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Women’s group uses dialogue to dispel myths about Muslims

Canadian Muslims

Women’s group uses dialogue to dispel myths about Muslims

Fauzia Mazhar is passionate about dispelling the stereotypical image of Muslim women prevalent in society and hopes the annual event she helps to organize in Kitchener will challenge these myths. “Since 2011, the Coalition of Muslim Women of Kitchener-Waterloo has presented a community outreach event on the first weekend of

GIVTAR 2016: Fast ~ Reflect ~ Give

Canadian Muslims

GIVTAR 2016: Fast ~ Reflect ~ Give

This Ramadan, CivicMuslims [http://www.civicmuslims.ca/] is excited to present the Second Annual #GIVTAR: a special iftaar at the beautiful Centre for Social Innovation at Regent Park to give back to our local food banks in support of the Give 30 campaign. [http://www.give30.ca/] We will break

Canadian Muslim Leaders strongly condemn Orlando mass shooting

Canadian Council of Imams

Canadian Muslim Leaders strongly condemn Orlando mass shooting

Canadian Muslim leaders have issued strong condemnations of yesterday’s mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. “This horrific tragedy is heartbreaking. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims of this senseless act, and to their families and friends,” said National Council of Canadian Muslims’ Executive Director Ihsaan

Canada Day Iftar welcomes Syrian Newcomers

Canada Day Iftar welcomes Syrian Newcomers

A Canada Day Iftar and fundraiser organized by IDRF will welcome recent Syrian newcomers and help them celebrate their first Canada Day. “We will be hosting Syrian refugee families and showing them how we celebrate our blessed month of Ramadan and celebrate this beautiful country on Canada Day and how

Use the power of Ramadan to help others

Canadian Muslims

Use the power of Ramadan to help others

Statement by Mark Holland – MP, Ajax and Parliamentary Secretary for Democratic Institutions, June 3 2016. Mr. Speaker, next week there will be hundreds of thousands of Canadians who will be celebrating Ramadan. In my own riding, there will be many thousands, and of course across the world, hundreds of millions.

The Prophet’s Companions were not a vanguard

Dr Katherine Bullock

The Prophet’s Companions were not a vanguard

By Dr. Katherine Bullock One idea that is prominent in some Muslim circles today is the concept of the vanguard. The vanguards, as defined by these Muslims, are meant to be the pious individuals who are on the straight path and whose job it is to bring their society back

Ramadan marathon - 30 Canadian Mosques in 30 days

Ramadan marathon - 30 Canadian Mosques in 30 days

Himy Syed is looking to answer the question, ‘Is there one Muslim Canadian Identity? Or many?’ Syed’s quest will take him on a trans-Canada journey visiting Masjids (mosques) in various provinces during the month of Ramadan, set to begin next Monday, June 6. “Environics Institute recent Survey of Muslims

Parliament of the World's Religion issues Interfaith Ramadan Challenge

Parliament of the World's Religion issues Interfaith Ramadan Challenge

Although Ramadan’s history and custom is specific to Islam, there are reasons that members of other faiths – and people of no faith – ought to take notice this year. Muslims make up a significant portion of the global community, yet the Islamic holy days have not been accepted and welcomed

Join Give 30 - a grassroots movement against hunger

Canadian Muslims

Join Give 30 - a grassroots movement against hunger

By Ziyaad Mia I foundedGive 30(GIVE30.ca [http://www.give30.ca/]) in 2012 on the spark of an idea I had almost 15 years ago. The “Eureka” moment came when I was putting away my coffee cup at work one Ramadan, joking with a colleague that fasting is so

Do Muslims Lie?

Canadian Council of Imams

Do Muslims Lie?

By Katherine Bullock Do Muslims lie? Like all of humanity there are those who do, and those who don’t. Should Muslims lie? That is an altogether different question. I grew up in a typical white, middle-class, and nominally Christian family in Australia. I attended a private, all-girls, Presbyterian high

Surveys impact narrative about Canadian Muslims

Surveys impact narrative about Canadian Muslims

Surveys are powerful vehicles for amplifying the voices of individuals, Dr. Keith Neuman, Executive Director of Environics Institute, told a forum on Tuesday, May 24 held at the Intercultural Dialogue Institute in Toronto. Dr. Neuman was presenting the results of the latest Survey of Muslims in Canada at the forum.

