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June 04, 2008
Jerusalem – He is a professor of Islamic Studies at Al Quds University in Jerusalem, and he has s...
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March 24, 2008
Last week, the Mayor of Vancouver stood on the steps of a downtown Catholic church to make an imp...
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March 07, 2008
It seems the only time we hear about Canada’s Sikh community in the media is when there is ...
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March 24, 2008
Children being raised in a religious environment is a volatile issue, at least to anti-theists. A...
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March 04, 2008
In Ontario’s it’s often the little things that kick up the biggest fuss. This time, i...
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At long last, the report from Gerard Bouchard and Charles Taylor on reasonable accommodation in Quebec has been released, and provides a wealth of story ideas for reporters covering religion in Canada. For an abridged pdf of the full report, check out this webpage for "Building the Future: A Time for Reconciliation". Bear in mind that the Commission was launched out of concerns in Quebec over Muslim headscarves, Sikh kirpans, and the possibility of sharia law coming to Canada….so the implications of accommodating religious practices, values, traditions and rights are analyzed within the framework of Canadian society and national values. Here is the website:
http://www.accommodements.qc.ca
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An assertive new voice for Muslims
June 17, 2004
Canada's Muslims are acquiring a new and assertive national voice. This week in Toronto, the newly-formed Canadian Islamic Congress made its public debut with a survey of anti-Islam coverage in five of Canada's major newspapers.
Mukhtar Malik, one of the Congress's founders and the president of...
We're not all terrorists, Muslim leaders tell media
June 17, 2004
In a press conference in Toronto yesterday, the newly-formed umbrella organization for Canadian Muslims released the results of a six-month-long survey of five major Canadian anglophone newspapers, including the Citizen.
"We have found instances of anti-Islam in all five newspapers,'' said the ...
West uses double standard on Islam
June 17, 2004
Zinedine Zidane is my type of hero. Yes, he led France to its first World Cup victory. But more significant to me, he is French Muslim. In the final game, he used his head, twice, to make a statement: Muslims in the West are making important contributions to their countries.
Zinedine, which in A...
Questioning Our Images of Islam
June 17, 2004
Canadian journalists are becoming more sensitive in their portrayal of members of the Muslim community since Sept. 11. However, while the images of Islam have improved compared to the Gulf War a decade ago, negative stereotypes still prevail, say newspaper editors and media watchdogs.
Shahina S...