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NewsDec 30, 2023
Fundraiser for Funeral Costs After Ottawa Teen Falls Through Ice into Rideau River
Ahmed Haitham (23/1/2006— 28/12/2023), passed away along with his friend Riley Cotter on Wednesday. Both were students at John McCrae Secondary School in Barrhaven. According to the GoFundMe Fundraiser, "On Wednesday night December 27th, Ahmed and his friends had went out to skate at Nicolls…
NewsJan 19, 2022
The Legacy of Yosif Al-Hasnawi: Memorial Bursary Fund and Lecture on Racial Justice in Health Care
19 year old Iraqi Canadian Yosif Al-Hasnawi, a first year Brock University Medical Sciences student and aspiring doctor, was shot in December 2, 2017 outside of the Al-Mustafa Islamic Centre . He died from his wound. Hundreds gathered at Brock University on December 8, 2017 and at Hamilton City…
NewsMar 9, 2019
Yazidi Canadians Call on Government to Support Refugee Family Reunification
Yazidi Canadian Nafiya Naso has initiated a Parliamentary Petition to the House of Commons requesting that "the Government of Canada to expand the definition of family to include extended family members for Yazidi refugees given that they are genocide survivors and given that many of their…
NewsAug 11, 2018
Paramedics Charged in Death of Hamilton Teen Yosif Al Hasnawi
Two paramedics have been charged in the death of 19 year old Brock University student Yosif Al Hasnawi, who many call a Good Samaritan for intervening when an older man was being attacked near Al Moustafa Islamic Centre in Hamilton.
NewsDec 26, 2017
A Very Canadian Christmas Gift For Hero Who Stood Up To Violent Islamophobia
Muslim Canadian journalist Muhammad Lila from Toronto crowdfunded for a gift for Jake Taylor, an ordinary Canadian who intervened during the violent Islamophobia-motivated assault of a young Muslim woman, Noor Fadel, on the Skytrain in Vancouver in November. As Noor Fadel stated on her Instagram ,…
NewsFeb 23, 2015
Check Out The Fundraiser for Displaced Iraqis This Friday Feb. 27
Several Iraqi Canadian youth have come together to organize a fundraiser for Displaced Iraqis. The funds raised will be contributed to Human Concern International (HCI)’s “Iraq” Fund. The event takes place on February 27 th at the St. Elias Banquet Hall with tickets selling for $30 (Students) and…
StoriesNov 1, 2014
"It's peace we are happy with." - Um Naeem & Um Imad
"What do you like about life in Canada?" "Quite honestly, it's the peace and security. Knowing that our kids and our families are living in a safe place is what we can be thankful for. We lived through all the devastating wars. It's peace we are happy with." [translated from Arabic] ~ Um Naeem and…
NewsOct 1, 2014
Iraqi Students Raise Funds for Refugees
The Iraqi Students' Association of Carleton University (ISACU) partnered with local Muslim charity Human Concern International (HCI) to organize a community BBQ on Sept. 28th at Britannia Park to raise funds for Iraqi refugees. The organizers made it clear in their messaging that funds would go to…
StoriesJun 18, 2014
My Year Abroad: Development in Egypt
“Say: travel through the land and observe how He began creation.” [29:20] Sailing down the Nile River on my way to work in Aswan City, I stopped to reflect before the breathtaking scene unfolding before me: the empowering sun overbearing above, an uncompromising terrain spanning rugged mountains…
StoriesJan 21, 2013
Berak Hussain: Why I became a counsellor
Berak Hussain discovered her passion for counselling back when she was a student at Gloucester High School.

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