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NewsMay 7, 2021
The Year We Fasted Alone: Canadian Documentary about How Muslims Are Coping with Lonelier Ramadans
For another year, many Muslims around the world are spending Ramadan unable to pray taraweeh in their local mosque or visit family and friends for iftar.
NewsApr 29, 2019
Afghan Canadian Filmmaker Follows Her Family's Road Trip to Visit Kandahar, Saskatchewan
As an immigrant to Canada, Abdul Bari Jamal’s longing for his homeland of Afghanistan is a constant theme in his life. Now living in Toronto, Canada, he never thought he would find a piece of his former home right here in Canada’s heartland. Delighted by his discovery, he decided to buy every…
NewsApr 2, 2019
Documentary about Yazidi Nobel Prize Winner and Daesh Survivor Screens in Ottawa Thursday
One World Arts is hosting a special screening of the acclaimed documentary “On Her Shoulders” on Thursday April 4, 2019, 7:00 pm, ByTowne Cinema in Ottawa .
NewsFeb 11, 2019
Documentary about Pre-911 Surveillance of Muslim American Communities Screens in Toronto, London, Ontario
When journalist Assia Boundaoui investigates rumors of surveillance in her Arab-American neighborhood in Chicago, she uncovers one of the largest FBI terrorism probes conducted before 9/11. Through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter her investigation became the documentary "The Feeling of Being…
NewsJan 16, 2019
CBC Fifth Estate Doc on Polygamy Among Muslim Canadians: A Personal Reflection
A recent CBC Fifth Estate episode about polygamy among Muslim Canadians and its accompanying article has sparked online debate among Muslims. You can watch the documentary online below.
NewsDec 3, 2018
Two Muslim Canadian Documentaries Make the Official Selection of the UN's 2018 Global Migration Film Festival
The Canadian documentaries "I Am Rohingya" and "Salaam B'y - A Story of a Muslim Newfoundlander" are part of the official selection of the 2018 Global Migration Film Festival .
NewsNov 30, 2018
Interview with "14 & Muslim" Director Wendy Rowland
14 & Muslim follows Sahar, Malaieka and Ahmad as they transition from Islamic elementary school into high school, capturing what it means to be young, Muslim and growing up in Ontario.
NewsOct 15, 2018
CBC's "14 and Muslim" Explores the Transition from Islamic School to Public School
14 & Muslim follows Sahar, Malaieka and Ahmad as they transition from Islamic elementary school into high school, capturing what it means to be young, Muslim and growing up in Ontario.
NewsOct 15, 2018
Panel Discussion Explores How Community Can Push for Justice for Abousfian Abdelrazik
MuslimLink.ca's Editor in Chief Chelby Marie Daigle facilitated the panel discussion on September 17 with Amnesty International Canada's Secretary General Alex Neve and Paul Champ, the lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik.
NewsSep 15, 2018
Documentary about Abousfian Abdelrazik Case Puts CSIS on Trial, Check out Screening in Ottawa this Monday
Amnesty International Canada's Secretary General Alex Neve, Abousfian Abdelrazik, and Paul Champ, Abousfian's lawyer, will be speaking at an Ottawa screening of the documentary, The Long Way Home, by Aisha Jamal and Ariel Nasr, on Monday, September 17 at Arts Court Ottawa at 7 pm.
NewsAug 30, 2018
Check out Salaam B'y - A Story of a Muslim Newfoundlander at MuslimFest
Aatif Baskanderi grew up in a place where not many people looked like him or believed in the same things that he did. As a Muslim child of Pakistani immigrants, Newfoundland became home. His experiences growing up on “the rock” was like something out of a storybook. On this cold, isolated island in…
NewsAug 21, 2018
Help A Teenage Refugee Reunite With Her Family
Reunite a Family Torn Apart By War
StoriesAug 11, 2018
'We are the heroes of our own stories': Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Sura Mallouh
Muslim Link had the opportunity to interview Palestinian Canadian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker Sura Mallouh about her upcoming documentary about a teenage Syrian refugee in New Brunswick for CBC and the joys and challenges of being Muslim while filmmaking.
NewsApr 30, 2018
Documentary about Rohingya Canadian youth theatre group coming to Ottawa, Toronto, and Waterloo
The documentary "I Am Rohingya" is coming to theatre in Ottawa (May 9) , Toronto (May 11) , and Waterloo (May 13) . The team behind the film is partnering with local organizations in each city to host the screenings, such as Inter Pares in Ottawa, a non-governmental organization that has been…

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