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Press Release- Liberals charge cancellation of Imam’s Ottawa speech signals “hard right turn” for multiculturalism in Canada
October 16, 2010 – 8:36 am | No Comment

For Immediate Release
October 5th, 2010
Liberals charge cancellation of Imam’s Ottawa speech signals “hard right turn” for multiculturalism in Canada
OTTAWA – The government’s sudden revocation of the invitation extended to Imam Dr. Zijad Delic, the National …

What to Do About Guantánamo? by David Cole
October 16, 2010 – 8:34 am | No Comment

Courtesy: The New York Review of Books
October 14, 2010
How do the people who work for the US government at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base celebrate Christmas? This is what it looked like to Jessica Baen, a …

History or Half Truths: Muslim History of India by Ayub Khan
October 16, 2010 – 8:29 am | No Comment

Courtesy: Chowk
October 16, 2010
Lessons from the Babri Masjid Saga and the Road Ahead
The ruling of Allahabad High Court on the title ownership of the land were Babri Masjid was located has left the Indian Muslim …

The Canadian Charger endorses Smitherman for Toronto mayor
October 16, 2010 – 8:20 am | No Comment

The Canadian Charger
October 13, 2010
While much of the Toronto media has pretty much anointed councillor Rob Ford as the next Mayor of Toronto, the Canadian Charger interviewed Toronto’s Ali Mallah to answer two questions: who …

Dear Iraqi Girl In My Seminar, I Like Your Hijab – I Hope That’s Okay by Joseph Cassara
October 16, 2010 – 8:16 am | No Comment

Courtesy: The Faster Times
To The Iraqi Girl In My Seminar,
I like your hijab. It’s such a simple phrase, only four words. I like your hijab because it—though I have not felt it—seems to be made …

A DEFENSE OF FREE SPEECH BY AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MUSLIMS
October 3, 2010 – 10:54 am | No Comment

NOTE:  If you are a Canadian or American Muslim and would like to add your signature, please send an email with your name, title, and organizational affiliation (if any) to tameditor@aol.com // = 0; i=i-1){ …

German president welcomes Islam during unity speech by Brian Rohan
October 3, 2010 – 10:45 am | No Comment

Courtesy: Reuters
October 3, 2010
The president, who holds a largely ceremonial position but is considered a moral authority for the nation, used the televised ceremony to wade into a debate over immigrant integration that has captivated …

Ayodhya verdict by Manoj Mitta
October 3, 2010 – 10:39 am | No Comment

Courtesy: The Times of India
October 3, 2010
Three days after a Ram idol was placed under the Babri Masjid’s central dome, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru shot off a letter to UP chief minister G B Pant …

The Meaning of Islam by Professor William C. Chittick
October 2, 2010 – 7:15 pm | One Comment

Courtesy: Huffington Post
September 22, 2010
A few years back, long before 9/11, one of our Religious Studies majors told me that she had taken my course to learn why she should hate Islam. As a normal …

Judicial Nominees More Diverse Than Last Group: Korean, Pakistani and African-American lawyers tapped for Superior Court by Christian Nolan
October 2, 2010 – 12:25 pm | No Comment

Nominee includes:
Mohammad Nawaz Wahla: The 59-year-old Glastonbury Democrat is president of his own law firm, Wahla & Associates, founded in 1999. Wahla specializes in immigration law but also handles real estate matters, criminal defense, personal …

MacKay bans imam’s appearance at event for Islamic History Month by Steven Chase
October 2, 2010 – 12:13 pm | Comments Off

Courtesy: Globe and Mail
October 1, 2010
An Ottawa imam who calls himself a bridge builder between Muslims and other Canadians has been barred by the Harper government from speaking at a Defence Department event next week …

Federal Court slams government interference in Galloway ban By Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
October 2, 2010 – 12:10 pm | No Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Monday, September 27, 2010
Toronto — Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley issued a 60-page ruling today that slams the federal government for attempting to ban former British MP George Galloway from entering …

U.K. politician George Galloway flies to Toronto on Saturday after court decision by James Clark
October 2, 2010 – 12:06 pm | No Comment

September 29, 2010
Courtesy of Rabble
Former British MP George Galloway will now arrive in Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 2, to resume his pan-Canada speaking tour after being prevented from entering the country in March 2009. A …

The irrelevance of the international Muslim Brotherhood By Nathan J. Brown
September 24, 2010 – 4:26 pm | No Comment

Courtesy: Foreign Policy
September 20, 2010
A while after the election of Muhammad Badi‘ as “general guide” of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and the international Brotherhood organization — a contentious and unusually public process — I shared …