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Earth Hour? It’s a cinch for Desis

DATE : March 28, 2008 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

I’ve signed up for Earth Hour.

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Endlessly Divisible Canada

DATE : February 1, 2008 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

This month it’s been twenty years since I came to Canada.

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Standing on guard for our country

DATE : July 6, 2007 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

I had just finished reading the front-page story in the Saturday Star about Canadian identity or “what it means to be Canadian” when I heard the news about an attack at the Glasgow airport.

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A Weapon of Mass Instruction

DATE : March 26, 2006 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Islamic studies teacher addresses controversies – Muslim students surprised by her modern approach.

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Muslim Leaders Without Beards

DATE : March 22, 2006 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

A few weeks ago, in the wake of the Danish cartoon controversy, when Canadian media wanted to speak with representatives of the Muslim community, they chose Muslim males without asking or even bothering to find leadership among Muslim women.

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Young, Hip and South Asian

DATE : May 8, 2004 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

When Asad Rahman moved to Toronto from New York, he thought he would have to rent a one-bedroom apartment like the one he had in Manhattan.

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Khadr Case a Wake-up Call

DATE : December 8, 2003 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

We must be vigilant about teaching our children inherent Muslim values and applying them in the Canadian context.

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Weaving Web of Peace

DATE : June 26, 2003 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

It wasn’t tourism that brought women of various faiths and nationalities to Ottawa last month.

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Seasonal Post Mortem

DATE : January 12, 2003 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

In our family, the best part of a holiday, event or party is the post mortem known fondly as P.M.

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A Sick Notion of Honor

DATE : February 6, 0212 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

“You have each been convicted of the planned and deliberate murder of four members of your family. The apparent reason behind these cold-blooded, shameful murders was that the four completely innocent victims offended your twisted notion of honor, a notion of honor that is founded upon the domination and control of women, a sick notion of honor that has absolutely no place in any civilized society.”

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