African Muslim community leaders see themselves on the frontlines of this struggle, advocating against the internet as a source of religious teaching,
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Tag: Somali
It’s Not Only Syrians Who Need Our Help
The image of our new Prime Minister, in shirtsleeves greeting the first Syrian refugees airlifted from Beirut to Pearson International airport in Toronto was splashed…
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Members of visible-minority groups have a stronger sense of loyalty to federal government than provincial government, reports a new study from the Institute for Research…
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#Elxn42 Sparks Hope for Somali Canadians
The 2015 federal elections is a milestone for Somali Canadians as it marks a significant increase in their level of political engagement. Canada’s Somali community…
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PULSE: Africa – What You Didn’t Read in the Mainstream
From the fight against radicalization and professional roadblocks to the question of whether a Black police chief would have any impact in Toronto, here are…
View More PULSE: Africa – What You Didn’t Read in the MainstreamOntario’s Teaching Diversity Gap
This year is the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, that desegregated American public schools. To mark this…
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Teaching Students to be “Culturally Bilingual”
The country’s largest and most diverse school board was in the spotlight earlier this month for all the wrong reasons. The Toronto District School Board…
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Who Speaks for a New Canadian Community?
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and some of that city’s Somali community are at odds. Acting on what it thought were the concerns of…
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