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Tariq Ramadan: “The detention of Homa Hoodfar is unjust and un-Islamic - Iran should release her”

Canadian Muslims

Tariq Ramadan: “The detention of Homa Hoodfar is unjust and un-Islamic - Iran should release her”

By Tariq Ramadan As Muslim scholar, I am deeply troubled by the unlawful and unjust detention of professor Homa Hoodfar, an Iranian-Canadian scholar who was detained in March while visiting friends and family in Iran. Members of the Revolutionary Guard raided her home, confiscated her personal belongings and passports, summoned

No gold medal for human rights at global sports events

Canadian Muslims

No gold medal for human rights at global sports events

By Faisal KuttyCitius. Altius. Fortius. Can’t go wrong with the Olympic motto of striving to be faster, higher and stronger. Unfortunately, international sporting events also have an ugly side, one too often hidden using repression and public relations budgets. Years ago on a visit to India, I came face

Canadian Muslims welcome RCMP decision to allow hijab

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims welcome RCMP decision to allow hijab

Canadian Muslims are welcoming the decision by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to allow members of the force to wear the Islamic headscarf, commonly known as hijab. “This decision by the Mounties, as Canada’s national police service, is a welcome one and a natural evolution for Canadian policing

MuslimFest Showcases Vibrant Canadian Muslim Culture

MuslimFest Showcases Vibrant Canadian Muslim Culture

MuslimFest [http://muslimfest.com/], the largest Muslim festival in North America, returns to Mississauga Celebration Square in suburban Toronto this weekend for its twelfth year and over 25,000 visitors are expected to take part in the festivities. “MuslimFest aims to showcase the vibrant culture, entertainment, comedy and fashion that

Annual Yusuf’s Day of Hope

Canadian Muslims

Annual Yusuf’s Day of Hope

The 10th annual Yusuf’s Day of Hope will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, at Wildwood Park (3430 Derry Rd E.) in Malton. The event is hosted by Kameeza and Shaykh Imran Ally, a Mississauga couple whose 10-year-old son Yusuf suffers from a

Persecution of Christians in Middle East is profoundly un-Islamic

Canadian Muslims

Persecution of Christians in Middle East is profoundly un-Islamic

By Faisal Kutty “Are you Muslim?” asks a Daesh member to a Christian couple. When the husband answers in the affirmative, the terrorist instructs him to recite from the Quran. The man recites from the Bible. Upon hearing the Arabic, the guard says “Yallah” and motions them through. The man’

An Inspiration Tour by RIS

Canadian Muslims

An Inspiration Tour by RIS

Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) will be holding a five-city lecture tour titled, “The Revolution Within Tour”, starting in London, Ontario on August 19th and ending in Montreal, Quebec on August 21st. “For sometime now, RIS has received numerous requests and suggestions on taking it’s message to various communities

The Intersection of Race and Mental Health

The Intersection of Race and Mental Health

By Rabia Khedr Instead of don’t shoot, we have to now also say, “don’t beat me.” What a difficult week it was for us, law-abiding Canadians who respect our women and men in uniform. As we watch the events unfold south of the border, we say confidently, “this

Canadian Muslims applaud Law Enforcement Agencies on thwarting terrorism plot

Canadian Muslims applaud Law Enforcement Agencies on thwarting terrorism plot

Canadian Muslims applauded law enforcement and security agencies for thwarting an alleged terrorism plot in southern Ontario. “Canadian Muslim communities are relieved that this alleged terrorist plot has been thwarted by swift action by the RCMP and our security agencies,” said Ihsaan Gardee, Executive Director of the National Council of

The TTC Bus Driver Who Cared

Canadian Muslims

The TTC Bus Driver Who Cared

A TTC bus driver voluntarily stayed nearly 3 hours past her shift to make multiple trips to shuttle more than 100 students from HoopDome to Downsview station on a Friday night. If she hadn’t done that, we would have been walking more than 40 minutes to get to the

Condemning Islamophobia Promotes Human Values

Canadian Muslims

Condemning Islamophobia Promotes Human Values

By Samer Majzoub The initiation of the online petition e-411 [https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-411], sponsored by Frank Baylis [http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Frank-Baylis%2888578%29], the Federal Liberal MP of Peirrefonds-Dollard, comes at a time when extremists from every side

Open Letter to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei

Open Letter to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran

June 2016 Your Excellency, Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei Assalam-u-alaikum. We are members of the Muslim Community of Canada. We are writing to you about the case of Professor Homa Hoodfar, an Iranian-Muslim Professor of Anthropology at Concordia University in Montreal. She travelled to Iran in early 2016 to visit family

