Canadian Muslims New Initiative to Address Child Abuse and Domestic Violence in Kingston (May 31, 2013) – On Friday, John Gerretsen, Ontario Member of the Provincial Parliament for Kingston and the Islands was at the Islamic Centre of Kingston to hear more about a new initiative being launched – the Shared Journey Project. This is a collaborative project involving four community organizations and social
Canadian Muslims Guarding our spiritual privacy By Sikander Hashmi [January 27, 2011] – I was recently at a pharmacy to pick up some boxes of tissues. As the cashier returned my credit card, she glanced at the name on my card and asked, “If you don’t mind, how do you pronounce your name?” I told
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,
