Canadian Muslims Assault at Islamic Centre in Niagara Falls On the evening of December 3rd, 2010 Niagara Regional Police were called to the Islamic Centre on Willoughby drive in Niagara Falls in response to an assault complaint. Investigation revealed that two adult males and a male young offender attended the Centre armed with golf clubs. The three men proceeded
Canadian Muslims ISNA President receives 2011 Peacemaker Award The Islamic Society of North America’s President Imam Mohamed Magid and Dr. Marshall Breger received the Peacemaker 2011 Award for their work to counter the growing Holocaust denial spreading world-wide. The award was presented at the 25th Annual Olender Foundation Awards earlier this month. The Olender Foundation aims to
Al Maghrib American Muslim doctor goes on offensive against Muslim extremists (December 1, 2010) – Only days after an attempted terror attack in Oregon, one American Muslim has taken the fight for the soul of Islam online to confront the extremists. Frustrated by the continued radicalization of Muslim youth, Dr. Ali Shehata – an ER physician and author of the book Demystifying Islam,
Canadian Muslims Being Read By Tariq Ramadan Penguin recently published my latest book, The Quest for meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism. [http://www.amazon.ca/Quest-Meaning-Tariq-Ramadan/dp/1846141524] It is a work unlike anything I have written before, an attempt to examine and to synthesize the master narratives that inform the spiritual traditions,
Canadian Muslims Saudi Grand Mufti uses Haj sermon to condemn fanaticism and violence By Muqtedar Khan The haj sermon this year – one of the highlights of the three-day pilgrimage that millions of Muslims make to Mecca every year – has received special attention in the media all over the Muslim world. Excerpts from the sermon, which condemns terrorism and extremism and advocates moderation, have
Canadian Muslims I am African – and I’m now proud of it By Hussein Hamdani Growing up, when someone asked me where I am from (since no one assumed that I was Canadian), I would say that my family comes from Yemen. After being prodded, I’d admit that I was born in Kampala, Uganda, in East Africa. I never volunteered that
531 Muslims and Jews visit each other’s holy places this November By Habeeb Alli I can see your stares! I get them every time I say we are twinning our mosques and synagogues this month. “Really?” people ask, jaws dropping. For the third year, this exercise of interfaith exchange has progressed in good faith. Synagogues agree to twin with nearby mosques,
Canadian Muslims We the People: restoring sanity in America By Susan Koscis “Hug a Muslim Today” was the first hand-held sign I saw upon arriving at the Rally to Restore Sanity, which was recently held on a beautiful autumn afternoon on the National Mall in Washington, DC. That sign set the tone for what was to come. I’m
Canadian Muslims Qurbani program to help families in the GTA (November 12, 2010) – As Muslims set to celebrate Eid ul-Adha on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 many are busy making arrangements to offer their qurbani to benefit their families and the larger Muslim community within the Greater Toronto Area. Qurbani or udhiyah is a sacrifice that is offered at the time
531 A global interfaith initiative to change the world By Rahim Kanani More than two thirds of the world’s population – over four billion people – identify with one religion or another. Imagine the motivational energy of these four billion people used as a positive force for global social change. Whether tackling issues of poverty, disease, health, energy, education, gender
Canadian Muslims Eid ul-Adha on Tuesday November 16 and Wednesday November 17 (November 6, 2010) – Some North American Muslims will celebrate Eid ul-Adha on Tuesday, November 16 while others will celebrate on Wednesday, November 17. Muslims in North America, as well as in many other parts of the world, hold two different opinions about the observance of Eid ul-Adha. Some Muslims observe
Canadian Muslims North American Muslim Scout Leaders join the Hajj A delegation from the US and Canada has been invited to perform the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia as part of a global invitation extended to approximately fifty Muslim Scout Leaders by the International Union of Muslim Scouts (IUMS) in appreciation, and as a reward for their outstanding achievements and
