By Hajara Kutty
Does postpartum depression cause mothers to kill? It’s a question some may ask following the triple stabbings last week by a Winnipeg mother said to have been suffering from postpartum depression.
Fortunately, the answer …

By John Mackie
Though Islamic finance has made significant headway in Europe and the U.S., it remains in relative infancy in Canada.
In one notable development though, in late December, Toronto-based company Ansar Financial and Development …

Al Jazeera English Launches in Canada on Bell TV, Rogers and Vidéotron
International channel to open bureau in Canada
May 4, 2010 – Al Jazeera English, the award-winning 24-hour global news and current affairs channel, is …

By Vito Pilieci
As Canada prepares to roll out new electronic passports next year, experts warn the technology is far from perfect and will do little to deter terrorists from crossing our borders.
Adam Laurie, a …

By Carl Meyer
The government’s plan to roll out biometric passports next year has been cast in doubt after previous efforts resulted in soaring costs and revised deadlines. At the same time, privacy experts are castigating …

 
By Becky Akers

After eight years of bullying Americans, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now extends its regime to Canadians.
Come December, the TSA’s Orwellian “Secure Flight” program will dictate who can and cannot board planes …

CA NA DUH

Now that Vancouver is hosting the 2010 WinterOlympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking.
Believe it or not these questions about Canada were …

By Faisal Kutty
Kudos to the Toronto Star for last week’s in-depth expose on racial profiling by the Toronto police. While officials have routinely denied that they use racial profiling, critics have …

By John Lewandowski
Halifax — A Liberal MP thinks the federal government should investigate a U.S.-based animal rights group under Canada’s anti-terrorism laws after a pie was pushed into the face of Fisheries Minister Gail Shea.
Gerry …

Canadian Certificate in Muslim Studies

Emphasizing the importance of the Islamic faith and its location within the Canadian context, a 21st-century pluralistic society.
Information Session
Saturday, February 6, 2010
10 a.m.

Community Leaders
Imams
Community Workers, Volunteers, …

From The Canadian Press
Transport Canada should carry out a sweeping review of its no-fly list, say independent consultants hired by the department who found a Montreal-area student should never have been barred from an Air …

By Charles Lewis
Twenty imams have issued a “fatwa” against any Muslim who would attempt to commit an act of terrorism in Canada or the United States.
Syed Soharwardy, an imam at the Al-Madinah Calgary Islamic …

By David Cole
In the fall of 2002, Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen on his way home from Tunisia, was pulled out of line by US officials while changing planes at New York’s John F. Kennedy …

By Edward Alden
Benamar Benatta was mysteriously handed over by Canada to U.S. authorities the day after the 9-11 terrorist attacks, and spent nearly five years in American jails without ever being convicted of a crime.
Earlier …