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Call to Action to Eradicate Domestic Violence

October 31, 2011 As October, the Domestic Violence Awareness month, has ended and we now approach December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Muslim Canadians reflect on the reality of domestic violence within our own communities, compounded by abhorrent and yet persistent cultural practices

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Weekend of Twinning brings Muslims and Jews together

(Nov 15, 2011) – The 4th Annual Weekend of Twinning [https://www.ffeu.org/index.htm], which brings together Muslims and Jews, will take place across the U.S., Canada and many other nations the weekend of November 18-20, 2011. This event, which is organized by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding

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Islamic History Month across Canada

(November 14, 2011) – October was Islamic History Month across Canada. Islamic History Month Canada (IHM) is an educational and cultural project that was developed and sponsored by the Canadian Islamic Congress. Throughout the country there were many community and public events – exhibitions, lectures, celebrity tours, book fairs, award presentations and

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Faith leaders build affordable homes

(November 10, 2011) – Rabbis, Imams, Pastors  and faith communities came together once again this year on October 27, 2011 for Toronto Habitat for Humanity’s 9th Annual Faith Leaders’ Build. The Faith communities joined forces at the 4572 Kingston Rd. site in Scarborough to help build 29 new homes. Each

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A time for a collective extension of love in the presence of fear

By Rev. Terry Weller (November 10, 2011) – I once studied with a spiritual teacher who taught that there are essentially only two basic emotions in the world: Love and Fear. He taught that every human, at any given time, is either extending love outward, or calling love to them. He

All-American family

Muslim reality show to premiere on TLC

(November 8, 2011) – What is it like to be Muslim in America? TLC answers that question with All-American Muslim [http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/all-american-muslim-american-eyes.html], a series that goes inside the rarely seen world of American Muslims to uncover a unique community struggling to balance faith and nationality in

Ahmad Kutty

Abraham’s legacy: the openness to accept the other

[Eid Al-Adha Sermon delivered at the Islamic Institute of Toronto by Shaikh Ahmad Kutty on November 06, 2011]. I praise Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; I thank Him for His blessings and favors. I thank Him for the gift of faith; I thank Him for the gift of life and

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Muslim weightlifter who never gave up on her dream recognized at Toronto banquet

(November 3, 2011) – Kulsoom Abdullah is a Pakistani-American computer engineer, who has been Olympic Weightlifting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting]for three years and Crossfitting [http://www.crossfitatlanta.com/]for two years. Kulsoom started competing in Olympic Weightlifting competitions in March 2010 and obtained the Crossfit Level I

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Canadian Muslims to celebrate Eid on Sunday November 6

(October 29, 2011) – Canadian Muslims will be celebrating Eid al-Adha on Sunday, November 6, 2011. Throughout the country, large prayer services are being planned to mark this significant day for Muslims. Eid al-Adha (festival of the sacrifice) is one of the most important yearly events for Muslims and it is

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A Canadian Interfaith Call for Leadership and Action on Climate Change

(October 28, 2011) – Faith communities throughout Canada believe they have a moral responsibility to address global warming. From Sunday October 23 to Monday October 24, faith leaders, politicians and members of the public gathered in Ottawa to engage in a panel discussion and national dialogue on climate change. The meeting

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Seniors helping seniors in Mississauga

(October 26, 2011) – The Muslim Seniors Circle held its annual dinner on Saturday, October 1, 2011 inMississaugato raise awareness in the community about the issues facing seniors. “The purpose of the annual dinner is also to establish closer links between elders in the community and members of other generations,” according

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Gratitude is an attitude

By Muneeb Nasir In a Qur’anic verse (ayat), Allâh says, “Then remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and do not reject Me” (Qur’an – al Baqara:152). What does gratitude really mean in our lives? Most of us are thankful for the blessings we have

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Women are at forefront of Arab spring

(October 26, 2011) – Women are at the forefront of the Arab spring movement and they are among the main leaders according to Nobel Peace Prize winner, Tawakkul Karman of Yemen. “My beliefs were that men and women alike have to be in this struggle together, and we cannot safeguard our

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Send Eid greetings with special stamp

