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Canadian Muslims

Town Hall addresses hate incidents

A town hall to discuss recent hate incidents and hate crimes in Canada was held in Richmond Hill on Tuesday evening. “The purpose of the town hall is to discuss what has been happening locally since the US election, what we should be doing to keep ourselves safe and how

Canadian Muslims

Civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond to appear on $10 bill

Viola Desmond will be featured on a new $10 Canadian bank note, expected in late 2018. This will mark the first time that a portrait of a Canadian woman will be featured on a regularly circulating Bank of Canada note. Desmond, an icon of the human rights and freedoms movement

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslim organizations call for government action to counter growing Islamophobia

Canadian Muslim organizations are calling on the federal government to take concrete steps in countering Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination. “As community representatives, we are deeply concerned about the impact of hate crimes and hate incidents on the broader well-being of our communities, and especially

CAM-D

Canadian Muslims Commemorate International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Canadian Muslims commemorated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Saturday, December 3 at a breakfast gathering at the Braeben Golf Club in Mississauga. “There are at least 150,000 Muslims with disabilities in Canada alone,” Rabia Khedr, Executive director, CAM-D – Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities, told the

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Muslims in solidarity with Standing Rock

Last Saturday, November 26 a forum titled, ‘Muslims in solidarity with Standing Rock’ was held in Toronto at the Workers Action Centre. “Now more than ever, we must take the opportunity to bring Muslims together to learn about the issues faced by indigenous communities in North America, and talk about

Canadian Muslims

Muslim Welfare Centre - 'Service to humanity is service to God'

Statement by Mr. Raymond Sung Joon Cho, MPP Scarborough–Rouge River, in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, November 24, 2015. I feel very honoured to introduce the Muslim Welfare Centre, an organization that’s been providing excellent community services locally and internationally for over 20 years. The centre is located

Canadian Muslims

I Am Rohingya: A Documentary

From the refugee camps to the stage! Violence. Murder. Crisis. Stateless. Refugee. Genocide. The most oppressed people on Earth. This is what you will find when you Google search ‘Rohingya’. Go ahead, try it for yourself. In the summer of 2015, a group of Rohingya refugee youth (ages 8-22) from

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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.

Canadian Muslims

Christian, Jewish Leaders to Join Muslims in Friday Prayers in Washington

In the aftermath of the election and in response to the rising hate crimes in the U.S. against Muslims, national Christian and Jewish leaders will join their Muslim colleagues atMasjid Muhammad(1519 4th Street NW, Washington DC) onFriday, November 18, 2016for the daily Muslim prayer service.Before prayers, the

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Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council launched in US

The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council, a new national group of leading Muslim and Jewish Americans, was launched this month at a meeting convened by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). The Council brings together recognized business, political, and religious leaders in the Jewish and

Canadian Muslims

Islamic Society of North America becomes world's first Muslim institution to divest

The global divestment movement received a boost today with the announcement the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) plans to become the world’s first Muslim institution to divest from fossil fuels. ISNA has promised to divest all its investments from fossil fuels and said it will be encouraging its

Canadian Muslims

Muslim Remembrance Day Service held in Toronto

On Sunday, November 6, a Remembrance Day service to commemorate the service of Muslims in times of peace, conflict and war was held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22 in Toronto. Royal Military College of Canada Chaplain, Captain Ryan Carter and Regional Chaplain for Correctional Services Canada, Imam Michael

Canadian Muslims

Faith Leaders issue call-to-action to Toronto City Council on poverty

Prominent members of Toronto’s religious communities, organized under the coalition ‘Faith in the City’ [http://www.faithinthecity.ca/] marked the one-year anniversary of the passage of Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy by urging City Council to fund the plan they unanimously passed in 2015. Speaking to the media from

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New Multi-Faith Initiative Launched

Dr. Andrew Bennett, Cardus [https://www.cardus.ca/] Senior Fellow and Chair of the Cabinet of Canadians, has formally announced the names of almost 40 distinguished individuals who will help affirm the central role faith has played in Canada’s history and continues to play today. “The practice of religious

Canadian Muslims

OPEN LETTER TO MINISTER RE: Alleged Islamophobia and anti-black racism at York Region District School Board

October 31, 2016 SENT VIA EMAIL Honourable Mitzie Hunter Minister of Education Ministry of Education 22nd Floor, Mowat Block 900 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 1L2 Email: mhunter.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org; — and — Honourable Indira Naidoo-Harris Associate Minister of Education Ministry of Education 22nd Floor, Mowat Block 900 Bay

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Mississauga Clock Tower lit up green for Islamic History Month

Mississauga Clock Tower was lit up green on the evening of Tuesday, October 25 to mark Islamic History Month. “I went before Mississauga’s City Council on October 12 for a deputation to have the Clock Tower and Celebration Square lit up green in recognition of Islamic History Month,” Sandra

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An Interfaith Initiative on Basic Income

A symposium on Basic Income was held today at University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto and brought together a wide representation of individuals and organizations to discuss the concept of a basic income model. In February 2016, the Ontario government announced a pilot project to

Andrea Horwath

Ontario NDP hosts inaugural Islamic Heritage Month reception at Queen’s Park

Last Thursday, Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath and the NDP Caucus hosted the inaugural Islamic Heritage Month reception at Queen’s Park to mark the recent passage of Bill 23, establishing Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario during the month of October. “We had a wonderful evening last night.  It was

Canadian Muslims

National security framework needs major overhaul

By Faisal Kutty Over the next few weeks, rights groups, lawyers, activists, experts and concerned individuals will all weigh in on how to achieve a National Security framework upholding both security and rights. The problems with the existing framework are too many to canvass here, but there are a few

Canadian Muslims

Canada Flag Raising Ceremony at Islamic Institute of Toronto

The Canadian-Muslim Vote is proud to host another flag raising ceremony with our dear friends at the Islamic Institute of Toronto. We will be having the flag ceremony at 2:30 pm on Friday October 21st, 2016 after Friday prayers. Please do attend to show your support! We are proud

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Interfaith event promotes Peace and Justice in Waterloo

Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Music, and various university and community groups organized an interfaith celebration of song and word to promote peace and justice in Waterloo on Sunday, October 2. The Sing Fires of Justice with New Settlers event, a benefit for refugee relief, took

Canadian Muslims

70,000 Canadians sign petition condemning Islamophobia but Tories block motion in House

Over 70,000 Canadians have signed an Online petition e-44 [https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-411] calling upon the House of Commons to recognize that “extremist individuals do not represent the religion of Islam, and (condemn) all forms of Islamophobia.” The petition that was initiated by

Canadian Council of Imams

October declared Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario

Today, Ontario New Democrat Party Leader Andrea Horwath and MPP Teresa Armstrong were joined by Muslim leaders in celebrating the establishment of Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario. “Over the past few weeks, we have been pushing for Islamic Heritage Month to be officially recognized in Ontario,” said Horwath during a

Canadian Muslims

Rabia Khedr appointed to Ontario Human Rights Commission

Rabia Khedr, the founder of the Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities (CAM-D) and a community activist, has been appointed a commissioner on the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Ontario announced the appointment of five new part-time commissioners to the Ontario Human Rights Commission [http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en] last

Canadian Muslims

Canada Celebrates Islamic History Month

Canada will be celebrating Islamic History Month in October and the government is encouraging Canadians to partake in activities across the country to build greater understanding of Muslims. “As Minister of Canadian Heritage, I encourage all Canadians to take advantage of Canadian Islamic History Month to enhance our understanding of