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THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE (CANADIAN) THINGS….

DATE : June 30, 2019 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 3 Comments

This July 1 on Canada Day it will be 31 years since we came to Canada. We have lived longer in Canada than any other country including Pakistan which is my land of birth so there is no denying “this is home”. This is also where the heart is and as I think back, these […]

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HATE HAS NO PLACE IN CANADA…OR ANYWHERE ELSE!

DATE : May 31, 2019 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

In a diverse country like Canada where myriads of faiths and culture live together, we work hard at co-existence and keeping communities together. This needs mutual respect and tolerance plus a total condemnation of hate, wherever it’s coming from. There is one day that embarrasses me as a Muslim because it’s all about hate. This […]

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HATE FESTS ABOUND ALL AROUND

DATE : April 23, 2019 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

When I was in school, there was always the one kid who constantly ratted on others and called them names. When challenged, he hid behind the teachers skirt and curried favours from them. He became the teachers ‘pet’ and no one could touch him. Would you be surprised, if one day, found alone that kid […]

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THE ‘FEISTY’ BARONESS AND THE ISLAMISTS

DATE : March 26, 2019 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : 2 Comments

It was a great honor for Canada to welcome Baroness Caroline Cox of the UK House of Lords last week. How to describe this indomitable person? A headline of The Daily Telegraph reads: “The feisty baroness defending ‘voiceless’ Muslim women: Baroness Cox of Queensbury is fighting to stop sharia ‘seeping’ into enforcing divorce settlements.” Cox […]

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CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY IN JERUSALEM

DATE : March 11, 2019 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

March is when we celebrate women. Although March 8 is International Women’s Day, activities take place throughout the month. Some people question as to why we need a “Women Day”? Well we need this to create awareness that women are still not recognized for their complete human rights in many parts of the world. It’s […]

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UNVEILING INFINITY

DATE : July 15, 2018 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality. Dalai Lama “Let yourself be empty so you can learn”. These are the wise words with which Sri Sri Ravishanker started his 3-day program called “Unveiling Infinity” at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto and which I was fortunate to attend thanks to a good friend. I […]

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VIOLENCE IN THE NAME OF ISLAM – AGAIN!

DATE : May 25, 2018 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

On May 24, 2018 a violent mob of over 500 hate-filled extremists attacked and demolished a Mosque in the City of Sialkot in Pakistan. The Mosque belonged to the minority Ahmadi community. Ahmadis make a tiny minority of the Muslim-majority Pakistan and are often targeted by Sunni militants who consider them heretics. Pakistan declared Ahmadis […]

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TERROR IN TORONTO!

DATE : April 23, 2018 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

Breaking News: Monday April 23, 2018 On this most beautiful sunny day after four months, Torontonians were out on the streets to enjoy the weather, when terror struck in the most horrific way. At Yonge and Finch Avenue which is a beautiful, peaceful and diverse area in Toronto where mothers take their kids for walks, […]

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“I KNOW MY FATHER (ABBA) THROUGH STORIES…..

DATE : April 13, 2018 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

(My brother’s daughter Maliha lost her young husband many years ago. Her daughter Mariam wrote the following essay for her University admission. I found this so compelling that I want to share. ) “But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad […]

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WHITE PRIVILEGE – SERIOUSLY?

DATE : March 15, 2018 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

The buzz word; stuff that op-eds are made of; twitter chatter ad-nauseam; a depressing amount of balderdash and on and on. Have we nothing better to focus on? Now I have to invoke my brown, Muslim woman, South Asian heritage privilege to say “give me a break”! This generalizing of white people as though they […]

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