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TEDxToronto is almost completely sold out, but some of the conference will be live-streamed on October 26 at the Polycultural and Immigrant Community Services in Mississauga from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm (register online here) and at the North York Community House from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm in Toronto (register online here).

The Canadian-Muslim Vote (TCMV) on October 17, 2019 released a list of 73 ridings in six provinces where the number of Muslim voters surpasses or is close to the predicted number of votes the riding will be won by based on the latest projections from 338Canada.com.

The Canadian federal elections are coming up, and between climate change, funding for autism services, the SNC-Lavalin controversy, brownface, blackface and the true face of racism, there has been a lot up for debate on the definition of a good leader, and ultimately, what represents a true Canadian.

Carleton University is pleased to announce its second Somali Studies in Canada Colloquium, taking place on Saturday, October 19, 2019.

The Canadian-Muslim Vote (TCMV) completed its “Muslim Vote Weekend” on Thanksgiving Monday, October 14, with Get Out The Vote sermons at 130 mosque bringing Muslim voters to Advance Polls in 64 ridings from Vancouver to Whitehorse to St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Thawrih (Revoluntionary in Arabic) is an Ottawa start-up that makes hand-made activewear for Muslims (including hijabs) and Sikhs (including turbans).

Breathing diversity and life into her characters, S.K. Ali’s novels are not to be missed.

IDRF (International Development and Relief Foundation) is pleased to announce that Charity Intelligence Canada has named us to its 2019 Top 100 Rated Charities list!

On September 24, 2019, my brother Majdi was blessed with a beautiful baby girl. A few hours later he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

The Ottawa Muslim Association is holding an all-candidate townhall with the Federal Election candidates for the riding of Ottawa Centre.

The Canadian-Muslim Vote (TCMV) is launching its “Muslim Vote Weekend” campaign on Friday, October 11, 2019, with Get Out the Vote sermons in over 100 mosques across six provinces and territories.

Somali Canadian author Hassan Ghedi Santur's latest novel, "The Youth of God", published by Mawenzi House, follows a Muslim teen in Toronto as he struggles with his education and his faith.

Everyone has heard of Kandahar, Afghanistan but Kandahar….Saskatchewan!

Simon Fraser University Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies (CCMS) invites you to the 2019 Vancouver Islamic History Month Celebration

Being Muslim in Canada: A Comedy Show is taking place on October 1st 9:00 pm at The Theatre Centre in Toronto.

14 & Muslim is a CBC documentary that is inspiring important conversations and making a positive difference for youth across the country.

Islamic History Month (Canada) and Islamic Heritage Month (Ontario) starts on October 1st.

The conversation over Justin Trudeau’s blackface had widened to a conversation about anti-Blackness in Canada, and stereotypes of Muslims and anti-Arab racism.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is just a few years older than I am, and he grew up in the same Montreal I did in the 1980s. Which is why I can understand the roots of his “brownface” stunt.

The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) is working with the City of Toronto and United Way of Greater Toronto to organize a Friday prayer at Nathan Phillips Square.