Members of Canada’s oldest mosque are preaching unity as Islamophobic incidents hit new records. The Muslims are also reaching out to others to combat hate, City News reported. “Alberta has one of the highest numbers of the incidents of hate crimes towards Muslims,” said life-long Edmontonian and Imam Sadiq Pathan. As Canada’s oldest mosque, the …
In this counseling answer: •If we cannot learn to forgive, then this will be the result of our choice. • Despite the injustices that we believe to have suffered, returning hurt to our parents for the hurt they caused us will not make the hurt we feel go away. Pain only brings about more pain. …
Three months on the Christchurch attacks, a trans-Tasman conference is being held on Friday, June 13, to discuss the cultures that breed racism and extremism in both Australia and New Zealand, The Spinoff reported. The conference, titled “Let’s Deal With It: A Trans-Tasman Campaign Towards Racial Equity”, is hosted by Shakti Community Council. Tayyaba Khan, …
I’ve noticed in my extensive research of Muslim converts, that just about every single one of them did extensive research which included reading the Quran, most often the entire Quran, sometimes several times over before coming to a decision.
Estimating the effect of Liverpool’s Muslim superstar Mohamed Salah on Islamophobic attitudes and behaviors, a study cited by Daily Sabah has revealed the player’s great impact with a noticeable decrease in anti-Muslim hate in the British city. The study was conducted by the Immigration Policy Lab at Stanford University (IPL). Using 936 county-month hate crime observations, 15 …
An interfaith organization has issued a statement to support Imam Omar Suleiman following right-wing attacks targeting him after leading a prayer to open Congress Session on Thursday, Muslim Matters reported. “Imam Omar Suleiman a spiritual and moral voice for peace with justice!!!!!” Faith Forward Dallas at Thanks-Giving Square wrote in the statement. “Time after time …
American Muslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar has called on the Muslim and Jewish communities in the US to unite against hate after recent attacks targeting both faith communities, Yeni Safak reported. “We know that many of the people who are targeting the Jewish community for anti-Semitism are also targeting the Muslim community for Islamophobia,” Omar said …
A Muslim woman, in reaction to a mob of angry Christian protesters, shifted the attention to something positive, and this has won her thousands of fans across the planet, BuzzFeed reported. Shaymaa Ismaa’eel is a devout Muslim who lives in Washington DC and works with autistic children as a behavioral therapist. She went to the …
Dozens of Calgarians of different religious, racial, and cultural backgrounds have come together to launch the city’s first anti-hate task force, Global News reported. “Coming together is for our children our community,” Mukarram Zaidi with the Think for Action think tank said. “If we want to live together, we have to respect and love. We …
Reacting to anti-Islam post shared publicly by the principal of White Hall High School, a group of Muslim students from Little Rock, Arkansas delivered flowers and a note with the principal’s name on it, apologizing also for not doing enough to change his misperceptions about Islam, KATV reported. “Principal Jelks, on behalf of the Muslim community, …
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