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Competing Human Rights in Canada

DATE : January 16, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

“Many of us who came from theocratic and patriarchal counties are wholly dependent on Canada’s liberal, secular values to maintain our equality — which others are working so tirelessly to curtail.”

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Thoughts on a visit to Istanbul, Turkey

DATE : December 7, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

NO COMPULSION HERE……YET!   By Raheel Raza This Thanksgiving we took a much overdue trip to Istanbul, Turkey and I feel compelled to write about what I saw. It was interesting to try and convince my grandsons that the “Turkey” we were visiting was not the same turkey they were consuming! We had chosen a place […]

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IN MEMORIUM FOR MY FATHER

DATE : November 22, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

“ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE….” By Raheel Raza My father was unique and I loved him dearly.  He was a gentle, kind and sensitive man who could do no wrong in my eyes.  I am the youngest of three children and although I spent the least time with him, he was a friend and […]

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A SINGLE TEAR FOR TRANSCENDENCE..

DATE : November 14, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Notes from a ninth of Muharram lecture by Dr Hasnain Walji on the topic of : “​CAN MUSLIMS RE-CLAIM THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE AS A CIVILIZING FORCE?“ A single tear for transcendence… •    Concept of time – Al Asr – how to use and not abuse time which is NOW, not yesterday not tomorrow but today […]

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KARBALA AND THE END OF THE TRUE ISLAM

DATE : November 14, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Karbala and the End of the True Islam Ismail Butera Every year, on the tenth of the Islamic month of Muharam, the first month of that lunar calendar, there is a commemoration throughout the Muslim ummah. On this day, it is believed that Moses led his people out of Egypt. Some say that the Ark […]

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Raheel Raza of ‘Honor Diaries’ at the Chicago International Film Festival

DATE : October 28, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

Interview: Raheel Raza of ‘Honor Diaries’ at the Chicago International Film FestivalSubmitted by PatrickMcD [1] on October 15, 2013 – 3:05pm CHICAGO – The issue of women’s rights in Muslim majority countries in the Middle East and elsewhere is often overshadowed by the other back-and-forth circumstances in relationship to Western countries. The documentary “Honor Diaries” is […]

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HONOR DIARIES HAS ITS WORLD PREMIERE TO A FULL HOUSE

DATE : October 14, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 4 Comments

Paula Kweskin’s “Honor Diaries” had its world premiere as part of the Docufest documentary film competition at the 49th Chicago International Film Festival. The screening was followed by a panel discussion featuring the Producer, one of the activists in the film and a Police detective who has worked on honor killings. On International Women’s Day […]

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COME AND SHARE THE GRIEF OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS

DATE : September 25, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

In the End, you will remember not the words of your enemies, but the silence of your friends.…Martin Luther King Wednesday September 25, 2013 Canadian Pakistani Christians United Worship Service – Re: Bomb blast in a Church in Peshawar, Pakistan. 7 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian 44 Church St E Brampton, ON L6V 1G3 Pastor […]

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The Danger In Our Midst

DATE : September 25, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

“Is it because there are verses in the Qu’ran that can be, and have been, used to justify violence against non-Muslims? If this is the situation, then it is time for us to lift our heads out of the sand, and understand that the enemy is within.”

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SLAVERY IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD

DATE : September 13, 2013 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Center for Inquiry Joint Statement with British Humanist Association and International Humanist and Ethical Union UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 24th Session 9 – 27 September 2013 Speaker: Raheel Raza: CFI Representative, 16 Sept 2013 Slavery in the Islamic World  Mr President  Slavery is alive and kicking in the Islamic world. We heard this morning at […]

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