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Visiting Ground Zero, Asking Allah for Comfort by Sam Dolnick
September 19, 2010 – 12:36 pm | Comments Off

New York Times
September 9, 2010
Nearly every Sept. 11 since Sept. 11, Hadidjatou Karamoko Traoré has made sure that her three children were dressed in their best clothes, and taken them from their tidy brick home …

SECULARISM, ISLAM, & DEMOCRACY: Muslims in Europe and the West
April 6, 2010 – 3:06 pm | No Comment
SECULARISM, ISLAM, & DEMOCRACY: Muslims in Europe and the West

AAUP, ACLU, PEN American Center, and Slate present
SECULARISM, ISLAM, & DEMOCRACY:
Muslims in Europe and the West
Featuring Tariq Ramadan (first U.S. appearance since he was barred …

Another red scare? – Most people would agree that adopting violence to propagate a political agenda is radical and warrants punishment. However, American public discourse has reinvigorated the misuse of the term ‘radical’ to label both criminal activity and unpopular political dissent
February 16, 2010 – 1:10 pm | No Comment
Another red scare? – Most people would agree that adopting violence to propagate a political agenda is radical and warrants punishment. However, American public discourse has reinvigorated the misuse of the term ‘radical’ to label both criminal activity and unpopular political dissent

By Sahar Aziz
Washington, DC – The recent discovery of attempted terrorist plots by Muslims in America has prompted overreaching accusations of radicalization of an entire religious group. As a consequence, pressure is mounting on American …

Message from ISNA president Dr. Ingrid Mattson on the Haitian Earthquake
January 18, 2010 – 1:15 am | No Comment
Message from ISNA president Dr. Ingrid Mattson on the Haitian Earthquake

By Dr. Ingrid Mattson

Plainfield, IN – January 14, 2010
It has been reported that a prominent Christian leader, Pat Robertson, has said that Haiti has been “cursed” by a “pact with the devil.”
Fortunately, this is not …

Imams issue fatwa against terrorists ‘We Stand Together’; Clerics view attacks as affront to Muslims
January 12, 2010 – 5:18 pm | No Comment
Imams issue fatwa against terrorists ‘We Stand Together’; Clerics view attacks as affront to Muslims

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 …

Muslim Youth Radicalization or Politically Correct Islamaphobia
January 4, 2010 – 5:22 pm | Comments Off
Muslim Youth Radicalization or Politically Correct Islamaphobia

By Reem Salahi
A few weeks ago, five young Muslim men were arrested in Pakistan for allegedly seeking to join militant groups. The boys’ sudden disappearance coupled by a “farewell” video reignited the media’s obsession with …

FBI walks tightrope in outreach to Muslims, fighting terrorism
January 1, 2010 – 5:02 pm | No Comment
FBI walks tightrope in outreach to Muslims, fighting terrorism

By Jerry Markon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 20, 2009; A05
At a retirement party last week for the head of the FBI’s Washington field office, Muslim and Arab leaders presented the guest of honor with a …

RAISING LEADERS OF TOMORROW – Advancing the Pace of Youth Initiatives
December 8, 2009 – 10:06 am | No Comment
RAISING LEADERS OF TOMORROW – Advancing the Pace of Youth Initiatives

RAISING LEADERS OF TOMORROW – Advancing the Pace of Youth Initiatives.

The event will be at ISNA in Mississauga
Saturday December 19, 2009 after maghrib insha’Allah
We are anticipating anywhere between 300 – 500 people
This is a fund …

RCMP, Muslims build bridges, break barriers – Six-week program rare opportunity for community to ask who defines terrorist group, freedom fighter
December 7, 2009 – 5:13 am | No Comment
RCMP, Muslims build bridges, break barriers – Six-week program rare opportunity for community to ask who defines terrorist group, freedom fighter

By Noor Javed
They sat through more than 12 hours of lectures. They learned how the Mounties got their name, the perils of cyberspace and the extent of Canada’s underground drug trade.
But for the dozen or …

Swiss Islamophobia Betrays Enlightenment Ideals
November 30, 2009 – 4:19 pm | One Comment
Swiss Islamophobia Betrays Enlightenment Ideals

By Juan Cole
Switzerland on Sunday voted by 58 percent in favor of banning minarets.

This campaign poster was banned for being racist, but apparently the goal of the poster, now that is all right.
Swissinfo surveys …

GTA Eid ul Adha Prayers & Eid Festival – Friday November 27, 2009
November 24, 2009 – 3:08 pm | No Comment
GTA Eid ul Adha Prayers & Eid Festival – Friday November 27, 2009

Eid Al-Adha Festival will take place at the CNE grounds on Friday, November 27, 2009.

Prayer – Queen Elizabeth Building
Carnival – Better Living Centre

24 Years of Tradition
The Muslim Association of Canada has held the largest …

Advocate for military’s Jews speaking up for Islam in wake of Fort Hood killings
November 18, 2009 – 10:13 am | One Comment
Advocate for military’s Jews speaking up for Islam in wake of Fort Hood killings

By Eric Fingerhut
WASHINGTON — Mikey Weinstein is probably best known for defending Jews from alleged bigotry and harassment in the U.S. military. In the past few days, however, he’s been raising questions about whether …

Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslim Really Think
October 19, 2009 – 11:36 am | Comments Off
Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslim Really Think

A new documentary called: “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslim Really Think“ will premier in Toronto on Friday October 30, 2009 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Exhibition Place at 7:30 p.m.
This is an intelligent film …

Best place for Muslims to live? America
October 3, 2009 – 1:38 pm | One Comment
Best place for Muslims to live? America

Muslim nations could learn a lot from the U.S.
By Merve Kavakci
Washington – This summer Muslims were murdered in Holland, Germany, and Belgium – four victims of hate crimes.
These murders are just the latest examples of …