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G20 protesters already being monitored by officials
June 8, 2010 – 12:44 pm | No Comment
G20 protesters already being monitored by officials

By Tom Godfrey
TORONTO – Hard-core protesters who plan to wreak havoc at the G20 summit will sneak into Canada from the U.S. through remote border crossings, police say.
The protesters likely won’t be boarding …

Hot Topic: Will Canada Embrace Islamic Finance?
June 3, 2010 – 10:57 am | One Comment
Hot Topic: Will Canada Embrace Islamic Finance?

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 …

Centennial College brings Islamic finance course to Canada
March 2, 2010 – 2:08 pm | 2 Comments
Centennial College brings Islamic finance course to Canada

The London-based Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has accredited Centennial College’s School of Business as its first training provider in Canada. The college will offer a course in the CISI’s groundbreaking Islamic Finance …

CSIS trip to Egypt likely led to abuse of Toronto man: report
February 24, 2010 – 2:24 pm | No Comment
CSIS trip to Egypt likely led to abuse of Toronto man: report

OTTAWA – Canadian intelligence agents went to Egypt to get information about a Toronto man and likely contributed to his abuse by authorities there, newly released documents say.
The previously unknown visit by CSIS officers became …

Toronto Police Racial Profiling Data Released
February 7, 2010 – 11:25 am | No Comment
Toronto Police Racial Profiling Data Released

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 …

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 …

Mosque One: Oral Histories of Toronto’s First Mosque
November 17, 2009 – 1:45 pm | No Comment
Mosque One: Oral Histories of Toronto’s First Mosque

Assalamu Alaikum
Those of you who love history, here is a link to a rich history of Muslims and how they established first Mosque in Toronto, Canada in 1961.
http://mosqueone.com/
This valuable work is done by our …

TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL: Spy chief sings the blues
November 4, 2009 – 3:33 pm | No Comment
TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL: Spy chief sings the blues

TORONTO STAR EDITORIAL
Are Canadians soft on terror? In the eyes of the nation’s spy chief, Richard Fadden, there’s no doubt about it. The recently appointed director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service fairly sang the …

Omar Khadr ‘innocent’ in death of U.S. soldier – Classified photos show Toronto-born Omar Khadr lying buried and hurt in a trench during a firefight in Afghanistan that killed a U.S. commando. His lawyers say that proves he couldn’t have thrown the lethal grenade
October 29, 2009 – 1:55 pm | 2 Comments
Omar Khadr ‘innocent’ in death of U.S. soldier – Classified photos show Toronto-born Omar Khadr lying buried and hurt in a trench during a firefight in Afghanistan that killed a U.S. commando. His lawyers say that proves he couldn’t have thrown the lethal grenade

TORONTO STAR EXCLUSIVE: Classified photos show Toronto-born Omar Khadr lying buried and hurt in a trench during a firefight in Afghanistan that killed a U.S. commando. His lawyers say that proves he couldn’t have thrown the lethal grenade

The genderation gap – Toronto Schools plan calls for boys-only classes
October 22, 2009 – 11:32 am | No Comment
The genderation gap – Toronto Schools plan calls for boys-only classes

By Louise Brown & Kristin Rushowy
Canada’s largest school board is poised to go boy-crazy, with boys-only classes, “boy-friendly” instruction and an all-boys grade school among ways the new director hopes to help young …

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 …

GTA Eid al-Fitr Festival – Exhibition Place, Sunday September 20, 2009
September 9, 2009 – 1:49 pm | 2 Comments
GTA Eid al-Fitr Festival – Exhibition Place, Sunday September 20, 2009

Ramadan Mubarak !
The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) would like to invite you and your family to our Annual Eid Festival.
This year we anticipate over 15,000 attendees coming together to celebrate this wonderful holiday.
Inshallah, the …

If not bold, at least a beginning – By Royson James
May 11, 2009 – 12:20 pm | No Comment
If not bold, at least a beginning – By Royson James

By Royson James
The premier was there. So, too, the federal finance minister and a clutch of mayors, city councillors, economic development officers and board of trade facilitators.
Mayor Hazel McCallion called them an “assembled powerhouse.” And …

“Camp Abdelrazik,” Monday, May 4, 2009 Toronto: End Canadian Complicity in Torture – Day-long vigil at the offices of Passport Canada
April 18, 2009 – 2:56 pm | No Comment
“Camp Abdelrazik,” Monday, May 4, 2009 Toronto: End Canadian Complicity in Torture – Day-long vigil at the offices of Passport Canada

Bring Abousfian Abdelrazik Home!
Canadian Detained and Tortured with Canadian Complicity Still Stranded
in Sudan
Join the Toronto “Camp Abdelrazik,” a day-long vigil at the offices of
Passport Canada
74 Victoria Street (just north of Adelaide, south of Queen)
Monday, May …