Religious Leaders Call for Dialogue

Religious Leaders Call for Dialogue

Religious Leaders on KAICIID Board Repulsed by Attacks in France, Germany, Call for Dialogue to Dispel Fear TheKAICIID Board of Directors [http://kaiciid.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d35624817826089c88e5b4949&id=0d58cf89bb&e=a35d94d32c] , consisting of representatives of five religions – Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism – unanimously express

Muslims call for investigation of death of Somali-Canadian man in Ottawa

Canadian Muslims

Muslims call for investigation of death of Somali-Canadian man in Ottawa

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, says a thorough investigation is required into the alleged beating and subsequent death of an Ottawa-area Somali-Canadian man [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/siu-investigate-hilda-street-arrest-hospital-1.3694114] following an altercation with police. Local police were responding

We Resist Despair: A Recommitment to Nonviolence

Canadian Muslims

We Resist Despair: A Recommitment to Nonviolence

By Larry Greenfield, Executive Director, Parliament of the World’s Religions The Parliament of the World’s Religions has a focused commitment to address issues of violence. It is one of three critical issues that hold priority in our mission and work. The recent rash of egregious violence has been

Where do Canadian Muslims look for religious guidance?

Canadian Muslims

Where do Canadian Muslims look for religious guidance?

Canadian Muslims are most likely to look for religious guidance from local Muslim organizations, local leaders or their own family, according to the national survey conducted by Environics Institute and released on April 27. Four in ten respondents, however, do not rely on any particular sources of guidance for their

Dear Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie: Black Lives Matter to Us, Too

Black Lives Matter

Dear Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie: Black Lives Matter to Us, Too

Dear Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother: There’s something I’ve wanted to talk with you about. Black people are a part of my life in important ways: they’re my friends, my classmates, my partners, and my family. Today, I’m scared for them. Last week in the

City of Windsor unveils Bosnian genocide monument

Bosnia And Herzegovina Tribute Week

City of Windsor unveils Bosnian genocide monument

The City of Windsor, Ontario unveiled a monument in Jackson Park on Saturday, July 9 to remember the lives lost during the Bosnian genocide. Local dignitaries and members of the Bosnian Canadian community were in attendance. The Bosnian massacre took place in July 1995 and during that time more than

Exclusive Screening: Cast from the Storm

Canadian Muslims

Exclusive Screening: Cast from the Storm

The Mosaic Institute [http://www.mosaicinstitute.ca]presents: Cast from the Storm [http://www.castfromthestorm.com/], an award-winning documentary The film tells the story of a group of teenage refugee survivors from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan and Serbia all of whom attend a high school in Australia where their plight

Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey hosts Eid celebration

Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey hosts Eid celebration

Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey hosted an Eid dinner and reception on Thursday at Brampton City Hall. “To all our Muslim brothers and sisters in Brampton and around the world, I wish for a happy and peaceful Eid al-Fitr,” said Mayor Jeffrey. Muslims leaders thanked the Mayor for hosting the celebration.

Muslim change leaders reflect on identity

Canadian Muslims

Muslim change leaders reflect on identity

Two Muslim change leaders are featured as part of a series of short videos released by Inspirit Foundation in celebration of Eid al-Fitr.“At the Inspirit Foundation we recently commissioned a survey exploring ideas of identity, community, and belonging so it seems appropriate to share two of a series of

Canadian Muslims present $250,000 Eid Gift to people of Fort McMurray

Canadian Muslims

Canadian Muslims present $250,000 Eid Gift to people of Fort McMurray

Canadian Muslims have announced that an Eid gift of $250,000 will be presented to the Fort McMurray, the Alberta city that was devastated by wildfires in May. “On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, Toronto-based International Development and Relief Foundation

Muslims across Canada celebrate Eid on Wednesday

Canadian Muslims

Muslims across Canada celebrate Eid on Wednesday

The Canadian Muslim community will celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, July 6. The Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) which recognizes astronomical calculation as an acceptable Shar’i method for determining the beginning of lunar months including the months of Ramadan and Shawwal, declared the first day of Shawwal 1437

Canada-wide Charter launched to fight Islamophobia

Canadian Muslims

Canada-wide Charter launched to fight Islamophobia

There is a rise in anti-Muslim incidents in Ontario, according to a new survey funded by the province and the City of Toronto. “There is an epidemic of Islamophobia in Ontario,” said the 51-page survey to be released this week by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants [http://www.

Vatican conveys best wishes for Ramadan and ‘Id al-Fitr

Vatican conveys best wishes for Ramadan and ‘Id al-Fitr

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sent a message to the Muslim world for Ramadan and ‘Id al Fitr 1437 H/2016 B.C., taking as its theme “Christians and Muslims, beneficiaries and instruments of divine mercy”. In the text, signed by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Bishop Miguel Angel Ayuso