ISNA Canada Convention 2016

Canadian Muslims

ISNA Canada Convention 2016

Principles of Success 42nd Annual ISNA Canada Convention May 20 – May 22, 2016 Location: ISNA Canada Centre, Mississauga, ON [http://isna.ca/] Further information: ISNA Canada Convention 2016 [http://isnacanadaconvention.ca/] Source: ISNA Canada Convention 2016 [http://isnacanadaconvention.ca/]

Muneeba Centre opens in Mississauga

Muneeba Centre opens in Mississauga

The Muneeba Centre, a facility that will offer support programs and respite services for people with disabilities, was officially opened on Saturday in Mississauga. The Centre, located at 1486 Southdown Road in Mississauga, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to mark the occasion. In attendance were community leaders and

Canadian Muslim Youth increasingly more devout

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslim Youth increasingly more devout

Canadian Muslim millennials are more religious that other Canadian youth and also the most observant generation in the Muslim community, according to the new national survey conducted by Environics Institute and released on April 27. The youth, ages 18 to 34 years, are most likely to visit mosques for prayer

Canadian Muslims pray, mobilize donations for Fort McMurray

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims pray, mobilize donations for Fort McMurray

Canadian Muslims offered special prayers at the weekly Friday services today and collected donations for people fleeing the wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta. “The pictures and stories that we’re seeing and hearing are absolutely harrowing,” Kanata Muslim Association’s Imam Sikander Hashmi told CBC News. “I just want to

IDRF launches Alberta Fires Emergency Relief

Canadian Muslims

IDRF launches Alberta Fires Emergency Relief

The catastrophic wildfire that has destroyed 1,600 homes and buildings in Fort McMurray, Alta., has now consumed more than 10,000 hectares, and has forced all 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray to evacuate, the largest evacuation in Alberta’s history. As the fire rages across Fort McMurray, the

Halal Food Festival Toronto

Canadian Muslims

Halal Food Festival Toronto

North America’s Largest Halal Food Festival Two days of food, live demonstrations, seminars, cooking competitions, performances and more enjoyed over five festival areas and over 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space: Sample City, Shops at Halal Food Fest, Main Stage, Street Fest and Kids Zone. Source:

New survey shows Muslims embrace Canada

Canadian Muslims

New survey shows Muslims embrace Canada

The overwhelming majority of Muslims are very proud to be Canadian despite continuing to experience discrimination due to their religion and ethnicity, according to a new national survey released today. The Environics Institute survey reveals what it is like to be Muslim in Canada, and how this has changed over

Toronto Imams mark Earth Day with ‘Green’ Khutba

Canadian Muslims

Toronto Imams mark Earth Day with ‘Green’ Khutba

Imams in Toronto joined the worldwide Green Khutba Campaign on Earth Day and delivered sermons to raise awareness on the environmental challenges facing humanity. “Islam appreciates and celebrates the earth and the environment to the extent that some Qur’anic surahs are named after some creations such the cow, the

A workshop like no other

Anatolia Islamic Centre

A workshop like no other

By Dima Traboulsi and Zaynab Mamai – Student Reporters, Maingate Islamic Academy (with support from Sanaa Ali-Mohammed) “Sometimes when we are surrounded by different messages and different people-we’re surrounded by media, that has various ways of representing or… portraying Islam – we can be overwhelmed by our emotions.” -Therapist Asma Ali

Canadian religious leaders concerned over assisted-dying legislation

Canadian Muslims

Canadian religious leaders concerned over assisted-dying legislation

Canadian religious leaders on Tuesday expressed their concerns regarding the proposed legislation on “physician-assisted-dying” and are calling on the government to protect the vulnerable, improve palliative care and protect freedom of conscience. “We stand together today, leaders within our respective faith communities – Jewish, Muslim and Christian – to express our grave

Faith leaders urge action on climate justice

Canadian Muslims

Faith leaders urge action on climate justice

On 18 April 2016, four days before the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on climate change adopted by UN negotiators on 12 December, a Statement from 250 religious leaders supporting this pact and urging much more ambitious action is being handed to UN General Assembly President, Ambassador Mogens Lykketoft.

Canadian Muslims concerned over anti-Muslim incidents

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims concerned over anti-Muslim incidents

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is alarmed over a series of recent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant incidents across Canada. In Alberta, two separate incidents of assault against two Syrian refugees were reported this week along with vandalism and arson against a Muslim family. In Ontario, a Windsor woman was

Canadian Imams Announce De-Radicalization Clinics at Annual Gala

Canadian Council of Imams

Canadian Imams Announce De-Radicalization Clinics at Annual Gala

The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) has announced the formation of a National Security Committee that will open de-radicalization clinics in the Greater Toronto Area. The announcement was made at the Council’s first annual dinner held on Monday evening. “We just want to take a proactive approach,” Toronto Imam

Muslims to celebrate Earth Day with Green Khutbah Campaign

Canadian Muslims

Muslims to celebrate Earth Day with Green Khutbah Campaign

Muslims will commemorate Earth Day on Friday, April 22nd, 2016 with the Green Khutbah Campaign as religious leaders deliver a sermon to raise awareness on the environmental challenges facing humanity. “We are encouraging mosques, schools, universities and Islamic Institutions to devote their Friday Khutbah to celebrate the blessings, graces and