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Just a few decades ago, the only way that many Canadian Muslims could get zabiha halal slaughtered meat was to go to a local farm and slaughter it themselves. Today, the availability of halal meat from street food vendors, in supermarkets from brands such as Mina Halal, and franchises like Hero Burgers is a testament to the growth of the halal industry in Canada.

Ryan Slobojan is the founder of the Push Back the Darkness initiative aimed at encouraging all Canadians to place a light in their windows at 8 pm on Tuesday, January 29th in commemoration of the victims of the Quebec Mosque Attack and as a sign of commitment to "push back the darkness" of ignorance and hate in Canada. The initiative has also helped to support the organizing of vigils in cities across Canada.

Ryan and his daughter Elisabeth had the chance to visit the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec on January 18th.

The Thaqalayn Muslim Association of UofT Scarborough (TMA UTSC), Thaqalayn Muslim Association of York University (TMA York), Imam Mahdi Youth (IMY), the Office of Majid Jowhari, Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, the Afghan Youth Committee (AYC), and the Afghan Committee for Empowerment (ACE) have organized their FREE second Annual Mental Health Conference which will take place this Saturday, January 26th.

This year, the event will take place at the Imam Mahdi Islamic Centre, focusing on the topic: "Mental Health, Family Health: How To Talk About & Deal With Mental Health Within Families."

Toronto, Canada – (January 4, 2019): THE EXPO HUT is pleased to announce the media partnership with Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS), the world’s largest Halal trade show.

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.

On January 29th, 2017, six Muslims were murdered at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a mosque in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood of Quebec City, Canada.

Six people were killed including Ibrahima Barry (aged 39), Mamadou Tanou Barry (aged 42), Khaled Belkacemi (aged 60), Aboubaker Thabti (aged 44), Abdelkrim Hassane (aged 41) and Azzedine Soufiane (aged 57)

Members of the Uyghur community in Canada are speaking out and organizing to raise awareness about the plight of their families in East Turkestan, an autonomous region in China.

Muslim Link has compiled a list of 2019 Canadian Umrah Packages that take place during March Break in Ontario and Quebec as we have seen many visitors to our site searching for this information.

The Institute for Research of Genocide Canada (IGC), a Bosnian Canadian organization, have launched a Government of Canada e-petition, Petition 1837, supported by Member of Parliament Brian Masse, to make the denial of the genocide of Bosnians in Srebrenica illegal in Canada.

A high school student from Edmonton is making headlines because of research she conducted at the University of Alberta as part of the WISEST, the Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science, and Technology Summer Research Program. WISEST aims to empower women and other underrepresented groups in science.

Kate Cassaday, executive editor at HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, has acquired ­­­English-language rights in Canada to a memoir by international speaker and human rights activist Samra Zafar.

Senators Mobina Jaffer and Ratna Omidvar have written the follow op-ed to raise awareness among newcomers to Canada about important changes that have come into effect this month with Bill C-46, the updated Impaired Driving Act.

"Open Mosque Days” have become a great way of bridging the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims around the globe.

On December 10, 2018, London Muslim Mosque presentated funds in the amount of $89,074 to the London Health Sciences Foundation towards the training of an international physician.

The Ottawa Muslim Association (OMA)'s annual PEACE Golf Tournament raises funds each year for the maintenance of OMA and local charitiable causes. 

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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The Halal Monitoring Authority (HMA Canada) has partnered with Food Banks Canada to encourage consumers to donate halal foods to local food banks.

The Centre culturel islamique de Québec (CCIQ) Memorial Award was established at McGill University in order to provide two awards of $1,200 each, given annually to two students enrolled in any McGill degree program and in good academic standing.