By DAOOD HAMDANI This May, as Muslims mark the twentieth anniversary of the induction of Al-Rashid Masjid in Fort Edmonton Park, the country’s largest living history museum, the spotlight will be on the leadership role of Muslim women in this historic event. FIFTY years after they burst onto the front line to help complete the [...]
THE Majlis Ash-Shura of Metropolitan (Islamic Leadership Council) New York is boycotting this year’s annual Bagel with Bloomberg event. Imam Al-Hajj Talib 'Abdur-Rashid, the Amir (President) of Majlis ASh-Shura of Metropolitan New York issued following statement; As-Salaamu 'Alaikum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakatuhu. Like many of you, I have received an invitation from the Mayor's Office to [...]
Notes from El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan THE jury in the Dr. Tarek Mehanna case has come back with another blatantly unjust verdict - despite the evidence in his favour, and the excellent representation that he received from his attorneys! I stated earlier that the only way Tarek would be found guilty was that the jury must have entered [...]
EL-HAJJ MAURI' SAALAKHAN THE December 31st mobilization for Dr. Aafia Sidiqui in Fort Worth, Texas, is moving right along. We are now 17 days away and excitement and support is building. With ALLAH's blessings, at the end of the day this will be a benefit for Aafia, for other female prisoners being abused in that facility, and a barakah (divine blessing) for [...]
THESPEC.COM HAMILTON Downtown Mosque leaders are saying they are the victims of a hate crime after two copies of a cartoon depicting a caveman dropping a Quran into an open fire were taped to the women’s prayer entrance. The cartoons, which include the words “primitive man discovers fire,” were found duct-taped to the doors of [...]
By EL-HAJJ MAURI’ SAALAKHAN THE Washington Post article below (“FBI illegally using community outreach to gather intelligence, ACLU alleges”) reminded me of an incident that occurred a few months ago in Massachusetts, and some unfinished business I had with the Boston chapter of the Muslim American Society (MAS-Boston). Before I go any further, however, let [...]
IN keeping with its vision to support the Muslim community and society at large, ISNA offers scholarships to help make college more attainable for Muslim youth. We also know the importance of informed journalism in a time where (1) mis-information about Muslims and Islam is often spread through media and (2) there is a lack [...]
GTA Muslims News IN a Program to help at least one needy patient from third world (where treatment of that particular disease is not possible), once in a year for the treatment in any hospital in Canada, North American Muslim Federation (NAMF) has decided this year to help Ehsan Muhammad, a child from Karachi Pakistan. [...]
By OMAR QAYUM TO pray, or not to pray? That seems to be the question regarding Friday prayer accommodations for Muslim staff and students within some TDSB schools. While there has been ample support, it has also been met by strong opposition from hate and fear mongering groups like Canadian Hindu Advocacy, the Jewish Defence [...]
EL-HAJJ MAURI’ SAALAKHAN TWO years ago, in the month of Sha'ban 1430 A.H. (July 31 - August 1, 2009), the first Somali Diaspora Youth Conference was held in Northern Virginia (Metro-Washington, DC). It was a well organized and thought-provoking conference that everyone appeared to enjoy. I was invited to make a few remarks on the first day of the [...]
