Canada
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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.
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Edmonton mosque joins over 100 across Canada for 'Get Out the Vote' campaign
The Rahma Mosque, home of the Muslim Association of Canada and located at 6104 172 St., is part of 100 mosques in six provinces and territories that will encourage Muslim voters to get out during the advance polls.
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Muslim community donates supplies to Ndilo, Detah students
In Yellowknife, Catholic school board students started last Thursday, while other schools prepare to open on Tuesday.
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Largest Muslim convention in western Canada focuses on working together
All were welcome to the workshops and prayers at the Jalsa Salana convention at the Sarcee Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on Tsuut’ina Nation this weekend.
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Calgary Muslims gather in thousands to mark Eid al-Adha
This Eid marks the end of the Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca, which is one of the pillars of Islam and a requirement for Muslims to make at least once in their life.