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Can ‘Moderate’ Islam Top ‘Extremist’ Islam?

My late mother had a lot of great advice for me, much of which I followed and much of which has helped me immensely in life. One maxim that she shared with me has been…

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We Can Choose Not to be Afraid

Phil Gurski April 23, 2017 No Comments Afghanistan crime fear Iraq Middle East terrorism war

We live in a world where fear is easy to spread. There is no shortage of evidence that bad things happen and that there are some bad actors in a lot of places. The rise…

Arts & Culture Youth

Calgary Multicultural Orchestra Aims to End Poverty

Daniel Leon Rodriguez February 3, 2016 No Comments arts Calgary Children crime drugs Gangs lowincome multicultural music Orchestra Poverty

Jose Duque, an immigrant from Venezuela, is using music to keep children in band practice and out of trouble on the streets. In his native country, Duque participated in the El Sistema program, for over 16…

Politics

Crime Top Issue in Surrey Centre

Aurora Tejeida October 18, 2015 No Comments British Columbia crime Federal Election federal elections Gang Violence NCM Election Desk South Asian Surrey violence

Deanna has lived in North Surrey for 21 years. She lives with her family in the Guildford area, but she doesn’t send her kids to the local public school and tries to do most of…

Arts & Culture

Indo-gangster Film Shoots Blanks

Jagdeesh Mann October 6, 2015 No Comments Beeba Boys crime Deepa Mehta drugs Film IndoCanadian Sikhs South Asian Post Vancouver

Splashy, colourful and loud as a tie-dyed turban, Beeba Boys is an arranged marriage between a Bollywood drama and Reservoir Dogs, with the match made by Tom Ford. Sadly, however, this is not one of those weddings where…

Books

Shafia case: a complex immigrant scenario

NCM Anonymous January 27, 2013 No Comments crime Honour Kingston Montreal murder Quebec Rideau Canal Schliesmann Shafia Tripp

Honour on Trial: The Shafia Murders and the Culture of Honour Killings – by Paul Schliesmann, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2012, 207 pages Without Honour: The True Story of the Shafia Family and the Kingston Canal…

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Thursday's summit on #Islamophobia, strangely, was closed to the public. While the prime minister named several national institutions as part of the problem, advocates worry about the safety of Muslim children as they head to school, reports Reedah Hayder. https://newcanadianmedia.ca/islamophobia-summit-trudeau-calls-out-federal-institutions/

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