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For the first time In Uzbekistan a woman has been convicted for wearing the Muslim head covering in a public place, the human rights organisation Ezgulik claims. Manzura Kattakhuzhaeva, from Bakht in the Syrdarya region, was pr...

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National Prayer Breakfast Gets A Rival: The People’s Prayer Breakfast

Every February, the National Prayer Breakfast brings thousands of dignitaries, diplomats, politicians and...

by Jaweed Kaleem

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The Arab Spring – Fears and Hopes

The optimism generated by the Arab spring is now giving way to anxieties about where these changes are taking Arab societies.

by Adnan Al-Daini

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The fine line of a double standard

After informing the viewing audience, in a September 8 CBC interview with Peter Mansbridge, that Canada faces “a number of threats on different levels,” Prime Minister Harper singled out Islamic terrorism as the maj...

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Egypt’s Revolution: one year later

Achievements of a revolution can be measured in two ways: (1) by a real time scale – in the case of Egypt’s Revolution the achievements during its first year are all miracles – or (2) by a scale of unrealistic...

by Dr. Mohamed ElMasry

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The Long (and painful) Memories of the Digital World

Every now and then, something pops up that reminds me that in the digital era, things are now very different. Without a doubt, we all carry with us certain memories. But memories of the vivid kind have long been …<...

by Dr. Wael Haddara

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Ramadan Reflections (Pre-Ramadan Reflection)

Jeewan Chanicka shares with us the inner meaning of Ramadan that is often overlooked, as Ramadan 2011 dawns upon us. May Allah grant us a blessed Ramadan, forgive our sins, and bless this great Ummah.

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Antisemitism in Canada?

Over a year late, the so-called Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism, which has no official status, has finally issued its report. It really should not have bothered. It is so full of holes that it does not h...

by Canadian Charger

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Exercising during Ramadan- Q & A: Part 1

I’ve received many questions and most people are concerned about the adverse effects of exercising in Ramadan. I discussed the questions with some other fitness professionals, and inshallah here are some brief answers: Wh...

by Humairah Irfan

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Siddiqui: Warped standards on terror

One staple of post-9/11 discourse has been the consistent demand that all Muslims everywhere not only condemn terrorism — which almost all invariably do, if for no other reason than that they have been its chief victim...

by Haroon Siddiqui

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Ramadan Fasting: Muslim Chaplain Teaches Students That It’s About More Than Not Eating

NEW YORK -- In a crowded dorm meeting room last week, Khalid Latif posed an unusual scenario to dozens of students and...

by Jaweed Kaleem

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U.S. Occupation of Iraq – Will It Ever End?

President Obama, listen and listen good; the Iraqis want an end to the American occupation of their country, and so do the American people.

by Adnan Al-Daini

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How Does Muslim Prayer Work

Each adult Muslim man and woman is required to pray five times a day and a prerequisite to our prayer is being in a state of ritual purity.

by Imam Khalid Latif

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Oslo Attack Highlights the Dangers of Islamophobia

My thoughts are with my own country and the potential for the Islamophobia we are coming to know too well in words to manifest itself in senseless acts of violence like those we saw last week in Oslo.

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‘Becoming Good Neighbours’ Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) Launches Nationwide ‘My Neighbours Project’

The pace of life in 21st century Britain and indeed elsewhere in the world has become too fast and furious, beating to the drum of globalisation. Traditional communities are crumbling and relations with our neighbours are all-t...

by Shafiur Rahman

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Canadian Muslim Youth

University of Toronto political science lecturer Dr. Katherine Bullock and co-author Dr. Paul Nesbitt-Larking said that Canadian Muslim youth have far more in common with Canadian young people across the country, than the mains...

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Yemen’s revolution and the US intervention

Yemen’s revolution is not covered by the Western media. The US direct intervention in Yemen is set against the people’s struggle for freedom and democracy. During the last five months 1000s of civilians were killed ...

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Canada: Hate crimes on the rise

According to Statistics Canada hate crimes are on the rise. In 2009, Canadian police services reported 1,473 hate crimes, an increase of 42% from the previous year. Although there are many formal definitions of hate crime in Ca...

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Jonathan Kay at it again, but why?

In his book Among the Truthers, Jonathan Kay asserts that society is at risk by what he refers to as “full-blown conspiracism.” He further claims a universal regime of public education must be deployed to combat thi...

