On Tuesday, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid Al-Adha, the celebration that commemorates the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca. This year, like the last, was marked by alternative arrangements to accommodate the ongoing pandemic and necessary restrictions. Here in London, Eid prayers were held at several locations, adhering to COVID-19 guidelines, […]
A candlelight vigil held last month to honour the four members of the Afzaal family killed in London, Ontario, began with a strange declaration. The organizers of the event, held in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square, explained that they champion “secularism and the separation of church and state,” according to several attendees. https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=ricochet_en&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1403549707847323649&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fricochet.media%2Fen%2F3725%2Ffighting-islamophobia-means-including-the-good-and-bad-muslims&sessionId=d5ca43eebf7ddb34631c030b7f9efbecf9363870&siteScreenName=ricochet_en&theme=light&widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&width=550px Was the group […]
In these tragic times when being a visible Muslim in Canada may kill you, Murray Hogben’s book about stories of early Muslim settlers in Canada is a relevant and timely reminder of the history of Muslim presence in Canada and the challenges and achievements that have accompanied this ongoing journey. From the story of Alex […]
Four years ago, a young man walked into a mosque in Quebec City and killed six people. I remember being glued to my television screen watching the coverage. Then, as now, the messages of support poured out from every leader and every politician at every level. There was no shortage of people decrying the violence […]
By: Faisal Kutty “Do you know any trusted person we can disburse our zakat (charity) through?” I am getting this a lot this Ramadan, as Canadian Muslims — like their coreligionists elsewhere — look for ways to distribute their charity as an act of worship. For decades now, there has been unease surrounding charities in […]
According to a 2016 report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, families in 30 wealthy nations spend 15 per cent of their net income on childcare costs on average. In the United Kingdom, this can be upwards of 33.8 per cent of a family’s income. In countries like Korea, Austria, Greece and Hungary, […]
These are the words of a Black Muslim woman attacked in February at the Century Park transit station in Edmonton. This incident would have been bad enough on its own. Yet since December, there have been at least six such incidents against Black Muslim women, all of which have occurred in broad daylight and in […]
More and more during the pandemic, young people are turning to these services on campus. Yet most chaplains are volunteers or funded entirely by private donations or religious community groups. COVID-19 has placed unprecedented constraints on society, magnifying existing systemic deficiencies and highlighting where more assistance is needed. One such area is the support offered […]
Black Muslim Canadians have been pivotal in helping to shape Canada’s contemporary social narrative. Clockwise from top-left, journalist Hodan Nalayeh who was killed in 2019 in Somalia; historian and activist Afua Cooper; writer Rahma Mohamed; federal minister Ahmed Hussen; human rights activist Farhia Ahmed; and long-distance runner Mohamed Ahmed. (Composite photo: CP, CBC and submissions) This […]
Last week, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson to discuss several key issues including affordable housing. This topic came to the fore in the wake of a federal announcement this week to better fund provincial and municipal affordable housing projects. Freeland and Iveson both highlighted the urgency of this issue, especially […]
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