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US Government Lifts Ban on Tariq Ramadan

(January 20, 2010) – In a major victory for civil liberties, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has signed orders that effectively end the exclusion of two prominent scholars, Professors Tariq Ramadan and Adam Habib, who were barred from the United States by the Bush administration. “The orders ending the exclusion of

Abubakar Kasim

Canadian Muslims Mobilize for Haiti

By Abubakar N. Kasim (January 17, 2010) – The atmosphere during the Friday prayer at the International Muslim Organization of Toronto was different. A large screen right at the center of the city’s Islamic center was showing heart-breaking images from Haiti, where a powerful earthquake has left behind massive destruction

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims Dedicate Friday Services to Haiti

(January 14, 2010) – Canadian Muslims are dedicating the weekly Friday services (Salatul Jumuah) tomorrow to pray for the earthquake victims in Haiti and to collect donations for the relief effort. “We cannot just stand and watch without doing our share,” said Imam Hamid Slimi, Chairman of the Canadian Council of

Islamic Relief USA

U.S. Muslim Charity to Fly $1 Million In Relief Supplies To Haiti

Islamic Relief USA works with Mormon church to aid Haitian quake victims (January 13, 2010) – Islamic Relief USA, America’s largest Muslim relief organization, announced today that it will immediately fly a $1 million shipment of aid to those impacted by yesterday’s earthquake in Haiti. That relief aid will

Alain Lapierre

Aid agencies urging Canadians to support Haitian relief

(January 12, 2010) – Canadian aid agencies, under the banner of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, are urging Canadians to support the relief efforts in Haiti after today’s earthquake that has devastated the area of country’s capital city, Port au Prince. The HUMANITARIAN COALITION, comprised of CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec

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Safaa Zarzour chosen as ISNA Secretary General

January 7, 2010 – The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has announced the appointment of Safaa Zarzour as its new secretary general. Mr. Zarzour will move to his new office in Plainfield, IN, from Bridgeview, IL, early next week. Mr. Zarzour is a lawyer and educator, and has outstanding contributions

Hamilton Mosque

Hamilton Mosque Firebombed

(January 4, 2009)- The Hamilton Mosque on Stone Church Road East in Hamilton, Ontario was firebombed earlier today. One of the mosque’s windows was smashed and a bottle with flammable material was either thrown or placed inside the window. The Molotov cocktail burnt itself out and did only

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Toronto's RIS convention sends message of unity

By Mohammed Ayub Khan (December 31, 2009) – Speakers at a three day Islamic convention held in Toronto on the weekend (Dec. 25-27) urged Muslims to live up to their responsibility to save the world. The Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention (RIS), in its eighth year, was attended by more than

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Toronto interfaith group joins fight against malaria

Erica Spracklin, Faiths Act Fellow(December 30, 2009) – Across the globe, young people of faith are combining forces to take action against one million preventable deaths occurring every year due to malaria. The young people are part of Faiths Act, the Tony Blair Foundation’s [http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/pages/

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Toronto welcomes largest Canadian Muslim convention this week

(December 21, 2009) – Toronto will be hosting the largest Muslim convention in the country this coming week. 15,000 delegates from across North America are expected to descend on the city for the 8th Annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention (RIS) scheduled for December 25 to December 27. The convention,

askthescholar.com

Canadian Muslims can now find answers online

(December 18, 2009) – A well-known Canadian Imam and Scholar has launched an online resource providing users with access to his fatwas (Islamic rulings) and the ability to submit their questions on various issues. Shaikh Ahmad Kutty will answer questions through his web site, askthescholar.com [http://askthescholar.com/Default.aspx]

Izzeldin Abuelaish

Abuelaish brings message of peace to Toronto’s Muslims this Saturday

(December 16, 2009) – Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish, the Palestinian doctor and peace activist, whose personal tragedy transfixed the world during the Gaza war earlier this year, will be the guest of honor on Saturday at an Eid ul-Adha dinner at the North American Muslim Foundation (NAMF) in Scarborough. On Jan. 16,

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Film screening opens up lively inter-faith dialogue

