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How a Native Elder & a Muslim Found Spiritual Friendship at a Christian Celebration

DATE : March 27, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

The invitation came from the Centre for Christian Studies to be a presenter at their 130th Anniversary celebrations in Winnipeg.

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Female Genital Mutilation: A Barbaric Practice Still Practiced Globally

DATE : February 6, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

According to The World Health Organization (WHO) more than 125-million girls and women across the globe have been horrendously abused in a practice known as female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is comprised of all procedures that involve partial (or total) removal of the external female genitalia.

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Boggling Billboards: Should Americans Condemn a Cultural Practice?

DATE : December 19, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

The recent installation of billboards in Dearborn condemning female genital mutilation (FGM) — the non-medical cutting of girls’ genitalia in order to “purify” them or ensure their chastity — has received a powerful mixed reaction.

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Malala: Won the Battle But Not Yet the War

DATE : December 11, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

On December 10, Malala Yousefzai received the Nobel Prize for her dedication to achieving rights and access to education for all girls.

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Maligning Malala

DATE : October 19, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Ever since Malala Yousafzai — winner this month of the Nobel Peace Prize — came on the scene in October 2012 in a shocking way, after being shot in the face by the Taliban at the age of 15, I have been watching the conspiracy theories unfold.

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“Boxed and Packaged Islam” Trying to Pass Itself Off as Mainstream Islam

DATE : October 17, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

“In one short interview, the two Muslim speakers had ensured that: a Zionist conspiracy is in place; ISIS is not really dangerous; the West is at war with Muslims, and the killing must continue; Muslims must not speak out on Western media about violence within the faith, and those who do are liars desperately seeking the limelight. So most Muslims stay silent.”

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In The Muslim World, Silence Falls

DATE : August 13, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

In Saturday’s National Post, Rex Murphy asks why there’s so much outrage over Israel’s response to Hamas rocket fire, but the same activists are silent about atrocities committed in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere.

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From Brunei to Boko Haram: Merely Deflection

DATE : May 29, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

“Boko Haram’s members justify their acts in the name of Islam, and Muslim leaders are intimidated into silence. Add to this a hatred for the West and its values, and you have an explosive combination of violence and faith being pushed upon innocent civilians.”

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‘MUSLIM-ONLY’ ENCLAVES: LEAD TO INTEGRATION OR GHETTOIZATION?

DATE : March 14, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

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The Real Agenda Behind the Push for “Islamophobia”

DATE : February 25, 2014 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

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