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Hassan Yussuff appointed to Canadian Senate

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, today announced the appointment of Hassan Yussuff, Bernadette Clement, and James Quinn as independent Senators to fill vacancies for Ontario and New Brunswick. “Ms. Clement, Mr. Yussuff, and Mr. Quinn are exemplary public servants and community leaders who have dedicated their careers to making a difference

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Muslim's Response to Indigenous National Day of Prayer

This Prayer is being offered by the Muslim community for the National Day of Prayer called by Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers for Sunday, June 6 2021 on behalf of the 215 Children found at the site of a residential school in Kamloops, BC, and for all Children who have

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Let’s work together for the common good

[Address to the 2021 Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Canada on June 9, 2021 by Muneeb Nasir] Distinguished Delegates, I am delighted to have been invited to address the Annual Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Peace be with you. I am speaking to you in my capacity as

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Canada Mourns as London Muslim family buried

The Muslim family who were killed in an Islamophobic attack last Sunday were buried on Saturday in London, Ontario following a moving ceremony at the at the Islamic Centre of Southwest Ontario. Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, their 15-year-old daughter Yumna Afzaal and Salman’s 74-year-old mother Talat

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NATIONAL FAITH LEADERS CONDEMN ISLAMOPHOBIC ATTACK IN LONDON, ON

The National Muslim Christian Liaison Committee (NMCLC) expresses outrage and profound sorrow at the mass murder of a Muslim family in London, Ontario. This act of unspeakable hatred and Islamophobia took the lives of 4 members of the same family, ranging in age from 15 to 74 years old, and

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CANADIANS ASKED TO GIFT 1 VACCINE FORWARD

A national movement, Love My Neighbour, has been launched to encourage each Canadian to gift 1 vaccine forward to allow for the equitable distribution of vaccines to developing countries. Love My Neighbour, in partnership with UNICEF Canada, aims at gifting forward 38 million COVID-19 vaccines to hardest-to-reach vulnerable neighbours living

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CANADA CAN AND MUST SHARE VACCINES NOW

SENT VIA EMAIL The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Love My Neighbour (LMN) is a Canadian grassroots project founded by Millennium Kids and diverse faith communities to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccines distributed quickly and equitably in

Canadian Muslims

Ramadan begins on Tuesday

The first day of Ramadan 1442 (2021) is on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, insha’Allah, according to the Fiqh Council of North America. The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) recognizes astronomical calculation as an acceptable Shar’i method for determining the beginning of Lunar months including the months of

Environment

Green Khutbah Campaign Announced for April 16

The Green Khutbah Campaign is set to take place on Friday, April 16th, 2021 (Inshaa’ Allah). The Green Khutbah Campaign has been going strong for eight years (alhamdulillah!) and aims to mobilize Muslims to become better and more responsible stewards of the environment. Stay tuned

Emmanuel College

Muslim Philanthropy in a Canadian Context

Emmanuel College’s Centre for Religion and Its Contexts, in partnership with the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society, is hosting the Muslim Philanthropy in a Canadian Context Symposium on Saturday, March 27, 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. EDT. This symposium addresses a simple, yet underexplored, question:

Islam in Canada

Muslimah Stories

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Coalition of Muslim Women of KW (CMW) has launched the Muslimah Stories Project sharing the stories of a cross-section of the incredible women who have established and nurtured CMW over the years. http://muslimahstories.ca/ About Muslimah Stories Project The year of

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Sacred People, Sacred Earth: Multi-Faith Day of Climate Action – 11 March 2021

On 11 March, grassroots people of diverse religions are coming together around the world for the biggest-ever faith-based global day of action to sound the alarm for climate justice. A global, multi-faith coalition of established and emerging climate leaders in faith communities – across 14 countries – has come together to

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Scarborough Muslims pledge to raise $100K for hospitals

The Scarborough Muslim Community pledged to raise $100,000 in 2021 to support the Scarborough Hospital Network (SHN) at a recent virtual Family Day event held on Februrary 15th. “The hospitals have been facing significant challenges in managing the COVID-19 pandemic response,” says Asad Chowdhury, coordinator of the fund-rasing

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My Return to St. Michael’s for the Diploma in Interfaith Dialogue

My journey to Canada to attend St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto began in the Fall of 1971. A member of the last Western Year offered, I was introduced to wonderful professors and amazing students. I graduated from St. Michael’s with a double specialist degree in

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National Interfaith Dialogue held on Fostering Inclusive, Anti-Racist Faith Communities

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Canadian Christians and Muslims recently engaged in an online dialogue on fostering inclusive and anti-racist faith communities in the country. The forum, held on February 3rd, was the annual

Islam Canada

Ahmad Attia elected Chair of the Peel Police Services Board

Mississauga resident Ahmad Attia was elected as Chair of the Peel Police Services Board at its January Board meeting. At the same meeting, Brampton resident Ron Chatha was elected Vice-Chair. Both the Chair and Vice-Chair are elected by their colleagues at the first Board meeting each year. Ahmad

Islam in Canada

Race & Religion: Cultivating Anti-Racist Faith Communities

Al Azhar

A Canadian Muslim Perspective on Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti

By Muneeb Nasir Fratelli Tutti, the latest encyclical of Pope Francis, is a passionate call to the higher moral ideal of fraternity to dispel the ‘dark clouds’ hanging over the world. Pope Francis reminds us of the inherent dignity of each human being – an inherent dignity that

Islamophobia

Statement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the fourth anniversary of the fatal shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the fourth anniversary of the fatal shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec: “Four years ago tonight, a terrorist attack at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec in Ste-Foy claimed the lives of six people and seriously

Islam in Canada

Canadian Government designates January 29 as National Day to Commemorate the Quebec City Mosque Shooting and a Day of Action Against Islamophobia

Four years ago, an act of terror took the lives of six people at the Grand Mosque in Quebec City and seriously injured 19 others. Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane, Aboubaker Thabti were fathers, husbands, loved ones, colleagues and Muslims. Their deaths were

Islam in Canada

‘Islamophobia is’ Video Series Released

On January 29, 2017, six Muslims were killed and another 19 injured when an anti-Muslim gunman opened fire in a Quebec mosque. At the time, it was the most fatal act of ideological violence in Canada since 1989. Just months after, a national poll found that the majority of Canadians

Compass Books

Book Review: The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah by Dr Munir El-Kassem

Book Review: The Art and Technique of the Friday Khutbah Dr Munir El-Kassem. Compass Books 2021 Launching a book about how to give a khutbah during the COVID-19 lockdown, when masajids are closed or having severely curtailed jummuahs, is an irony and an extra challenge. Perhaps, as someone consoled

Fratelli Tutti

Religions at the Service of Fraternity in Our World

On January 28, 2021 join an online panel discussion with Muslim and Catholic speakers on Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” – On Fraternity and Social Friendship. Please register at, https://bit.ly/ReligionsAtTheService and a Zoom link will be shared with you by the organizers.

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Book Review: Muslims and Christians Debate Justice and Love

David L. Johnston Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, 2020. 202 pages. Johnston, who spent over a decade as an evangelical clergyman in Algeria and a teacher in Egypt and the West Bank, hopes his book, Muslims and Christians Debate Justice and Love, will help reinforce the cooperative spirit between

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Writing A Muslim-Canadian Narrative Is Based On Knowing Your Authentic Identity

By Memona Hossain “This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed my favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (Qur’an Ch.5, v.3) Malcolm X said, “A race of people is like an individual man; until it uses its own talent,