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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.

Salima Versi will be presenting "'My religion is not for self-harm': Faith as a source of healing in instances of spiritual abuse" on Tuesday, October 29 at Emmanuel College, Toronto.

The 2019 Canadian Federal Election took place on Monday, October 21, 2019. 

October 22, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission

City News Reporter Dalia Ashry and The Star Edmonton reporter Omar Mosleh are coming to Al Rashid Mosque on October 24 in Edmonton, Alberta to walk partipants through the reporting process in broadcasting and print media.

Thawrih (Revolutionary in Arabic), founded in 2017, is an Ottawa start-up that makes hand-made activewear from breathable materials for Muslims (including hijabs) and Sikhs (including turbans).