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A Ramadan Prayer
By Engy Abdelkader
Amid record rates of unemployment, mounting foreclosures and scorching heat this summer, Muslims in America (and around the globe) have begun fasting the month of Ramadan. They do so to feel …
Sharia in America: Principles and Prospects
Principles and Prospects
August 25, 2011: C.V. Starr Lecture
August 26, 2011: Symposium
Register here to attend this event.
This symposium will discuss the place of Islamic law in the United States today and in …
Race and Terrorism in a Post-9/11 World
The events on 9/11 confounded ideas about race and terrorism. Since that time, law-abiding Muslims and Arabs have had their rights violated and their lives disrupted, as many Americans …
CCI Strongly condemns the barbaric act of vandalism against Beth Tikvah Synagogue/Robbins Hebrew Academy building
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CANADIAN COUNCIL OF IMAMS STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE BARBARIC ACT OF VANDALISM AGAINST BETH TIKVAH SYNAGOGUE/ROBBINS HEBREW ACADEMY
(Toronto, Aug 05, …
Muslim Americans: In Pursuit Of Justice
Posted: 8/2/11 11:03 AM ET
Ahmed Younis
From attempts at building an Islamic cultural center near ground zero to hearings held about “home -grown terrorism” on Capitol Hill by New York …
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
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Civil Rights Group Questions Federal Plan to Fight Radicalization
White House Report Ignores Problems and Raises New Concerns
San Francisco, CA - The Asian Law Caucus (ALC) joins …
Siddiqui: Warped standards on terror
by Haroon Siddiqui
People like Breivik may act in isolation but they represent a set of ideas that are shared by many.
— Prof. Mathew Goodwin of the University of Nottingham, an expert …
Christie Blasts Critics of New Judge
By LISA FLEISHER
PATERSON—A lawyer who defended Muslims detained after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was sworn in as a New Jersey Superior Court judge on Tuesday, as Gov. Chris Christie …
Director statement re Religious accommodation for Muslim prayer service at a TDSB school
Please send a note of appreciation to the Toronto District School Board for this:
Here is his (TDSB) Email address : chris.spence@tdsb.on.ca,
Director statement re …
Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association Applauds Decision of Toronto District School Board
TORONTO, July 15, 2011 /CNW/ – The Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association (CMLA) applauds the decision of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to permit private …
Groups protest Muslim prayers at Toronto public school
2011/07/25 | Michael Talbot, CityNews.ca
Several faith-based groups protested outside the Toronto District School Board’s headquarters Monday over Muslim prayers taking place in a Toronto school.
For three years, hundreds …
Secular extremists ignore tradition of diversity
Thankfully, this is not the 15th century, when inquisitions were sanctioned. This is the 21st century when we have the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Convention, the Canadian …
Siddiqui: Uncomfortable parallels in the extreme
July 25, 2011 20:07:00
Haroon Siddiqui
Star Columnist
The Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik’s jihad against Muslims has an eerie resemblance to Osama bin Laden’s crusade against infidels.
Indeed, he admires the late Al Qaeda …
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The Myth and Reality of ‘Shari’a Courts’ in Canada: A Delayed Opportunity for the Indigenization of Islamic Legal Rulings
The Ontario government’s passage of the Family Statute Law …
