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Faith of Life Network donates $250K to Prince Margaret Cancer Foundation

The Faith of Life Network presented a donation of $250,000 to Toronto’s Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation on Tuesday, November 23 to support the work of the top cancer institution. “Alhamdulillah, it was a great pleasure this afternoon to present a cheque for $250k to The Princess Margaret Cancer

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Muslim Association launches digital platform to combat Islamophobia

On November 18, the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) unveiled its MAC Islam Awareness platform to combat Islamophobia during a virtual meeting with Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Education, and Kaleed Rasheed, MPP for Mississauga East-Cooksville and Associate Minister of Digital Government. The government ministers expressed confidence in the

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Forum addresses Muslim Indigenous Relationships

“When you respect, respect is given; when you hold back, it is held back,” Shahina Siddiqui, a well-known Canadian Muslim leader, told participants during an online forum on Muslim Indigenous relationship held on Sunday, November 14th. “That has been the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Muslims of Canada - we

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Canadian Muslim News show launched

A daily news and analysis show covering headline news about Muslims and explaining Canadian Muslim communities to a wider audience was recently launched. Canadian Muslim News is a fifteen-minute show launched on September 9th 2021. “We have been praised for our objective, calm reporting, while many contemporary TV news programmes

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Canadians step forward to support B.C. residents impacted by floods and landslides

Canadian charities have launched flood relief campaigns to support residents of British Columbia who have been affected by the recent mudslides and floods. Severe rainfall has caused mudslides and debris flow, resulting in the closure of many highways, streets, and schools in British Columbia’s interior and southern regions. Parts

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A city in crisis: Toronto food banks record highest number of visits ever during pandemic

There were 1.45 million visits to Toronto food banks last year, the highest number of visits ever recorded in Toronto, according to the annual Who's Hungry report released by the Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest. This represents a 47% increase compared to the previous year and

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Man charged with mischief after vandalism of Toronto’s TARIC mosque

Toronto police have arrested and charged a man in connection with recent vandalism at the TARIC mosque. Police took into custody a suspect shortly after the incident at the Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation (TARIC) Islamic Centre on November 9th. A 50-year-old man has been charged with mischief under $5,

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American Muslims are more generous than the overall U.S. population

Muslim-Americans contribute more of their wealth and income toward charitable causes than the general population, making them one of the largest and most generous religious groups in the United States, according to recent research. “Muslim Americans are stepping up to play an important role in making our world and nation

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Canadians donate $9.6 million to help vaccinate nearly 4 million people in low-income countries

UNICEF Canada is thanking Canadians for donating over $9.6 million towards global vaccination efforts through the #GiveAVax campaign, which the Government of Canada will match. “Thanks to the exceptional generosity of Canadians, we are able to deliver millions of life-saving vaccines to frontline health workers and vulnerable populations in

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Muslim leaders call on Ontario to tackle Islamophobia

Today, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) together with the London Muslim Mosque called on the Ontario government to implement several measures that they say will help curb Islamophobia. On June 6, 2021, three generations of one family were killed in an Islamophobic terror attack in London, Ontario. In

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Religiosity in Canada at all-time low

A new study finds that Canada's religious landscape has undergone significant changes in recent decades, including a decline in religious affiliation and a decrease in participation in individual and group religious activities. The study "Religiosity in Canada and its evolution from 1985 to 2019" uses data from the General Social

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Canadians pessimistic about progress on racism and equity, survey finds

The results of a nationwide survey conducted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) and the Environics Institute for Survey Research confirm the reality and scope of racism in Canada and its effects on Canada’s racialized population. While most Canadians feel that race relations both in the country and

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Olive Tree Foundation announces $100K grant to support victims of Islamophobia

The Olive Tree Foundation has announced that a grant of $100,000 has been awarded to Edmonton’s Canadian Islamic Centre (Al Rashid Mosque) for a project that will support victims of Islamophobia. In the past year, there have been many hate attacks fuelled by Islamophobia on Muslims in Canada.

