Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh, the ringleader of an organization accused with plotting attacks in Canada, pleaded guilty to possession of explosives with intent to cause harm as a part of a terror conspiracy, and received a 24-year prison sentence from a court in Ottawa. He pled guilty in court on Wednesday under a deal his lawyers made with the Crown. He …
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Bosnian-Canadian Imam Zijad Delic, doing press rounds for his new book “Canadian Islam: Belonging and Loyalty” preaches the idea of the integral relation between Islam and Canada. The once-controversial imam, now seen as a progressive leader, said that Canada and Islam “complement” one another. “There is no contradiction”, he said. His new book comes hot on the heels of rising …
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Two natives of Calgary have joined extremist group Islamic State (IS), as global worry over foreign fighters in the Middle East continues to grow. The two brothers, Collin and Gregory Gordon, had converted to Islam recently and became known to Muslims in Calgary as Khalid and Abdul Malik. Sometime between 2011 and 2012, they lived in an apartment in a …
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The Palestinian Festival Ottawa, the first Palestinian Festival in Ottawa, is set to take place from August 29th to 31st. The festival is run by a group of twenty odd volunteers led by the Marwan Abdalla. Abdalla, speaking to The Muslim Link, was only thinking of “having it at City Hall” when he was planning the festival. Fortunately for him, …
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Book By Karim Alrawi, illustrated by Bee Willey, Crocodile Books, 2011, hardcover, 32 pp. List: $16.95; AET: $14. Reviewed by Andrew Stimson Acclaimed Egyptian playwright and free speech activist Karim Alrawi retells an ancient Egyptian folktale of simple kindness repaid a thousand-fold. Born in Alexandria, Alrawi studied creative writing at the University of Manchester, England, as well as the …
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Thousands of civilians the world over took to the streets this past week to protest against the Israeli incursion in Gaza, calling on the world leaders to end the conflict.Since July 7th, Israel has killed over than 271 Palestinians and wounded over 1,770 people, destroyed at least 1,660 homes and displaced over 22,000 people. In Turkey, police warded off hundreds …
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The Canadian government’s stance towards Israel is akin to that of an irresponsible mother’s to her bratty child – the mother cannot, or simply choose not to, see her child’s transgressions. Israel’s numerous human rights violations however, are not mischievous pranks born out of the mind of an idle child. They are far more malicious in intent, and more significantly, …
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NCCM Op-Ed about government’s failure to assist Canadians detained abroad By Amy Awad There’s something about a Canadian passport that offers its owner a degree of confidence. After all, in the hierarchy of citizenships, Canada ranks near the top. A Canadian passport can get you into 170 countries without a visa. But it can’t get you out of jail; even …
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Leaders of the G7, the group of the seven industrialized nations Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom, on Thursday decided to tighten defenses against potential terror attacks by European Jihadists retiring from Syria. At the close of a G7 summit, British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron said, “We have agreed to intensify efforts to address the …
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International support has poured in for the 276 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, increasing pressure on Nigerian authorities to resolve the crisis soon. The Nigerian extremist organization, led by Abubakar Muhammad Shekau, had threatened to sell the girls as slaves recently. The terrorist organization has been behind several violent incidents in Nigeria since 2009, with most of its Islamic allies …
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