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Farhad Khadim

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Hajar and the Birth of a Nation

Hajar and the Birth of a Nation

Through Hajar’s perseverance, trust and effort, a desolate valley became a sanctuary, a family became a nation, and a mother’s footsteps became part of the sacred rhythm of faith itself.

The Beauty of Aging

The Beauty of Aging

Aging is not merely about adding years to life. It is about adding meaning to those years. Every stage of life carries its own responsibilities and gifts. Youth may possess energy, but elders possess perspective.

Masjid Toronto: a place of love, faith and hope

Masjid Toronto: a place of love, faith and hope

By Farhad Khadim This is a story of how people of faith refused to be victimized by terror. It resulted in the establishment of Toronto’s downtown Masjid (Mosque) which turned the corner of Dundas and Chestnut into a place of prayer and spirituality for thousands of Canadians each week.

Fellowship of the Rings

Beth Sholom Congregation

Fellowship of the Rings

By Farhad Khadim “Terror in a Pittsburgh Synagogue. Multiple fatalities. Shooter may be among the dead.” The words came crashing through my iPhone screen leaving a sense of dread that would consume me for the next few hours. How could it happen again? Were there fatalities? How many? Who did

Masjid Toronto - Centre of Faith and Spirituality in Downtown Toronto

Canadian Muslims

Masjid Toronto - Centre of Faith and Spirituality in Downtown Toronto

By Farhad Khadim This is a story of how people of faith refused to be victimized by terror. It resulted in the establishment of Toronto’s downtown Masjid (Mosque) which turned the corner of Dundas and Chestnut into a place of prayer and spirituality for thousands of Canadians each week.

Muneeba Centre gains support in Scarborough

Ansar Financial

Muneeba Centre gains support in Scarborough

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/muneeba-centre-gains-support-in-scarborough/camd5/] (June 13, 2014) – The Muneeba Centre will offer support programs and respite services for people with disabilities a fund raising dinner in Scarborough was told on June 7. The fund-raiser was organized by the Canadian

Canadian Students hosted by Malaysian University

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Students hosted by Malaysian University

By Farhad Khadim [http://www.humantouch.blogspot.ca/] On May 1 2012, I led a group of 13 adult Canadian students from the Islamic Institute of Toronto [http://www.islam.ca] for a two-week exchange program with the International Islamic University of Malaysia [http://www.iium.edu.my]. It

Muslim men step forward to join campaign against domestic violence

Canadian Muslims

Muslim men step forward to join campaign against domestic violence

(December 11, 2011) – A group of Muslim men launched a White Ribbon Campaign last evening in one of Toronto’s largest Islamic Centres, the Islamic Institute of Toronto The White Ribbon Campaign (WRC) [http://whiteribbon.ca/about_us/] is the largest effort in the world of men working to end

Endowment Foundation showcases achievements at elegant Gala event

Muhammed Haseeb Ali, Muneeb Nasir, Muhammad Lila and Imran Yousuf (June 29, 2011) – “An insightful, honest, and enlightening address….overall, a brilliant example of a captivating storyteller.” These were some reactions to Muhammad Lila’s keynote address at the elegant Annual Gala Dinner of the Olive Tree Foundation held last

Visiting French students impressed by Canada’s openness to Muslims

Shaikh Ahmad Kutty with students(April 20, 2011) – French Muslim students visiting Toronto on an exchange program were impressed with Canada’s openness and the freedom of religious expression afforded to Canadian Muslims. “We are very surprised at the freedom and openness of Canadian society,” said Latifa Tazi, one of

Canadian Muslims

Lively forum at Islamic Institute on lessons from uprisings in the Arab world

(April 13, 2011) – Lack of opportunities and a trampling of basic human aspirations for freedom and living in dignity are some of the underlying reasons for the uprisings in the Arab world. These were the thoughts expressed at a lively discussion that addressed the question –What can we learn from

Canadian Muslims

Toronto Muslims offer special prayers for victims of Libyan crackdown

(February, 24, 2011) – Toronto Muslims will be offering special prayers tomorrow for the victims of the Libyan government crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in the country. At the Islamic Institute of Toronto [http://www.Islam.ca]located in east end of the city, a funeral prayer in absentia (Salaatul Janaazah

Father’s Day: A Time to reflect on the lessons of the Aqsa Parvez murder

By Farhad Khadim For Muslims in Canada, Fathers’ Day 2010 could not have come at a more appropriate time. On June 15, 2010, the father and brother of Aqsa Parvez pleaded guilty to her senseless murder, and were appropriately sentenced to life in prison. On June 20, Father’s Day

Abdullah Hakim Quick

Guarding the Faith after Ramadan

By Farhad Khadim (September 18, 2009) – Guarding the Faith after Ramadan was the topic of a web address by Dr. Abdullah Hakim-Quick on Wednesday night, organized by the Islamic Institute of Toronto [http://www.islam.ca] Abdullah Hakim Quick was born in the United States of America and accepted