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Reading the Qur’an by Ziauddin Sardar

DATE : July 26, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 2 Comments

As Ramzan is the month in which the Qur’an was revealed, I am “Reading the Qur’an” by Ziauddin Sardar and below is an excerpt that caught my attention as it is so on the spot. Al-Baqarah : A Middle Community. It’s important in my opinion to emphasize that the Qur’an is not suggesting that Muslims […]

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THE SPIRIT OF RAMZAN (published in 2003)

DATE : July 24, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Perhaps this is also a time when Muslims realize that Ramzan prepares them to face trials and tribulations with patience, self control and forbearance – the very spirit of Ramzan.

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KHUDA KAY LIYAY – RAMZAN MUBARAK

DATE : July 23, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

Ooops I said Ramzan and not Ramadhan. Does that make my roza, sorry rodha unacceptable?

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O YOU – THE MEN OF MY NATION (Spoken word at Naureen’s photo exhibit)

DATE : July 15, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

O You – the men of my nation who like to stare O you – the men of my nation, are you aware That your unsettling stare Creeps under our skin and give gives us chills.. Your stare isn’t the look of one who cares It’s sharp and abrasive as though women should beware. O […]

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CANADIANS CONFUSED BETWEEN GOOD GUYS, BAD GUYS AND THE REALLY BAD GUYS!

DATE : July 14, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

My four year old grandson loves to play “power rangers” and I’m always the bad guy. However he does know the difference between good guys (most days I’m a ‘rockstar’)bad guys and really bad guys, which is a fine line that many Canadians seem to be very confused about when it comes to Islamism. And […]

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EXPOSING THE NAKED EVIL OF SOME PAKISTANI MEN

DATE : July 13, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 8 Comments

EXPOSING THE NAKED EVIL OF SOME PAKISTANI MEN When Pakistani born Canadian photographer Naureen Shah sent out an invitation for her photo exhibition (below) she wasn’t surprised that very few males responded. But she WAS surprised and taken aback at the hateful hostility and attacks levelled at her. She has since received a slew of […]

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Arab Spring vs. Women’s Rights

DATE : June 21, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

“In a propaganda trap doubtlessly intended to cripple one politically – like so many others of its kind, such as “racist” – if a woman speaks in ways expected of a woman she is considered an inadequate leader; if she speaks in ways expected of a leader she is considered an inadequate woman. If you can dismiss the person, you can dismiss the issue.”

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LET JUSTICE PREVAIL – a focus on the women of Malaysia. Leaside Church – World day of prayer – Friday 02 March, 2012

DATE : May 25, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills? Kahlil Gibran

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Faith, Family, Friends & the many faces of Pakistan

DATE : May 4, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Last week on short notice I took a flying visit to my land of birth – a yearly ritual of sorts. This time I had decided that politics and religion will not be on the agenda and I won’t yearn for what this country used to be many years ago; and it helped. I had […]

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SNOWSTAR CONFERENCE – BACK TO HISTORY – FINDING ROUTES IN ROOTS

DATE : March 26, 2012 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

SnowStar Conference 2012 Back to History: Finding Routes in Roots April 12 – 14 Arden Park, Stratford, Ontario Religious traditions in our time are dealing with many changes in light of contemporary knowledge about the world and history. The contemplation of the future is only realistic when it is serious about the past. SnowStar gathers […]

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