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Fred A. Reed

Then we were one

Book Release: Then We Were One by Fred A. Reed [http://www.amazon.ca/Then-Were-One-Fred-Reed/dp/0889226679] (November 1, 2011) – Southern Californiain the late 1950s has the look and feel of a midsummer morning—bright and still. For two young brothers, the wide world is full of promise. Together they

Common Ground News Service

Muslims and Christians: if you don´t communicate, you don´t exist

By Safia Aoude (October 31, 2011) – “We can write anything now!” said an editor of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram to some visiting Danish participants in Cairo as a part of a recent Alexandria-based conference called “Media´s Role for Changing Society and Democracy”. The Egyptian revolution has certainly become a

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims to celebrate Eid on Sunday November 6

(October 29, 2011) – Canadian Muslims will be celebrating Eid al-Adha on Sunday, November 6, 2011. Throughout the country, large prayer services are being planned to mark this significant day for Muslims. Eid al-Adha (festival of the sacrifice) is one of the most important yearly events for Muslims and it is

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A Canadian Interfaith Call for Leadership and Action on Climate Change

(October 28, 2011) – Faith communities throughout Canada believe they have a moral responsibility to address global warming. From Sunday October 23 to Monday October 24, faith leaders, politicians and members of the public gathered in Ottawa to engage in a panel discussion and national dialogue on climate change. The meeting

Canadian Muslims

Seniors helping seniors in Mississauga

(October 26, 2011) – The Muslim Seniors Circle held its annual dinner on Saturday, October 1, 2011 inMississaugato raise awareness in the community about the issues facing seniors. “The purpose of the annual dinner is also to establish closer links between elders in the community and members of other generations,” according

Canadian Muslims

Gratitude is an attitude

By Muneeb Nasir In a Qur’anic verse (ayat), Allâh says, “Then remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and do not reject Me” (Qur’an – al Baqara:152). What does gratitude really mean in our lives? Most of us are thankful for the blessings we have

Canadian Muslims

Women are at forefront of Arab spring

(October 26, 2011) – Women are at the forefront of the Arab spring movement and they are among the main leaders according to Nobel Peace Prize winner, Tawakkul Karman of Yemen. “My beliefs were that men and women alike have to be in this struggle together, and we cannot safeguard our

Canadian Muslims

Send Eid greetings with special stamp

(October 26, 2011) – Canada Post has released 2 stamp designs to celebrate Eid-al-Adha. The stamp designs feature a still life painting of a feast at dusk, and “Eid Greetings” in English and French. The larger stamp image is yours to keep as a souvenir! Known as the “Festival of Sacrifice”

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Our Common Voice: Protecting the Life Sustaining Gift of Water

Mosaic Interfaith held its Annual Peace Meal this past Sunday at St. Luke’s Parish in Thornhill, Ontario. The event brought together leaders of different faiths to discuss pressing issues relevant to their congregations. This year’s theme was entitled “Our Common Voice: Protecting the Life Sustaining Gift of Water”

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Let’s become stewards of the earth

By Muaz Nasir “It is he (Allah) that has appointed you (mankind) as stewards in the Earth…” ( Qu’rán, 35:39) (April 21, 2011) – As Earth Day 2011 [http://www.earthday.ca/pub/] quickly approaches, many of us take this opportunity to reflect and participate in annual community events aimed

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1,000 Christians and 1,000 Muslims

By Arthur L. Smith On 18 September 2011,Northwood Church in Keller, Texas hosted an event where 1,000 Christians and 1,000 Muslims came together to embark on societal change. “The only hope we have to tone down our fear of Muslims and the only thing Jesus commands us

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On the Death Penalty

By Tariq Ramadan Turning his face towards the victim’s relatives, he repeated with calm determination: “May God forgive you because I did not kill him.” Troy Davis had been waiting on death row for more than twenty years, all the while proclaiming his innocence. These were his last words

Canadian Muslims

One man fights for his shooter’s life

[/content/images/wordpress/2011/07/Rais-Bhuiyan.jpg]By Laurna Strikwerda How would you respond if someone tried to kill you because of who you are? I know what my own responses would be: anger, fear, rage. For Rais Bhuiyan, the answer was different: forgiveness. When I first heard Rais’ story,

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MuslimFest - July 23-24, 2011

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MuslimFest Montreal. July 16th, 2011

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OTF Annual Gala - June 26, 2011

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Religious communities share fast-breaking meal

(August 21, 2011) –  Turkish families who live within Scarborough and North York came together with members of the community of Parkwoods United Church in North York, Toronto for a Ramadan Iftar (fast-breaking) dinner on Wednesday, August 10 th and for an evening of interfaith dialogue. The participants enjoyed a delicious

Canadian Muslims

Fasting strengthens communities

By Irshad Osman (Naleemi) (August 21, 2011) – Ramadan creates “winning moments” for the believers. Every single act in this beautiful month is a victory…it is a step in the journey towards success in both worlds. It could be those early hours when we wake up for a meal, it

Anders Breivik

Canada must not let the likes of Bin Laden and Breivik determine who we are

By Imam Ibrahim Malabari (August 16, 2011) – Anders Breivik, as evident from his philosophy, is against multiculturalism more than anything else – Islam and Muslims are just a part of his anti-multiculturalism rhetoric. In that sense, his beliefs target the very essence of Canada which promotes multiculturalism. This should alarm all

Canadian Muslims

Canadian environmental website launched

(August 17, 2011) – A new online Canadian-based website, Khaleafa.com [http://khaleafa.com/], has been launched to raise awareness on the Islamic approach to environmentalism. “The goal of this website is to reignite the discourse surrounding the Islamic approach to environmentalism and to draw upon the essence of these teachings,

Canadian Muslims

‘I asked you for food and you fed Me not’

By Muneeb Nasir (Excerpt from Friday Khutba (sermon) delivered at Masjid Toronto on Friday, August 13, 2011) Fasting must have meaning in the present moment. In an op-ed piece in the Toronto Star on Sunday August 7, 2011, (Making fasting relevant during famine [http://www.thestar.com/opinion/columns/article/

Canadian Muslims

Lessons from Ramadan

By Tariq Ramadan It is always good to ponder the true meaning of our religious practices. The month of Ramadan has started and almost 1.5 billion Muslims around the globe are fasting, taking part in an individual and spiritual journey as well as a communal religious celebration. Ramadan is

Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC)

A Canadian Muslim leader shares her “Mosaic of Thoughts”

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2011/a-canadian-muslim-leader-shares-her-%e2%80%9cmosaic-of-thoughts%e2%80%9d/coverwv/] (August 10, 2011) – Kitchener Ontario-based publisher Pandora Press and author Wahida C. Valiante recently announced the release of her new anthology, A Mosaic of Thoughts. [http://www.amazon.ca/Mosaic-Thoughts-Wahida-C-Valiante/dp/B0056IJEIK/ref=sr_1_

Canadian Muslims

Muslim moms in Canada, more than full-time housewives

By Daood Hamdani (August 7, 2011) – In early July, Canadians engaged in an online conversation with the aim of increasing their understanding of Muslims, the main non-Christian faith community estimated by government demographers at 1.1 million in 2011 or 3.2 per cent of the total population. It was

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Council of Imams strongly condemns vandalism against Beth Tikvah Synagogue

(August 05, 2011) – The Canadian Council of Imams has expressed shock and disgust at the vandalism against the Beth Tikvah Synagogue and Robbins Hebrew Academy in Toronto. “The graffiti reveals nothing but clear blindness and intent to cause conflict and sow the seeds of hate and mistrust between Jews and