Canada
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Jalsa Salana Convention bring Indigenous and Muslim communities together in Canada
The annual Jalsa Salana Convention, the longest-running Muslim convention in Western Canada, was held this year at the Genesis Centre in Calgary.
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Pope to visit Alberta returns Annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage
Pope Francis is supposed to arrive in Edmonton on July 24. It's a pilgrimage, a time to pray, a time to be with other nations. It's the largest spiritual Indigenous gathering in North America.
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Halal Expo Canada held from May 12-14
In this expo, the attendees were able to get in-depth insights regarding Halal and Healthy lifestyle, Islamic Investment & Finance, Islamic Travel & Tourism, Halal Education etc.
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Will Archbishop of Canterbury's residential school apology include any of Church of England's $13B in assets?
Justin Welby visited survivors in Prince Albert, Sask. on Sunday, then heads to Toronto Monday.
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Hate crimes in Hamilton in 2021 hit highest number in recent history
Ontario city's mayor, community groups call for legislation to ban hate symbols on private property.
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Windsor's Assumption church seeks historic status
Parks Canada to decide whether parish should be recognized for its history.
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Mosque's epic move from Winnipeg to Inuvik a story of communities coming together, says picture book author
Shazia Afzal's new book introduces readers to story of mosque moved more than 4,000 km in 2010.
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Attacks against Muslims indicate Islamophobia rooted in Canada
Canada is the world's second-largest country, with a sparse population of about 38 million. But the seeds of racism are sown in all of its 10 provinces -- particularly in the most heavily populated provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
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George Gordon First Nation announces 14 potential unmarked burial sites at former Sask residential school
Possible sites found close to former location of Gordon's Indian Residential School.
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Toronto tightens security at mosques, Islamic community centers
The search continues for the attackers, who opened fire from a vehicle on five people who were coming out of tarawih prayers, special prayers performed after the night (Isha) prayer during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Halal Food Festival in Toronto, for the Muslim community
One of the leading food festivals in Canada, ‘Night Market Toronto’ has highlighted that they will be launching the first ‘all halal food tour’ which is a first to be held in Canada, from May 6 to June 26.
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National Muslim charity launching legal challenge of CRA audit, calling it Islamophobic
We want to see an audit that is not discriminatory and we want to be treated like any other religious charity in this country.
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Location scouting for papal visit begins in Iqaluit
Pope is welcome, but Catholic Church must also pay compensation: Iqaluit mayor.
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The pope apologised for residential school abuses. What next?
Indigenous leaders in Canada say Catholic Church must take concrete action to support survivors and prevent more harm.
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Indigenous Tell Pope of Abuses at Canada Residential Schools
Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools for Indigenous children are meeting this week with Pope Francis.
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Outrage as Quebec teacher removed from classroom for wearing hijab
Fatemeh Anvari was told her headwear ran afoul of Bill 21, which bars some public servants from wearing religious symbols.
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BC Anti-Racism-Legislation Consultation Speech
Members of Muslim, Black/People of African descent, Indigenous and racialized or religious communities have advocated for race-based data collection in support of this goal.
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Peel schools can access new education platform to combat Islamophobia
The platform offers foundational knowledge by exploring what the difference between Muslim and Islam is, or what Muslim’s believe in.
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Canada: New website seeks to combat Islamophobia
That is why we are investing and partnering with community leaders, to counter racism and better support Ontario’s Muslim students and their families.
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Emotions show as call to prayer broadcast during second Ramadan in lockdown in Canada
The woman from Edmonton says the call, known as the “Athaan” or “Azaan,” is usually recited in Muslim countries five times a day and invites congregants to not only pray, but to join their community in goodness.
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Canada is doing little to stop anti-Islam hate crimes and mosque vandalism
Muslims were among the first arrivals to Canada in 1882, but that means little to the rising wave of anti-Muslim sentiment and hate in the country.
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Salma Lakhani: Alberta’s 19th lieutenant governor also ‘happens to be Muslim’
Salma Lakhani may be the first Muslim and South Asian lieutenant-governor in Canada, but that’s not what she wants to be known for.
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Canadian Muslim student association celebrates Islamic history month
This year, the Queen’s University Muslim Student Association (QUMSA) is turning to Zoom to celebrate Islamic History Month.
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Edmonton Muslims face financial woes due to Hajj pilgrimage entry restrictions
For the past several years Waseem Ashtikar, a kitchen manager at Boston Pizza in Edmonton has been saving money for he and his wife to fulfil their final religious duty as Muslims, to perform Hajj.
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Canada's first Muslim lieutenant governor appointed in Alberta
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Salma Lakhani as Alberta's 19th lieutenant governor Tuesday.
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Prayers resume at a distance at St. John's mosque in Canada
Syed Pirzada, president of the Muslim Assoication of Newfoundland and Labrador, says volunteers prepared for more than two weeks to be ready for when prayers could start up again.
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Islamic call to prayer being heard for the first time across Canada
Usually the musical chant that ushers Muslims into their house of worship for prayer is prohibited under city noise bylaws.
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Canada:Man fired for Islamophobic tweet
Ravi Hooda protested Brampton city’s decision to extend noise bylaw exceptions to mosques and tweeted: “What’s next? Separate lanes for camel & goat riders?”
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Bringing Jews and Muslims together at York University
Recently I decided to step out of my comfort zone to offer a course that would explore both the Jewish and Muslim experiences in Canada. Teaching “anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Canada” was a more rewarding experience than I could have imagined.
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Muslim group in Milton long-running quest for a permanent mosque
We are perhaps the biggest religious group in Milton to rent out town facilities for our prayer needs across weeks, months and years,” said Fahim Umaid, who represented Muslim Association of Milton, at a recent council meeting.