Human Concern International and the Canada Bangladesh Muslim Community (CBMC) invite you to gain insight into our role in the world as Muslims in the 21st century with Shaikh Yasir Qadhi.

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".

Somali American Ilhan Omar just became the first veiled Muslim woman to be elected to the US Congress. What about the experiences of other veiled Muslim women who have run poltical campaigns in Canada? 

A film about a Muslim Crimean Tatar teacher who saved over 80 Jewish children during the Nazi occupation of Crimea in WWII. Screenings of the film are being organized in Ottawa and Toronto this week.

An unprecedented number of Muslims ran in Municipal elections in Ontario, British Columbia (BC), and Manitoba in October 2018.

This October, cities in British Columbia, Ontario, and Manitoba are holding elections for the positions of mayor, city councillors, and school board trustees.

The (mus)interpreted exhibition features Muslim Canadian artists exploring their religious, gender and cultural identities. The exhibit opens this Thursday, October 11, in Toronto.

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Toronto-based Somali Canadian comedian Hoodo Hersi was recently featured on The Comedy Network's Homegrown Comics. She is also the subject of a recent documentary by TVO called "Stand Up Toronto."

Mississauga, Aug. 3, 2018 — Along with the global Rohingya communities, the Burma Task Force (BTF)  and Canadian Rohingya Development Initiative (CRDI) have officially recognized August 25 as the date for the annual “Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.” 

On the evening of Sunday, July 22nd, 29 year old Faisal Hussain opened fire on passersby in Toronto's busy Greektown/Danforth Avenue neighbourhood. An 18 year old woman and 10 year old girl are dead, along with 13 people injured.