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NewsOct 9, 2024
So You Want To Be A Muslim Documentary About Converts to Islam Premieres in October
Becoming a Muslim is easy - you just say the Shahada (testimony of faith): “I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger” …and you’re in!
NewsJun 17, 2019
Beyond Colour-Blind: On Writing an Anti-Racism Guide for White Muslims
The the US-based Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC) is producing a series of community-specific anti-racism guides.
StoriesSep 30, 2018
Nakita Valerio: Bridgebuilding with Indigenous and Jewish Communities
Italian Canadian Nakita Valerio is a community organizer based in Edmonton, Alberta, in addition to running her own editing business at “The Drawing Board”.
StoriesNov 21, 2017
Music for the Broken: Canada’s Deen Squad Opens Up About Their Journey So Far
Muslim Link’s Aicha Lasfar had an opportunity to interview Deen Squad this summer while they were recording in Ottawa. Accompanied by her husband Ryan Fournier, an Islamic School teacher and long-time friend of Deen Squad’s Ghanaian Canadian Jae Deen and Lebanese Canadian Karter Zaher, the…
StoriesJan 11, 2017
Steven Zhou – Paving The Way Forward Through Critical Engagement
Steven Zhou is a journalist and editor who focuses on international security-related affairs, often in the post-9/11 context. He has worked and consulted on a number of initiatives aimed at implementing effective counter-terrorism and civic engagement measures among Western Muslim populations. He…
StoriesMay 29, 2016
Standing up to Islamophobia: Niqabi’s Thank You to an OC Transpo Bus Driver
Muslim Link received this letter to the editor from Hailey DeJong in Ottawa. Hailey wears niqab (face veil) and wanted to find a way to thank the OC Transpo bus driver who stood up to a fellow passenger who was harassing Hailey by making Islamophobic remarks.
StoriesApr 25, 2016
Barbara Helms: Challenging Stereotypes about Islam in Small Town Ontario
One Muslim woman is devoting much of her time to raise awareness about Islam across small town Ontario through a series of presentations and interfaith dialogue. Barbara Helms was born in Saskatchewan to American parents, who were both accomplished classical musicians teaching in Canada. Shortly…
StoriesJul 23, 2015
The Dilemmas of Studying Conversion to Islam in the Post 9/11 World: An Interview with Dr. Scott Flower
Australian academic Dr. Scott Flower came to Ottawa on July 25 th to discuss his current research on Canadian converts to Islam. He admits that it has been hard to find Canadian converts willing to be interviewed for his current national study of conversion to Islam in Canada, funded through…
StoriesJul 16, 2015
Ramadan, Women Converts and the Mosque
Two members of Ottawa's Muslim community, both converts to Islam, wrote into Muslim Link discussing their experiences during Ramadan.
StoriesMay 30, 2015
Conversations with Saintly People: An Interview with Michael Sugich
Recently, as I skimmed through my housemate’s book treasures, I found a new addition to her collection with the title “Signs on the Horizons” by Michael Sugich. Later that day, coincidently, I was informed of the author’s planned visit to Ottawa next week for a series of events hosted by Sanad…
StoriesMar 14, 2015
Hafsa Dean Thompson: Muslimah Scholarship and Finding Balance in Women’s Lives
Born and raised in British Columbia, Islamic Studies teacher Hafsa Dean Thompson will be participating in this year’s I.LEAD Conference . She will be leading a women’s only session addressing the challenges Muslim women face in finding balance in their daily lives. Muslim Link had the chance to…
NewsDec 21, 2014
Learn about the University of Melbourne's Canadian Convert Study
Currently, Dr. Scott Flower from the University of Melbourne in Australia is looking for Canadian converts to Islam to particpate in his study of the Canadian Muslim Convert experience. His Canadian-based research collaborator Megan Ryder Burbidge contacted Muslim Link so we could promote the study…
StoriesNov 1, 2014
"Since you’ve become Muslim..." - Nicole
"Since you’ve become Muslim, what do you enjoy most about Islam?" “I enjoy being around family and the community. And when you see any Muslim, you can say ‘salam’, which means ‘peace’ and you can strike a conversation with people you don’t even know. I love that." "What has been the most difficult…
NewsAug 19, 2014
Social Justice and Haute Couture Collide at Toronto’s First Muslim Fashion Festival
Toronto’s Muslim fashionistas will be converging on the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on August 23d and 24 th to take part in the city’s first International Muslim Fashion and Design Festival (IMFDF). Although the event will bring together some of the world’s Muslim fashion royalty with an…
StoriesJul 25, 2014
Local Hip Hop Artist & Convert Jae Deen Shares His Story
In this installment of the Journey to the Light, we hear the brothers’ side of the Ottawa convert story. A local entertainer, Joshua Asare, aka Jae Deen, agreed to speak to Muslim Link 's Sakina bint Erik about his journey.
StoriesMay 14, 2014
Aisha Sherazi: A Convert Mother in Ottawa
In this installment of my column, I interview just one local convert about her experiences raising her children as Muslim while having non-Muslim parents. Dr. Aisha Sherazi was born and raised in the UK, and migrated to Canada in 2000. She hails from a Hindu family, and is of Indian origin. She…

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