Month: September 2015
Hamilton offers life to family facing death in Syria
Hamilton Spectator It’s been an adjustment: new surroundings, no job, struggling with English. But nameless mercenaries have not threatened to kill them. Barakat points to the spot on his neck […]
Niqab stance hurting NDP in Quebec, observers say
Several national polls are showing declining support for the NDP – and it has a lot to do with their stance on the niqab, some political observers say. A recent […]
Heavy metal Muslim seeks acceptance of her burqa
Gisele Marie, a Muslim heavy metal guitarist from Brazil says she is breaking sterotypes. She doesn’t care if people stare at her because she wears a niqab.
Tories move to strip citizenship from Canadian-born terrorist
The Harper government is attempting to revoke the citizenship of a convicted terrorist who was born and raised in Canada, Maclean’s has learned-a first under a controversial new law that […]
Black cars and troubling questions: A Canadian’s travails under anti-terrorism surveillance
CALGARY – “They’re following me again.” Kalim eyes his rear-view mirror as a black Dodge Charger follows his rickety sedan on a Sunday afternoon in mid-March. The young Muslim-Canadian says […]
Nenshi’s harsh words for Harper
Stephen Harper is playing a “dangerous” political game with his position on the niqab and “dog whistle politics” when he speaks about the Syrian refugee crisis, said Calgary Mayor Naheed […]
Natives find unlikely ally in mosque
It’s an issue that often flies under the radar in this country. But out of the shadows with growing national attention, the memory of missing and murdered native women in […]
Canada got nearly 30,000 fewer immigrants in past year
The number of people in Canada rose by just 308,100 in the year ending July 1, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, marking the country’s smallest annual population increase since 1999. The […]
Journalist from Sask. struggles with anti-Islamic Facebook posts
A Globe & Mail reporter who’s originally from Saskatchewan says he’s alarmed at all the negative comments directed against Islamic people appearing on his personal Facebook page. Les Perreaux, who […]
Radical reality: Investigation reveals cracks in domestic terrorism strategy
As shots from Michael Zehaf-Bibeau’s hunting rifle echoed through the halls of Parliament last October, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney and scores of other MPs took cover in a Centre […]
Banishment is a poor tool in fight against terrorism
Ottawa has decided to turn at least six Canadians convicted of terrorism into non-Canadians, permitting their deportation from Canada.
Niqab ban prevented 2 women from proceeding with citizenship oath
Since the Conservative government implemented a policy in 2011 stating that candidates for citizenship must remove any kind of face covering when taking the public citizenship oath, only two women […]
Doing the Right Thing
This was the refrain shooting through the talk that Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi gave at the 2015 Lafontaine-Baldwin Symposium in Stratford, Ontario.
3 More NDP Candidates Back Away From Mulcair’s Niqab Policy
Three more NDP candidates in Quebec are backing away from party leader Thomas Mulcair’s stated policy on the niqab and are telling their constituents they oppose the wearing of face […]
I’m a Muslim Mom Who Supports Ontario’s Sex Ed Curriculum
I had to accept that my children will get exposed to information about sex much earlier then I might want them to. If related words were being flashed and chanted […]
Refugee Crisis Highlights Need for More Engagement Among Canadians
Data from UNHCR shows that only about one per cent of the world’s displaced population resides in Canada. In fact, Canada has yet to meet its own targets for refugee […]
The niqab: Trivial politics, or election difference-maker?
If the Harper government ultimately gets its way-if niqab-wearing Muslim immigrants are forced to momentarily unveil their faces on the day they’re sworn in as Canadian citizens-how many women would […]
Editorial: The French-language federal leaders’ debate and ‘les vraies affaires’
Eighteen months ago, Quebecers accepted Philippe Couillard’s call to focus on “les vraies affaires” instead of wasting their energies on sterile, even damaging, debates about sovereignty and identity. In Thursday […]
Curt Schilling Is Heading Back To ESPN, Still Posting Anti-Muslim Filth
And now, a brief history of Curt Schilling’s last month or so. 1. Aug. 25 – ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling publishes and then deletes this tweet: 2. Aug. 25, […]
Sault gets downtown mosque
Construction of a mosque has been quietly underway since summer in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, SooToday has learned. The former Sault This Week building at 2 Towers Street (behind Precious […]
Hébert: Niqab issue a godsend for Conservatives
There is no consensus as to which of the five federal leaders – if any – won last Thursday’s French-language election debate. But on the issue that briefly set the […]
Munk leaders’ debate on foreign policy
Tonight the three main party leaders take part in the Munk leaders’ debate on Canadian foreign policy. It’s the fourth of five debates in this marathon election campaign, with polls […]
Fahmy to Rally With Liberals & NDP, Says Harper Government “Overstates” Role in His Release
After nearly two years in prison, Mohamed Fahmy is finally free after being pardoned by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. He was imprisoned by Egyptian authorities on widely denounced charges […]
Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Palestinians clashed with Israeli riot police after barricading themselves inside a mosque at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, throwing firebombs and rocks at officers outside during a major Jewish holiday […]
Lessons from Selma: Engaging Muslim Voters
Courtesy of “Young, Canadian and Muslim – Making Our Ballots Count!” President Lyndon Johnson: Ending segregation-proudest moment of my life, I tell ya. I want to help. Tell me how. […]