(October 26, 2011) – Canada Post has released 2 stamp designs to celebrate Eid-al-Adha. The stamp designs feature a still life painting of a feast at dusk, and “Eid Greetings” in English and French. The larger stamp image is yours to keep as a souvenir! Known as the “Festival of Sacrifice”

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Let’s become stewards of the earth

By Muaz Nasir “It is he (Allah) that has appointed you (mankind) as stewards in the Earth…” ( Qu’rán, 35:39) (April 21, 2011) – As Earth Day 2011 [http://www.earthday.ca/pub/] quickly approaches, many of us take this opportunity to reflect and participate in annual community events aimed

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One man fights for his shooter’s life

[/content/images/wordpress/2011/07/Rais-Bhuiyan.jpg]By Laurna Strikwerda How would you respond if someone tried to kill you because of who you are? I know what my own responses would be: anger, fear, rage. For Rais Bhuiyan, the answer was different: forgiveness. When I first heard Rais’ story,

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Religious communities share fast-breaking meal

(August 21, 2011) –  Turkish families who live within Scarborough and North York came together with members of the community of Parkwoods United Church in North York, Toronto for a Ramadan Iftar (fast-breaking) dinner on Wednesday, August 10 th and for an evening of interfaith dialogue. The participants enjoyed a delicious

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Fasting strengthens communities

By Irshad Osman (Naleemi) (August 21, 2011) – Ramadan creates “winning moments” for the believers. Every single act in this beautiful month is a victory…it is a step in the journey towards success in both worlds. It could be those early hours when we wake up for a meal, it

Anders Breivik

Canada must not let the likes of Bin Laden and Breivik determine who we are

By Imam Ibrahim Malabari (August 16, 2011) – Anders Breivik, as evident from his philosophy, is against multiculturalism more than anything else – Islam and Muslims are just a part of his anti-multiculturalism rhetoric. In that sense, his beliefs target the very essence of Canada which promotes multiculturalism. This should alarm all

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Canadian environmental website launched

(August 17, 2011) – A new online Canadian-based website, Khaleafa.com [http://khaleafa.com/], has been launched to raise awareness on the Islamic approach to environmentalism. “The goal of this website is to reignite the discourse surrounding the Islamic approach to environmentalism and to draw upon the essence of these teachings,

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‘I asked you for food and you fed Me not’

By Muneeb Nasir (Excerpt from Friday Khutba (sermon) delivered at Masjid Toronto on Friday, August 13, 2011) Fasting must have meaning in the present moment. In an op-ed piece in the Toronto Star on Sunday August 7, 2011, (Making fasting relevant during famine [http://www.thestar.com/opinion/columns/article/

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Lessons from Ramadan

By Tariq Ramadan It is always good to ponder the true meaning of our religious practices. The month of Ramadan has started and almost 1.5 billion Muslims around the globe are fasting, taking part in an individual and spiritual journey as well as a communal religious celebration. Ramadan is

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A Canadian Muslim leader shares her “Mosaic of Thoughts”

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2011/a-canadian-muslim-leader-shares-her-%e2%80%9cmosaic-of-thoughts%e2%80%9d/coverwv/] (August 10, 2011) – Kitchener Ontario-based publisher Pandora Press and author Wahida C. Valiante recently announced the release of her new anthology, A Mosaic of Thoughts. [http://www.amazon.ca/Mosaic-Thoughts-Wahida-C-Valiante/dp/B0056IJEIK/ref=sr_1_

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Muslim moms in Canada, more than full-time housewives

By Daood Hamdani (August 7, 2011) – In early July, Canadians engaged in an online conversation with the aim of increasing their understanding of Muslims, the main non-Christian faith community estimated by government demographers at 1.1 million in 2011 or 3.2 per cent of the total population. It was

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Council of Imams strongly condemns vandalism against Beth Tikvah Synagogue

(August 05, 2011) – The Canadian Council of Imams has expressed shock and disgust at the vandalism against the Beth Tikvah Synagogue and Robbins Hebrew Academy in Toronto. “The graffiti reveals nothing but clear blindness and intent to cause conflict and sow the seeds of hate and mistrust between Jews and