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It’s a myth that religion and politics don’t mix

When asked the question, “should politicians allow their religious beliefs to affect political decisions?” the overwhelming majority of Canadians these days are likely to answer in the negative. But history tells us...

by Dr. Mohamed ElMasry

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Israeli Apartheid: Toronto city council upholds free speech

At their meeting on June 14, the Toronto City Council voted to adopt the recommendation of the Executive Committee to accept the City Manager’s Report that determined the phrase ‘Israeli Apartheid’ does not vi...

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This country needs a Canadian version of an Arab Spring, Brigette DePape

Brigette DePape is a truly remarkable young Canadian woman. She articulated the view of the majority of Canadians as she stepped boldly out front during the Speech from the Throne with her “Stop Harper” sign. With t...

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A crime against a mosque, a crime against us all

The vandals who attacked a Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) mosque a year ago did more than damage a building. They damaged a community. They broke windows and then they broke hearts. They frightened the Muslims who faithfully attend...

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Stereotyping Muslims…

George Clooney’s character poignantly says in the movie Up in the Air, “I stereotype. It’s faster.” So let’s stereotype Muslims. They … Believe in The One God, Creator and Lord of all. Believe th...

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Ontario’s Conservatives: Backing into the future with Tim Hudak

Quick-Hide the women and children! Someone let Ontario’s Conservatives leader Tim Hudak out of his cage. He is set to wage war on unions, to cut the pay of public servants and put their jobs out to competition to drive do...

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Don’t blame the Egyptian Revolution

Western media has no good word about any of the Arab revolutions including that of Egypt. But Arab revolutions are all success stories. Even those who have involved violence are far less bloody than that of the French Revolutio...

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Islamophobia: Increasingly Ordinary and Therefore Most Terrible

Leo Tolstoy scathingly wrote of a protagonist whose life was "most ordinary and therefore most terrible." Such may also be said of the ruling put forth by Tennessee judge Robert Corlew.

by Joshua Stanton

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Why Irshad Manji, not Tawakkol Karman is media darling

For the last 10 years women in Islam and their status in Muslim countries were two popular topics in Western media. Muslim women, like Irshad Manji and Ayaan Ali, have become media darlings because they wrote books smearing the...

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Egypt’s Revolution: The first 100 days

A revolution releases latent forces within a people. Scholars differ over what is the essence of the French Revolution, disagree about how long it lasted, debate its results and even discuss when it began. But they agree that w...

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The Brilliant Arab Youth

In the mind of the Arab masses the brilliant Arab youth managed to make a paradigm shift from how-did-we-get-here to how-can-we-move-forward. The year was 2011. The place was Tunisia, then Egypt. Soon after were Libya, Yemen, S...

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The Long (and painful) Memories of the Digital World

Woman in Uzbekistan convicted for wearing hijab Woman in Uzbekistan convicted for wearing hijab

National Prayer Breakfast Gets A Rival: The People’s Prayer Breakfast

The Arab Spring – Fears and Hopes

The fine line of a double standard

Egypt’s Revolution: one year later

The Long (and painful) Memories of the Digital World

Ramadan Reflections (Pre-Ramadan Reflection)

Antisemitism in Canada?

Exercising during Ramadan- Q & A: Part 1

Siddiqui: Warped standards on terror

Ramadan Fasting: Muslim Chaplain Teaches Students That It’s About More Than Not Eating

U.S. Occupation of Iraq – Will It Ever End?

How Does Muslim Prayer Work

Oslo Attack Highlights the Dangers of Islamophobia

‘Becoming Good Neighbours’ Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) Launches Nationwide ‘My Neighbours Project’

Canadian Muslim Youth

Yemen’s revolution and the US intervention

Canada: Hate crimes on the rise

Jonathan Kay at it again, but why?

It’s a myth that religion and politics don’t mix

Israeli Apartheid: Toronto city council upholds free speech

This country needs a Canadian version of an Arab Spring, Brigette DePape

A crime against a mosque, a crime against us all

Stereotyping Muslims…

Ontario’s Conservatives: Backing into the future with Tim Hudak

Don’t blame the Egyptian Revolution

Islamophobia: Increasingly Ordinary and Therefore Most Terrible

Why Irshad Manji, not Tawakkol Karman is media darling

Egypt’s Revolution: The first 100 days

The Brilliant Arab Youth

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