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FORUM FOR LEARNING MARCH EVENT

DATE : March 1, 2011 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Serving humanity: promoting diversity TORONTO TALKS 2011 presents Confronting the Rise of Wahhabism Stephen Schwartz reveals THE TWO FACES OF ISLAM Date: Saturday March 19, 2011 at 2:30 pm Venue: Northern District Library, Room 200 – second floor, 40 Orchard View Blvd, Toronto, ON M4R 1B9 (Plenty of parking around the area and direct subway […]

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JOURNIES TO THE CENTER OF MY SOUL – 2011

DATE : January 23, 2011 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

JOURNIES TO THE CENTER OF MY SOUL Victoria BC – January 21, 2011 Two years ago I was a guest speaker at Epiphany Explorations hosted by The First Metropolitan United Church in Victoria BC. Since then they have become sort of extended family and invited me again this year to Epiphany Explorations 2011 – spiritual […]

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MISSISSAUGA LIFE MAGAZINE – MONTHLY COLUMN BEYOND BORDERS

DATE : January 6, 2011 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

BEYOND BORDERS – By Raheel Raza www.mississaugalife.ca Reflecting on 2010 I’m so glad we’re in the New Year although people act as though this is a unique phenomenon that’s never happened before. 2010 included many memorable events for people all over the globe. But I want to take stock of experiences that impacted me and […]

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WHY CAN’T CANADIANS SAY “MERRY CHRISTMAS” AT CHRISTMAS?

DATE : December 23, 2010 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM “A VERY MERRY MUSLIM” By Raheel Raza The last time I wrote a column about saying Merry Christmas without feeling guilty was a few years ago and I recall noting in conclusion that I hope I don’t have to write this again because the message is loud and clear. Alas political correctness […]

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Patrick Louch begins his message to me by saying “I was led to you..” But all of life is one leading to another

DATE : December 23, 2010 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 3 Comments

The Masks of God By Patrick Louch, July 23, 2007 Throughout the time of Humankind, peoples of every race, Believed in gods of every kind, Each with a different face.   At the core of each belief is myth, and they point to salvation. But if you look a little closer, you’ll see the diversity […]

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Raheel Raza’s visit to Kanata United Church in Ottawa

DATE : December 16, 2010 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Raheel Raza, noted author, journalist and interfaith advocate, was welcomed to Kanata United Church (KUC) on November 5 & 6. This event began a two-year interfaith program, ‘Living Together – The Children of Abraham: Jews, Christians and Muslims’. Raheel first met with the youth of KUC and Glen Cairn United Church. They asked her many provocative […]

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Is Political Correctness an excuse for avoiding Culturally Sensitive issues?

DATE : December 8, 2010 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

The Canadian Association of Settlement & Employment Workers hosted a Debate held at Yorkwoods Library Theatre on Monday Dec 6, 2010 THE TOPIC –  IS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AN EXCUSE FOR AVOIDING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ISSUES? I spoke in favor of the motion and the house unanimously agreed! Let me begin by being politically IN-CORRECT otherwise we’ll […]

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RUMIFEST IN TORONTO

DATE : October 28, 2010 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

RUMIFEST  ROCKED –  an overview of a unique event in Toronto, Canada                                                                                                             By Raheel Raza All this singing – just one song. Rumi Toronto – On Saturday October 23, 2010 the first Rumi Fest organized by Nomans Land Promotions took place at the Trinity-St. Paul Center in the heart of Toronto. As a start […]

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REPORTS FROM A VISIT TO UNHCR, GENEVA SEPT 2010

DATE : October 2, 2010 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

REPORT FROM MY VISIT TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN GENEVA By Raheel Raza I had the privilege of being invited as a member of an NGO to the UN for the 15th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.  With them I attended UN sessions for one week, and made the […]

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MOSQUE UNBECOMING?

DATE : September 3, 2010 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 4 Comments

September 2010 It’s been almost a month since my article was published in the Ottawa Citizen http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Mischief+Manhattan/3370303/story.html regarding the proposed Mosque at Ground Zero, followed by my trip to New York to attend a meeting of the organizers and the follow up which has been good, bad and ugly. I felt no need to give […]

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