Jihad

Clarify the misunderstanding that Jihad can only be waged within the parameters of defensive war. And dispelling the notion the those who engage in Jihad are extremist.

Rev. Karen Rodman supports “tearing down images of Christ” because of “white supremacy”

Rev. Karen Rodman, a Minister in the United Church of Canada and a member of the Green Party of Canada, supports “tearing down images of Christ.” In a Facebook post on June 23, 2020 Rev. Karen Rodman (also known as Karen Gwendolyn) wrote “YES” in reference to the following text from an article she shared […]

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Why did Amira Elghawaby ignore the role of jihad during Ramadan?

In an article in the Toronto Star “Broadcast of Muslim call to prayer offers lesson on gratitude”, Amira Elghawaby, a board member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network and the former spokesperson for the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), described the Islamic month of Ramadan as time of fasting, compassion, forgiveness and gratitude. Amira Elghawaby

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Official report: “Canada admitted 313,580 immigrants in 2018/2019”

On September 30, 2019 Statistics Canada published its annual report on demography “Canada’s population estimates: Age and sex, July 1, 2019.” Here are the highlights of the report: Canada’s population was estimated at 37,589,262 on July 1, 2019, up 531,497 compared with July 1, 2018. Canada posts the largest annual population increase in numbers. Canada’s

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Credibility Brought to Doubt over the term “Jihad”

“problematic social media posts” shared by Joe Pimlott“ implies a contradiction to NCCM‘s definition of jihad. NCCM’s definition is contradicted by senior Canadian scholars and Imams. It is also contradicted by literature promoted and distributed by leading Canadian Muslim organizations. We will explore how ICNA Canada Sheikh Suleman Anwar Imam Bilal Philips and Iqbal Nadvi

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Landlord penalized for failing to accommodate tenants’ religious practices – What does the Shariah say?

On April 19, 2017 the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found that landlord John Alabi discriminated against the his tenants, the Muslim couple Walid and Heba Madkour, and harassed them because of their religious beliefs. The ruling imposed on John Alabi a penalty of $12,000 in total. On August 8, 2017 Tribunal denied Alabi’s request

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