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Hiiraan Online has reported that Somali Canadian activist Almaas Elman was shot dead near the Halane compound in Mogadishu, Somalia on November 20, 2019.

Over the past 5 years, Nisa Helpline has been successfully serving the community as the leading women’s helpline providing anonymous free peer counseling service in Canada and the US.

On November 15, 2019 more than 30 organizations announced the formation of a local coalition called United for All.

Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Sameer Azam is presenting two information sessions on investing with the Muslim Neighbour Nexus in Mississauga this November.

On November 10, 2019, the annual Muslim Canadian Remembrance Day Pre-Service took place in Kingston, Ontario.

Join Human Concern International (HCI) and Toronto-based Shaykh Musleh Khan for a gathering in support of HCI's Orphan Sponsorship Program on December 1, 2019 (click here for details).

Expressions of Muslim Women (EMW) is back this year with the show “All Stars” on November 16 in Ottawa (click here for event details and to purchase tickets online).

The Muslim Awards of Excellence (MAX) was created to elevate the brand of Muslims in Canada by recognizing and motivating high achievement.

[On November 7, 2019] The Ontario Legislature passed a motion from Michael Coteau, Liberal MPP for Don Valley East, affirming the province’s support of religious diversity in response to Quebec’s Bill 21.

Muslim Link is compiling a list of 2020 Canadian Hajj Packages and Travel Agencies offering Hajj packages as we have seen many visitors to our site searching for this.

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The Tragic Death of Soleiman Faqiri: Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, Use of Force in Prison is taking place on November 13, 2019 at 12:30 pm at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, click here for event details.

It is with profound sadness that the Muslim Awards of Excellence (MAX) heard of the passing of Dr. Fuad Sahin, one of the cornerstones of the Canadian Muslim Community.

Mayor Jim Watson and Gloucester-South Nepean Ward Councillor Carol Anne Meehan presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Dr. Mohd Jamal Alsharif at the start of the City Council meeting [on November 6, 2019].

Dr. Sahin left his home in Libya for Canada in 1958. Originally from Turkey, he landed in Kingston, Ontario to train as a surgeon and later practiced medicine across northern Ontario before eventually settling in the Niagara region.

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of IDRF's founder and great friend, Dr. Fuad Sahin.

The Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies is hosting "Russian Trolls and the Representation of Islam on Social Media" at Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver, BC on November 7th (click here for event details).

Author Graeme Truelove will be speaking in Ottawa (November 2, click here for details) and Toronto (November 16, click here for details) at book launches for his new work "Un-Canadian: Islamophobia in the True North", published by Nightwood Editions.

The 90 Day mark of the Siege of Jammu and Kashmir by the occupying Indian army is fast approaching and the deafening silence of world leaders over the human rights violations against the civilians is utterly disappointing.

"Untying the Knot", by Bangladeshi Canadian filmmaker Zana Shammi, is screening on November 2 in Montreal as part of the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal, click here for details.

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, the Canadian-Muslim Vote (TCMV) published a list of 27 ridings where the number of Muslim voters exceeds the vote difference between the winner and runner-up, according to Elections Canada’s published results as of this morning with returns from over 99% of the polls.