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Naeem Siddiqi

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When Life Gives You No-Fly Lemons

When Life Gives You No-Fly Lemons

By Naeem Siddiqi (January 11, 2016) – In the past week, Canadians have followed the saga of a six year-old child named Adam Ahmed who found himself on a ‘no fly’ list. Specifically, his dad, Sulemaan Ahmed, found his boy on Air Canada’s Deemed High Profile List [http://globalnews.ca/

Khateebs: Talk to the kids!

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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

Beyond the Green Khutbah – the Eco Friendly Mosque

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Beyond the Green Khutbah – the Eco Friendly Mosque

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/beyond-the-green-khutbah-the-eco-friendly-mosque/green-mosque-islamic-architecture/] By Naeem Siddiqi (April 12, 2014) – On Friday April 14th, coinciding with Earth Day, many mosques will be delivering ‘Green’ khutbah’s. This is an excellent idea – and based on history, you will no doubt hear of all the ahadiths, ayats

GTA Muslim leaders hold networking meeting

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GTA Muslim leaders hold networking meeting

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/gta-muslim-leaders-hold-networking-meeting/march2meetinga/] (March 5, 2014) – Muslim leaders in the Greater Toronto Area held a networking meeting on Sunday, March 2, in Mississauga to learn about each other’s work and to identify areas of cooperation. The Olive Tree Foundation, an innovative public endowment

Ethical Fundraising in Mosques

Ethical Fundraising in Mosques

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2013/ethical-fundraising-in-mosques/fundraising/] By Naeem Siddiqi (July 29, 2013) – As we move into the last 10 days of Ramadan, the intensity and length of fundraising activity in our mosques increase accordingly. While an absolute necessity, I find some of the tactics questionable. A few

Racial Profiling is Not a Cure for Incompetence

By Naeem Siddiqi “The bottom line is this: the U.S. government had sufficient information to have uncovered this plot and potentially disrupt the Christmas Day attack, but our intelligence community failed to connect those dots – President Barack Obama, January 2010.” I am a frequent flyer – I log about 150,