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Ahmed Hussen and Omar Alghabra return to cabinet

Ahmed Hussen and Omar Alghabra have been returned to the cabinet that was announced today ahead of the Canadian Parliament's Nov. 22 return. Omar Alghabra remains Minister of Transport and Ahmed Hussen becomes Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion. “Honoured to continue serving Canadians in Cabinet as Minister of

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Trailblazing basketball player Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir denied permanent Canadian residency

American Muslim basketball player, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, who led a four year-battle against an International Basketball Federation (FIBA) rule that banned religious head coverings on the court has been denied permanent residency in Canada and will have to go back to the United States. Abdul-Qaadir and her husband, A.W. Massey

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Walied Soliman wins $500K defamation award against Islamophobic 'alt-right' commentator

Walied Soliman, a Toronto Muslim lawyer who chaired Conservative leader Erin O’Toole’s leadership campaign and the recent Conservative Party election campaign, has won a $500,000 defamation award against Daniel Bordman, a self-styled “news commentator” who used YouTube and other internet platforms to target Soliman with a series

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Toronto is not well, according to vital signs report

Toronto is not well, according to the 18th biennial Toronto's Vital Signs Report released last week by Toronto Foundation and which examines 10 standing issues that measure the quality of life in Toronto and honing in on new precarity indicators. "Toronto is not well and we all have a role

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P.E.I mosque requiring proof of vaccination

Prince Edward Island's main mosque, Masjid Dar as-Salam, is requiring all worshippers to present proof of double vaccination to gain entry to prayer services. While places of worship are exempt from the province’s Vax Pass policy that requires Islanders to be vaccinated to gain entry to facilities, the Charlottetown

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Uyghur Canadians open Ontario mosque

The Uyghur Canadian Islamic and Cultural Center held a grand opening of their mosque in Troy, Ontario on Saturday, September 25th, 2021 and community members were joined by Muslim religious and community leaders and politicians for the celebrations. Leaders of two major Uyghur exile groups — Dolkun Isa, president of the

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Who is hungry in my neighbourhood?

Who is hungry in your neighbourhood? You can now find out with the Hunger in My Riding tool recently unveiled by Feed Ontario. The interactive tool allows users to generate custom reports on the impact of hunger in their provincial riding. Reports include statistics on food bank use, social assistance,

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Ottawa Muslim Conference discusses faith in uncertain times

Look at every situation as a means to get closer to Allah, keynote speaker Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed advised the attendees of the annual Ottawa and Gatineau I.LEAD Conference which began on October 8th. “We should look at every circumstance as a means to get closer to Allah,” said Ustadha

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Places of worship grapple with vaccine rules

Places of worship are requiring their faith leaders, staff and volunteers to offer proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “We require all of our staff to be fully vaccinated,” said Dr. El-Tantawy Attia, Manager of Masjid Toronto. “At the moment, we are not asking for proof of vaccination

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Peel school board approves anti-Islamophobia strategy

The Peel District School Board (PDSB) is implementing an anti-Islamophobia strategy. The board passed a motion at its Sept. 30 meeting to introduce the strategy, proposed by trustee Nokha Dakroub, that would require all staff participate in anti-Islamophobia training. “Hate crimes have been on the rise, making Muslims one of

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Thanksgiving Turkey Drive - Feeding people in need in GTA

The Canadian charity, IDRF is partnering with Mohamad Fakih and Paramount Fine Foods to provide turkeys to families in need in the GTA. “There’s far too many people hurting from hunger and food insecurity right now - so we want to deliver 500 turkeys to families in need this

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#Hate2Healing Campaign launched to counter online hate

Islamophobia is one form of discrimination that contributes to Muslim women’s experiences of vulnerability in public and online spaces. However, there is very little education for girls and women on how to respond to offline and online hate. And to counter this, the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW)