Ottawa – The North American mosque is evolving and redefining its purpose and practices. A recently-released report by a group of mainly Muslim organisations, The American Mosque 2011, provides the first factual glimpse into changes in North (...)
OTTAWA: This May, as Muslims mark the 20th anniversary of the induction of Al-Rashid mosque in Fort Edmonton Park, the country's largest living history museum, the spotlight will be on the leadership role of Muslim women in this historic (...)
OTTAWA: In early July, Canadians engaged in an online conversation with the aim of increasing their understanding of Muslims, the main non-Christian faith community estimated by government demographers at 1.1 million in 2011 or 3.2 percent of the (...)
OTTAWA: In early July, Canadians engaged in an online conversation with the aim of increasing their understanding of Muslims, the main non-Christian faith community estimated by government demographers at 1.1 million in 2011 or 3.2 percent of the (...)
OTTAWA: Across Europe, discussions are taking place about what local Muslim women wear – specifically the niqab (face veil), burqa (a garment that covers the body, head and face) and the hijab (headscarf). More recently the debate has been taken (...)
OTTAWA: Across Europe, discussions are taking place about what local Muslim women wear - specifically the niqab (face veil), burqa (a garment that covers the body, head and face) and the hijab (headscarf). More recently the debate has been taken up (...)