443 results for author: Kashif Ahmed
The Star now says ‘Daesh’ instead of ‘the Islamic State’ or ISIS
By Olivia Ward, Foreign Affairs Reporter
Toronto Star | March 3, 2016
Everyone knows Al Qaeda, but most people have forgotten it means “the base.” Boko Haram, which kills and kidnaps schoolchildren, means, unsurprisingly, “Western education is forbidden.”
But the term that makes politicians, pundits and journalists slap their foreheads is Islamic State — or the awkward acronyms ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) or ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.)
That’s because the criminal gang that has murdered, raped and pillaged its way across the Middle East, while sending sycophants to slaughter civilians abroad, is neither ...
Women pack City Hall for Ottawa Hijab Solidarity Day
Ottawa SUN | February 26, 2016
Women from various religions, ethnicities and backgrounds crammed a small room for Ottawa Hijab Solidarity Day on Thursday night.
The event at City Hall attracted more than 100 people, brothers and sisters alike, to talk about the women behind the scarves.
And talk they did, no one more so than Roua Alijed, who silenced the room with a spoken word poem about the role Islamaphobia played in forming her idea of gender.
“I have been fighting for the right to my body since the doctor declared: female,” she said to end her piece to a round of applause.
Between speakers, the event allowed women to speak ...
Women pack City Hall for Ottawa Hijab Solidarity Day
Ottawa SUN | February 26, 2016
Women from various religions, ethnicities and backgrounds crammed a small room for Ottawa Hijab Solidarity Day on Thursday night.
The event at City Hall attracted more than 100 people, brothers and sisters alike, to talk about the women behind the scarves.
And talk they did, no one more so than Roua Alijed, who silenced the room with a spoken word poem about the role Islamaphobia played in forming her idea of gender.
“I have been fighting for the right to my body since the doctor declared: female,” she said to end her piece to a round of applause.
Between speakers, the event allowed women to speak ...
Gormley sorry for ‘dumb’ tweet as Muslims in Saskatoon urged to be cautious
By CHARLES HAMILTON
Saskatoon StarPhoenix| November 17, 2015
Local Muslims are confident cooler heads will prevail and that Saskatoon will not experience the Islamophobia felt in other parts of the world in the wake of the attacks in Paris.
Radio host and Saskatoon StarPhoenix columnist John Gormley apologized on his show Monday for a controversial tweet about the attacks that he sent out and subsequently deleted.*
The Twitter post recounted an exchange the host had with his wife.
“Me: Next guy in a Western democracy who chants “Allah Ahkbar” we shoot. Wife: Don’t be this way. #Angry,” the tweet read.
It started a firestorm ...
Gormley sorry for ‘dumb’ tweet as Muslims in Saskatoon urged to be cautious
By CHARLES HAMILTON
Saskatoon StarPhoenix| November 17, 2015
Local Muslims are confident cooler heads will prevail and that Saskatoon will not experience the Islamophobia felt in other parts of the world in the wake of the attacks in Paris.
Radio host and Saskatoon StarPhoenix columnist John Gormley apologized on his show Monday for a controversial tweet about the attacks that he sent out and subsequently deleted.*
The Twitter post recounted an exchange the host had with his wife.
“Me: Next guy in a Western democracy who chants “Allah Ahkbar” we shoot. Wife: Don’t be this way. #Angry,” the tweet read.
It started a firestorm ...
Letter was hurtful and unfair
Letter to the Editor
November 3, 2015 | The Barrie Examiner
Re:'Canadians know what Islam is: writer' in the Oct. 29 edition of the Examiner
I can only imagine how a young Muslim boy or girl reading your newspaper or online site would feel upon reading the hate-filled letter penned by Barry Kendall.
"Islam is a criminal enterprise seeking to enslave the world. A Muslim who is not a terrorist is a bad Muslim."
How utterly hurtful and grossly unfair. Such reprehensible and wholly inaccurate and slanderous views have no place in our communities, and certainly should not be provided with a platform from which to spew such vile thoughts.
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Letter was hurtful and unfair
Letter to the Editor
November 3, 2015 | The Barrie Examiner
Re:'Canadians know what Islam is: writer' in the Oct. 29 edition of the Examiner
I can only imagine how a young Muslim boy or girl reading your newspaper or online site would feel upon reading the hate-filled letter penned by Barry Kendall.
"Islam is a criminal enterprise seeking to enslave the world. A Muslim who is not a terrorist is a bad Muslim."
How utterly hurtful and grossly unfair. Such reprehensible and wholly inaccurate and slanderous views have no place in our communities, and certainly should not be provided with a platform from which to spew such vile thoughts.
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Second woman files human rights complaint in fight to have face covered during citizenship ceremon
By Douglas Quan
September 4, 2015 | National Post
A second Muslim woman is challenging a government policy that prohibits people from covering their faces while swearing the oath of citizenship.
In a complaint filed with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Maiia Mykolayivna Zaafrane says she was discriminated against on the basis of religion when she was not allowed to participate in a citizenship ceremony because she refused to remove her niqab, a garment that covers her head and face, except her eyes.
The niqab ban became a major political flashpoint this year after another Muslim woman, Zunera Ishaq, challenged the policy in Federal ...
Second woman files human rights complaint in fight to have face covered during citizenship ceremon
By Douglas Quan
September 4, 2015 | National Post
A second Muslim woman is challenging a government policy that prohibits people from covering their faces while swearing the oath of citizenship.
In a complaint filed with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Maiia Mykolayivna Zaafrane says she was discriminated against on the basis of religion when she was not allowed to participate in a citizenship ceremony because she refused to remove her niqab, a garment that covers her head and face, except her eyes.
The niqab ban became a major political flashpoint this year after another Muslim woman, Zunera Ishaq, challenged the policy in Federal ...
Suspicion of Muslims real danger, activist says
Argues terrorist assumptions only add to extremism's lure
By: Carol Sanders
June 18, 2015 | Winnipeg Free Press
The biggest threat to Canadians isn't a young man in Charleswood drawn to violent extremism, but a government trying to paint Muslims as the enemy, says one leader of Winnipeg's Islamic community.
"We've had so much thrown our way by this government," said Shahina Siddiqui, executive director of the Islamic Social Services Association.
The latest comments she cites are from Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, who insinuated women who wear a face-covering niqab may be terrorists. In an interview with Vice posted June 10, he ...