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Istanbul, the World and Peace

By Professor Tariq Ramadan Islam is not a religion of peace; Islam is a religion which calls for peace. There is a huge difference. Islam requires the believer and the society to deal with the human condition and with all of its complexity and violence so as to spiritually reform

Canadian Muslims

Community leaders to endorse Charter condemning Islamophobia

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) will be joined by community leaders, law enforcement, and elected officials, at simultaneous news conferences in six cities across the country next Monday to endorse the NCCM Charter for Inclusive Communities and to condemn all forms of Islamophobia. The move is prompted by

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Fasting Canadian Youth run for charity

Toronto Muslim youth took part in Fasting 5K on Saturday, June 25 and joined with other Muslims across North America to raise over $130,000 for youth charities. “We were able to raise a total of $13,000 for youth mental health services in Toronto and abroad and over $130,

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Faith Communities join Muslims for Friendship Iftar

Ramadan is the time to restore and repair our relationships, Imam Dr. Hamid Slimi told the Annual Interfaith Iftar held at the Sayeda Khadija Centre on Thursday, June 23. “We must seize the generosity in Ramadan to show one another the best of ourselves,” said Dr. Hamid Slimi, Founder and

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Toronto Community Leaders share Iftar

Dicle Islamic Society of Toronto, an organization serving the Turkish community, invited GTA Muslim leaders and their families to share an Iftar meal on Tuesday, June 21. The theme of the ‘Ramadan Iftar Tent’ was ‘The importance of Intra-Faith Dialogue’ and, according to the organizers, the aim of the event

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Ontario Premier fasts in solidarity with Muslims

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne joined Muslims in fasting on Wednesday, June 22nd and then took part in the Iftar (fast-breaking meal) with the community at the Sayeda Khadija Centre in Mississauga. “I am honored to participate in the fast with you,” said Premier Wynne. “3:30 am is a long

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Toronto launches campaign to address Islamophobia

The City of Toronto, in conjunction with the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), has launched a public education campaign to address xenophobia, Islamophobia, and anti-immigrant sentiments. “Racism hurts our communities in so many ways,” said Amira Elghawaby, Communications Director at the National Council of Canadian Muslims, a partner

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Women’s group uses dialogue to dispel myths about Muslims

Fauzia Mazhar is passionate about dispelling the stereotypical image of Muslim women prevalent in society and hopes the annual event she helps to organize in Kitchener will challenge these myths. “Since 2011, the Coalition of Muslim Women of Kitchener-Waterloo has presented a community outreach event on the first weekend of

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GIVTAR 2016: Fast ~ Reflect ~ Give

This Ramadan, CivicMuslims [http://www.civicmuslims.ca/] is excited to present the Second Annual #GIVTAR: a special iftaar at the beautiful Centre for Social Innovation at Regent Park to give back to our local food banks in support of the Give 30 campaign. [http://www.give30.ca/] We will break

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Canadian Muslim Leaders strongly condemn Orlando mass shooting

Canadian Muslim leaders have issued strong condemnations of yesterday’s mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. “This horrific tragedy is heartbreaking. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims of this senseless act, and to their families and friends,” said National Council of Canadian Muslims’ Executive Director Ihsaan

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Canada Day Iftar welcomes Syrian Newcomers

A Canada Day Iftar and fundraiser organized by IDRF will welcome recent Syrian newcomers and help them celebrate their first Canada Day. “We will be hosting Syrian refugee families and showing them how we celebrate our blessed month of Ramadan and celebrate this beautiful country on Canada Day and how

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Use the power of Ramadan to help others

Statement by Mark Holland – MP, Ajax and Parliamentary Secretary for Democratic Institutions, June 3 2016. Mr. Speaker, next week there will be hundreds of thousands of Canadians who will be celebrating Ramadan. In my own riding, there will be many thousands, and of course across the world, hundreds of millions.

