The global pandemic COVID-19 is having an impact deep into the religious heart of community hubs, forcing places of worship to adapt to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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“This was an attack on humanity,” say Canadians about Christchurch shootings
On March 18th, a Sheikh, a rabbi, a Member of Parliament (MP) and a reverend gathered at a commemorative service in honour of victims of…
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Attitudes of Immigrants: From Helwi Hamdoun to Nabil Warda
Last summer, I had an interesting debate with a young, well-travelled Qatari friend in Doha. Not unlike millions of others around the world, he was…
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Muslim-Canadian Women Concerned About Discrimination
When Sheema Khan told audience members at the Aga Khan Museum that the men sitting at one of her last lectures refused to face her,…
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Five days after the bodies of Golam Rabbi, 59, and Shamima Rabbi, 57, were discovered at their home in San Jose, California, about three hundred…
View More How Well Do We Know Our Kids?Without Placement, Refugees in Toronto Hotel Remain in Limbo
It had been such a whirlwind process, Zuhir says of the journey that he and his family took earlier this year from Jordan — where…
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Wynne Makes Appeal for Acceptance at Ottawa Mosque
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne made a broad appeal for acceptance at a visit to an Ottawa mosque for Friday prayers last week. Wynne stopped by…
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Documenting Muslim History in Saskatchewan
Ever since Muslims began settling in the Canadian prairies, they’ve built bridges with their new community while maintaining their ties with their traditional culture. A…
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Growing up Muslim: An Individual Story, a Universal Tale
I asked Anton Leo, the head of comedy for CBC Television, why he had decided to green-light “Little Mosque on the Prairie” all those years…
View More Growing up Muslim: An Individual Story, a Universal TaleOwning the Narrative Post-9/11
For some Muslims in Canada, the events of Sept. 11 cling to their collective memory like a dark stain, penetrating so deep into the fabric…
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