Canadian Islamic Congress The Hajj: A time of importance, blessings and hope By Imam Dr. Zijad Delic Muslims – wherever they are geographically located — live in continuous connection with the sacred house called the Ka’bah, the symbol of their relationship with the Creator, the homeland of the Prophet, and the first Masjid (Mosque) on earth. Allah has chosen this Masjid as the
531 Interfaith dialogue for a globalised world by Tareq Oubrou In these times, it is essential to engage in interfaith and intercultural dialogue, given the way our world is evolving. With post-modern globalisation there has been a decline in the belief in the philosophy of progress: the secular theory of salvation no longer has the answers to
Canadian Muslims Who speaks for Canadian Muslims? By Yahya Abdul Rahman Any individual or group who appears on TV or writes an opinion piece in a newspaper promoting themselves as THE voice of Canadian Muslims should not be taken seriously. It is impossible for any one person or group to encapsulate the diversity of thought and opinion
Canadian Muslims When it comes to the burqa debate, France should look to Canada By Elsa Rizkallah As the burqa controversy continues to make headlines in France, it is worth examining what France could learn from Canada, which has worked to reconcile freedom of religion with national security and women rights. Bills banning the burqa – a garment that fully covers a woman’s body,
Canadian Muslims Haider and Habib This is a story about Haider and Habib. It’s a real story that happened seven, maybe eight years ago. Haider was a humble, down to earth kinda guy – a guy who’d give up his seat on the bus to just about anyone else: Old, young, sick, healthy, didn’
Canadian Muslims Should we fear Islam? By Keith Ellison At a time when our nation is seeing a rise in intolerant behaviour, crossing every cultural line, whether based on race, religion or sexual orientation, we seem simultaneously stuck with a national news media that is preoccupied with conflict and controversy when we desperately need one that
Canadian Muslims Connecting with our history By Sikander Hashmi The year was 1938 and Canada’s Muslim population stood at just around 700, in stark contrast to the close to 1 million Canadian Muslims today. And there were no mosques in the country. So a woman by the name of Hilwi Hamdon, along with her friends,
Canadian Muslims Muslims concerned over Muhammad drawing on door of Yellowknife mosque The Yellowknife RCMP is investigating a possible hate crime against the Muslim community in Yellowknife, N.W.T. Nur Ali told CBC News [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/10/12/yknife-muslim-centre-muhammed.html] that he went to the Islamic Centre of Yellowknife to pray early Monday morning, October
Canadian Muslims Religious bias in US textbooks? By Susan Douglass Last week, the Texas Board of Education adopted a resolution with a 7-6 vote that “accuses textbook publishers of favoring Islam over Christianity and tells them to stop it.” Although the resolution is non-binding on future board members or textbook publishers, it attempts to set a precedent
Canadian Muslims Time to re-think community priorities By Yahya Abdul Rahman In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, US President Barak Obama is quoted as making the following statement: “One of the things that you realize when you’re in my seat is that, typically, the issues that come to my desk — there are no simple answers
iqra IslamOnline Founders Launch OnIslam After a several-month battle against Qatari financers over editorial independence, the editorial team that founded IslamOnline.net ten years ago launched on Saturday, October 9, their alternative OnIslam website. [http://www.onislam.net/english/] “Our main concern and objective was to launch a website where editorial work is independent from
Canadian Muslims Gandhi and human fraternity By Tariq Ramadan Equality between men is an ideal. Religions, philosophies and political ideologies have made the equality of human beings the essence of their teachings, principles or systems. Individuals must be treated with equal dignity and fairness. And yet a journey through societies and nations is all it takes
531 Canadian Muslim organizations call for urgent meeting with Defense Minister MacKay (October 5, 2010) – Canadian Muslim organizations are calling for an urgent meeting with Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defense, following his decision to cancel a lecture [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/01/imam-mackay.html] by Imam Dr. Zijad Delic, the Executive Director of the Canadian Islamic Congress