Muneeb Nasir and Dr. Kevin Livingston at Don Heights Unitarian Congregation (Dec 1, 2009) – The Don Heights Unitarian Congregation and Initiatives of Change (Canada) hosted an interfaith dialogue following the screening of the award winning documentary film, The Imam and The Pastor [http://www.iofc.org/imam-pastor], on Sunday November

CAM-D

Muslim organizations urged to recognize persons with disabilities

(November 26, 2009) – Canadian Muslim organizations are being urged to observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by CAM-D (Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities). “On Friday December 4, 2009, we are asking all major Masjids across Canada to focus their Khutbas (sermons) on disability rights and obligations in

Eid ul-Adha 2009

Toronto Muslims to celebrate Eid ul-Adha by helping poor in the city

(November 23, 2009) – Toronto’s Muslims will be distributing meat to needy and low-income families in the city as part of the celebration of Eid ul-Adha which takes place on Friday, November 27. Eid ul-Adha (‘Celebration of Sacrifice’), also known as the Greater Eid, marks the end of the Hajj,

Day of Arafah

Eid ul-Adha on Friday November 27

(November 17, 2009) – Saudi Arabia has declared that the day of Arafah will be on Thursday, November 26, 2009 following its announcement that Wednesday, November 18 is the first day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah. The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and the European Council of Fatwa

Julia Williams

London Muslims worried over hate crime

(November 16, 2009) – The London, Ontario Muslim community continues to voice concern over the attempted stabbing of a hijab clad woman. “I’m getting a lot of concern from the community that this happened,” said Const. Marcel Marcellin, London’s diversity officer. The 52-year-old woman was confronted in an apartment

Canadian Association of Jews and Muslims

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish inspires Toronto's Muslims and Jews

(November 15, 2009) – “Life is like riding a bicycle – in order to keep your balance you must keep moving,” Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish told a multi-faith audience last night at Toronto’s Temple Sinai about the tragedy that devastated his family. Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is the Gazan physician and proponent of

Charter for Compassion

Religious leaders: ‘Commit to living a life of compassion’

(November 12, 2009) – Karen Armstrong, winner of the 2008 TED prize, along with religious leaders from around the world, gathered today at the National Press Club to unveil the Charter for Compassion (www.charterforcompassion.org [http://www.charterforcompassion.org]). The Charter is a single document, endorsed by HH the Dalai

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Faith leaders: corruption must be tackled to impact poverty

(November 8, 2009) – Failure by countries to agree an effective monitoring and review process in Doha next week will perpetuate poverty in the developing world, say more than 100 faith leaders in a letter to the United Nations Secretary General. On the eve of a crucial UN meeting on corruption,

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Muslim American Organizations Denounce Shooting Incident at Fort Hood

(November 6, 2009) – Earlier yesterday a United States officer in the military identified as Army Major Malik Hasan reportedly shot and killed 12 American soldiers and wounded 31 others at Fort Hood in Texas. The Muslim Public Affairs Council-DC (MPAC-DC), the Islamic Society of North America Office for Interfaith and

Azhar Ali Khan Order of Canada

Azhar Ali Khan receives the Order of Canada

(November 4, 2009) – Azhar Ali Khan of Ottawa is among the 35 recipients of the Order of Canada, announced earlier this year, who will receive their honour at an investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at 10 a.m. that will be presided over by Her

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Welcoming the changing face of Canada

By Hussein Hamdani (Oct 31, 2009) – Hamilton has succeeded in attracting another major conference. The selection of the Hamilton Convention Centre as the site for the Inspired & Engaged Citizens: Canadian Muslim conference, is an endorsement of Hamilton to handle such a gathering. On Nov. 14, hundreds of Canadians from

2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion

Thousands of Religion Scholars meet in Montréal

(October 29, 2009) – Thousands of religion scholars from North America and around the world will converge on Montreal, November 7 – 10, to discuss all things related to religion. Some 4,500 scholars are expected to review the latest research in the field of religion at the 2009 Annual Meeting of

Alex Kronemer

What do the world's 1 billion Muslims really think?

By Muneeb Nasir (October 27, 2009) – What do the world’s 1 billion Muslims really think? A new documentary film based on a Gallup Poll report that seeks to answer this question, and carrying the title — Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think — will have its Toronto premiere on