Dr Katherine Bullock

The Prophet’s Companions were not a vanguard

By Dr. Katherine Bullock One idea that is prominent in some Muslim circles today is the concept of the vanguard. The vanguards, as defined by these Muslims, are meant to be the pious individuals who are on the straight path and whose job it is to bring their society back

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Ramadan marathon - 30 Canadian Mosques in 30 days

Himy Syed is looking to answer the question, ‘Is there one Muslim Canadian Identity? Or many?’ Syed’s quest will take him on a trans-Canada journey visiting Masjids (mosques) in various provinces during the month of Ramadan, set to begin next Monday, June 6. “Environics Institute recent Survey of Muslims

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Parliament of the World's Religion issues Interfaith Ramadan Challenge

Although Ramadan’s history and custom is specific to Islam, there are reasons that members of other faiths – and people of no faith – ought to take notice this year. Muslims make up a significant portion of the global community, yet the Islamic holy days have not been accepted and welcomed

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Join Give 30 - a grassroots movement against hunger

By Ziyaad Mia I foundedGive 30(GIVE30.ca [http://www.give30.ca/]) in 2012 on the spark of an idea I had almost 15 years ago. The “Eureka” moment came when I was putting away my coffee cup at work one Ramadan, joking with a colleague that fasting is so

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"Meet The Men Who Stand Beside Us!" Event coming to Kitchener

‘MEET THE MEN WHO STAND BESIDE US!’ is the theme of the 6th Annual Community Outreach event organized by the Coalition of Muslim Women of Kitchener-Waterloo. The free family event, to which the general public is invited, will be held at Kitchener City Hall on Saturday, June 4 2016 from

Canadian Council of Imams

Do Muslims Lie?

By Katherine Bullock Do Muslims lie? Like all of humanity there are those who do, and those who don’t. Should Muslims lie? That is an altogether different question. I grew up in a typical white, middle-class, and nominally Christian family in Australia. I attended a private, all-girls, Presbyterian high

Surveys impact narrative about Canadian Muslims

Surveys are powerful vehicles for amplifying the voices of individuals, Dr. Keith Neuman, Executive Director of Environics Institute, told a forum on Tuesday, May 24 held at the Intercultural Dialogue Institute in Toronto. Dr. Neuman was presenting the results of the latest Survey of Muslims in Canada at the forum.

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ISNA Canada hosts dialogue between Aboriginal and Muslim communities

ISNA Canada hosted a plenary session on relationship building between Indigenous and Muslim communities at its recently concluded annual convention this past weekend in Mississauga. Cat Criger, an Aboriginal Elder, Traditional Teacher and Mentor from the First Nations People addressed the convention. Criger is Cayuga (Guyohkohnyoh), Turtle Clan of the

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Halal Food Fest set to attract large crowds to GTA

The largest halal food festival in North America will be held this weekend at the International Centre in Mississauga. The event, now in its fourth year, attracted over 35,000 visitors in 2015 and even more are expected this year from across the U.S. and Canada. “We’re extremely

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ISNA Canada Convention 2016

Principles of Success 42nd Annual ISNA Canada Convention May 20 – May 22, 2016 Location: ISNA Canada Centre, Mississauga, ON [http://isna.ca/] Further information: ISNA Canada Convention 2016 [http://isnacanadaconvention.ca/] Source: ISNA Canada Convention 2016 [http://isnacanadaconvention.ca/]

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Muneeba Centre opens in Mississauga

The Muneeba Centre, a facility that will offer support programs and respite services for people with disabilities, was officially opened on Saturday in Mississauga. The Centre, located at 1486 Southdown Road in Mississauga, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to mark the occasion. In attendance were community leaders and

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Canadian Muslim Youth increasingly more devout

Canadian Muslim millennials are more religious that other Canadian youth and also the most observant generation in the Muslim community, according to the new national survey conducted by Environics Institute and released on April 27. The youth, ages 18 to 34 years, are most likely to visit mosques for prayer

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Canadian Muslims pray, mobilize donations for Fort McMurray

Canadian Muslims offered special prayers at the weekly Friday services today and collected donations for people fleeing the wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta. “The pictures and stories that we’re seeing and hearing are absolutely harrowing,” Kanata Muslim Association’s Imam Sikander Hashmi told CBC News. “I just want to