More than 150 volunteers helped a Muslim charity hand out food and winter clothing to an estimated 1,200 needy in Calgary, Canada. The Muslim Families Network Society (MFNS) a non-profit NGO , provided canned food, warm clothing and grocery gift cards to newly arrived Syrian refugees and many others needy in the area. Idrees Khan, the chairwoman of the society …
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journalist Mohamed Fahmy is leading the call for a new law that would lay out how Canadian politicians and bureaucrats should proceed when citizens are detained overseas. Fahmy, along with Amnesty International and other civil society groups advocating to see a ” protection charter” that would give transparency to a process that appears to be applied unequally and unevenly around …
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Hundreds of Calgarians came together for preparing soup that will welcome some of the city’s newest residents. Sharon Hapton, the founder and CEO of Soup Sisters, an organization that brings people together to feed those in need said “When we knew that we were going to have refugees in need, of not just the comfort of a bowl of soup …
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On Saturday the 23rd of January ,Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association were at the Norwich Library , Ontario for an Open House To give the Library visitor a lesson on the teachings of Islam and the Muslim faith. Ghalib Baten from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association said that they are hosting these open houses at smaller communities across Ontario. …
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On Thursday, The first large group of Syrian refugees coming to Canada by government aircraft arrived in Toronto. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the refugees at a temporary processing centre at Pearson International Airport. The PM was accompanied by the ministers of immigration, health and defence, as well as Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. Trudeau greeted the first two families to …
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On Sunday , Ummah Mosque and Community Centre in west-end Halifax held an open house to help clear up any misconceptions about Islam. Abdelkader Tayebi, imam of Ummah Mosque said , “We were planning to do this for a long time .It’s just the events that came recently made it more urgent than we planned,” referring to the recent attacks in San Bernadino, …
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Muslims and Christians formed a partnership to bring refugee families to Victoria.They will work to help families that fled violence in Syria and Iraq. The partnership is formed between Masjid Al-Iman , Oak Bay United Church and St. Aidan’s United Church in Saanich. Ismail Mohamed Nur, the mosque’s imam said “The groups are a good match… the Muslim community is “very …
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Yonatan Shapira, co-founder of Combatants for Peace, three-time Gaza Boat sailor, and supporter of the Palestinian Campaign of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) will speak in Vancouver: November 3 and 8. In 2003, Yonatan Shapira was one of 27 Israeli air force officers who denounced as war crimes the “targeted assassinations” carried out by Israel in the densely-populated Gaza Strip. The …
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A fundraiser for Syrian refugees was held at the St. James Hall on October 14 and organized by ADALA – The Canadian Arab Justice Committee. The event raised over twenty thousand dollars for refugee relief which will be matched by the Canadian government. The event included performances by the Aire Flamenco Arabic Music Group, readings by Marcus Youssef of his …
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The Liberal government unveiled new plans to change Canada’s immigration system that focus on compassion, economic opportunity, and family reunification. The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, announced the plans and said “Immigration is critical to job creation and long-term economic growth for the middle class. In so many ways, Canada is what it is today thanks …
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