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 [...]
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 [...]
AHMED Abdulla, known as Ahmed Bhai, a resident of 79 Thorncliffe Park, is 69, but young and adventurous. After retirement, he decided to go for expedition of Mount Everest in 2004. He traveled from Toronto-Kathmandu to Lukla, the place in Nepal from where he started to climb to Mount Everest with the help of a [...]
CAIR CAN News Release ABOUSFIAN Abdelrazk, as many of you know, spent close to six years in virtual exile in Sudan after his numerous attempts to return to Canada were irepeatedly stymied by the federal government. During his time outside of the country he was detained and tortured on different occasions with, what appears to [...]
By CLARA HO, Calgary Herald MOHAMED Sabual used to stand by silently as he heard classmates and other youths mocking Muslims, calling them terrorists and making fun of their dress. Now, the 18-year-old Grade 12 student said he makes an effort to stop the spread of negative stereotypes and discrimination that he and other young [...]
By JAWED ANWAR (This article was written on April 27, 2011 before May 2 Federal Election) YES! I agree Stephen Harper has no sympathy for Muslims. The blood of Israelis is the costliest, and the blood of Muslims is the cheapest for him. He behaves more like Israel’s Prime Minister rather than Canada’s Prime Minister. [...]
NEWS RELEASE FLEMINGDON and Thorncliffe Park Muslim Association (FATMA) announced to endorse John Carmichael as the conservative candidate from Don Valley West. The decision was made after a long meeting with John Carmichael. In this meeting, FATMA executive members and community activists discussed openly all the related international, national, and local issues that concerned to [...]
By WAHIDA VALIANTE WE are witnessing history-in-the-making all across the Middle East and it has global implications. Not long ago, Francis Fukuyama predicted that due to the total defeat of Russian communism and economic globalization, America would be in a position to rule the globe as its sole super-power. According to him, this was “the [...]
By AHMED SHOKER MUSLIMS should applaud all investigations and hearings on security in North America or elsewhere and their position must be made clear to all, including Congressman Peter King, who led recent hearings on “radical Islam” and its link to American homeland security. One might have expected Congressman King to take this opportunity to [...]
By SHEHARYAR SHAIKH IN Urdu, “Tarek” literally means “quitter”. Interestingly, we saw this definition play in reality on Saturday, January 29, 2011, when Tarek Fatah backed out from a debate with me at the last minute without informing anyone at the venue. Shamefully, he has still not spoken a word to the organizers about his [...]
