Last month, Muslims in Canada were horrified by the attacks on churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. They organized, spoke at and attended vigils and peace circles in honour of the victims across Canada.
Unfortunately now, the mourning and outrage continues as Muslim communities in Sri Lanka are facing retaliatory violence.
Bangladeshi Canadian Fatima Khan represented the riding of Toronto-Danforth, Ontario at Equal Voice’s second Daughters of the Vote gathering in early April 2019, which brought together 338 young women between the ages of 18 and 23, representing each Canadian riding and take their seat in the House of Commons during a historic sitting of the House of Commons. They were addressed by every federal party leader, and engaged with an array of Ministers, critics and advocates.
The Muslim Youth Fellowship is a non-partisan program which provides politically motivated students the opportunity to complement their academic studies with hands-on experience working with an elected government representative.
When journalist Assia Boundaoui investigates rumors of surveillance in her Arab-American neighborhood in Chicago, she uncovers one of the largest FBI terrorism probes conducted before 9/11. Through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter her investigation became the documentary "The Feeling of Being Watched".
Research on Black Muslims in Canada is limited and does little to illuminate the diverse communities Black Muslims are a part of.
A recent CBC Fifth Estate episode about polygamy among Muslim Canadians and its accompanying article has sparked online debate among Muslims.
You can watch the documentary online below.
Toronto-based Somali Canadian visual artist Riya Jama shares a story from her childhood whose moral reminds us to "Be kind – for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about."
Muslim Canadian novelists, stand-up comedians, musical groups, social media influencers, and photographers participated in this year's Reviving the Islamic Spirit Conference in Toronto, Ontario.
Soleiman Faqiri’s stay at the Central East Corrections Centre (CECC) was meant to be a temporary measure, yet it ended up being fatal.
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