interfaith gathering themed ‘Taste of Ramadan.’ “I would like to extend a warm

Toronto Synagogue hosts Iftar event

Toronto Synagogue hosts Iftar event

Toronto’s Holy Blossom Temple hosted an Iftar dinner on Wednesday, June 6th in collaboration with the Intercultural Dialogue Institute, the Toronto Police Service and Canadian Armed Forces. This was the third year that the synagogue has hosted an Iftar event during Ramadan. The program included a panel discussion, moderated

Ieasha Prime advises Muslims to be steadfast in difficult times

Black Muslim Initiative

Ieasha Prime advises Muslims to be steadfast in difficult times

A prominent educator and public speaker advised Toronto Muslims that in difficult times to always take care of their spiritual life and maintain their connection with Allah. “You cannot allow the discrimination and oppression done against you to consume you,” Ustadha Ieasha Prime told an audience at the Islamic Institute

Mississauga celebrates Ramadan with open air Iftar

Canadian Muslims

Mississauga celebrates Ramadan with open air Iftar

Residents of Mississauga and Peel region celebrated Ramadan with an open air communal iftar event at Mississauga Celebration Square on Tuesday, June 5th. Despite the chilly temperatures, thousands of residents attended the ‘Celebrate Ramadan Iftar & Grand Eid Bazaar 2018’ organized by DawaNet and MuslimFest and shared in an iftar

Pickering Hindu temple hosts Iftar event

Pickering Hindu temple hosts Iftar event

A Ramadan Iftar event that brought Muslims and Hindus together with other ethno-cultural and faith communities was held on Friday, June 1 at Pickering’s Hindu temple, Devi Mandir. Pickering is a city located immediately east of the City of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario. “I think

Multi-faith Ramadan Harmony Dinner

Multi-faith Ramadan Harmony Dinner

Muslims hosted members of other faith communities at a multi-faith Ramadan Iftar harmony dinner on May 28 at the Japanese Cultural Centre in Toronto. The inaugural multi-faith iftar was hosted by Embrace Islamic Society who stated purpose is ‘to practice and share the values of Islam by providing religious, educational

Public Iftar Events Become Popular in Toronto

Canadian Muslims

Public Iftar Events Become Popular in Toronto

Public iftar (fast breaking) events are becoming popular in the Greater Toronto Area as Muslims share the fasting experience with their fellow citizens in public squares across the city. On May 23 and 24 at Nathan Phillips Square outside Toronto City Hall, Northern Lights Relief Foundation, a non-profit organization, held

Toronto Church hosts Interfaith Iftar gathering

Toronto Church hosts Interfaith Iftar gathering

One of the largest churches in downtown Toronto, Metropolitan United Church, hosted an Iftar and dinner gathering on Thursday, May 24 and over 150 people were in attendance to join with Muslims as they broke the fast. The Intercultural Dialogue Institute GTA in conjunction with the church organized the event.

Multi-faith Ramadan Harmony Dinner

Canadian Muslims

Multi-faith Ramadan Harmony Dinner

This Interfaith Ramadan iftar dinner is very important as it allows attendees of different religious backgrounds to come together, break fast, and engage in friendly dialogue as a way to stimulate mutual understanding and respect for others and their respective religious traditions and customs. Theme of the event “EMBRACING THE

Canadian Muslims

Ramadan Begins

Some Canadian Muslims will begin fasting on Wednesday, May 16 while others will start the month-long fast on Thursday. The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) has announced that the 1st of Ramadan will be on Wednesday, May 16th. The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) recognizes astronomical calculation as

Canadian Imams celebrate service to community

Canadian Council of Imams

Canadian Imams celebrate service to community

By Muneeb Nasir (TORONTO) – The Canadian Council of Imams celebrated 28 years of service to the community at its third annual dinner held on Monday, May 7 in Mississauga. “I would like to offer my thanks to Allah for such a memorable occasion and to show our gratitude to our

Lively Discussion in Toronto on Canadian Muslim Identity

Lively Discussion in Toronto on Canadian Muslim Identity

An engaging and lively panel discussion took place in Toronto on Wednesday, May 2 on the challenges faced by Canadian Muslims related to identity formation and social integration. “There are internal pressures as well as external pressures that try to define who Muslims are,” said Imam Yusuf Badat of the

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER JANAZAH

Canadian Muslims

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER JANAZAH

The Somali Youth Research Initiative is a response to a call for action from Somali-Canadian families and communities in Ontario who are continuing to lose their young men at an alarming rate to gun violence and homicide. The first phase of the initiative, summarized in this report [https://www.youthleaps.

#TorontoStrong vigil draws thousands

#TorontoStrong vigil draws thousands

Toronto Strong Vigil

Canadian Muslims

Toronto Strong Vigil

The City of Toronto will host the #TorontoStrong [https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/torontostrong] Vigil this Sunday evening at Mel Lastman Square. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and support all those who have been affected by Monday’s tragedy in Toronto. This City-hosted vigil, organized in collaboration