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StoriesNov 20, 2020
Challenges Faced by South Asian Canadian Muslims Living with Mental Illness and their Loved Ones
(*Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the individual/family)
NewsNov 18, 2020
Help Muslim Link reduce the mental health stigma within our communities
Muslim Link hopes to produce a podcast series featuring Muslims living with mental illness, inshallah
StoriesJul 27, 2020
Instagram Page Hopes to Raise Awareness about the Reality of Eating Disorders Among Muslims in Canada
Muslims with Eating Disorders (MWED) is an Instagram Page set up with the aim to raise awareness about the reality that Muslims are struggling with this mental health issue.
NewsJan 17, 2020
Justice for Soli Tentatively Welcomes Ontario’s Updated Training for Corrections Officers
Justice of Soli Campaign is calling on province to release details on consultation process; program changes
NewsMay 15, 2019
Understanding Suicide: An Interview with Muslim Canadian Psychiatrist Dr. Juveria Zaheer
Dr. Juveria Zaheer is a Clinician Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, and Education Administrator in the Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan Emergency Department at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
NewsApr 6, 2019
Learn about the Jail Killing of Soleiman Faqiri in an Ontario Prison This Monday
The Jail Killing of Soleiman Faqiri Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion is taking place on Monday, April 8, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Carleton University, MacOdrum Library Discovery Centre, Room 482, in Ottawa, Ontario.
NewsFeb 27, 2019
Fatal Silence: Documentary Reflects on the Murder of Lebanese Canadian Sonia El Birani
"Fatal Silence" is a documentary by Alan Powell that reflects on the 2012 murder of Lebanese Canadian Sonia El Birani by her husband Chawki El Birani in London, Ontario.
NewsFeb 8, 2019
CBC Documentary Explores the Beating Death of Soleiman Faqiri in an Ontario Detention Centre
On December 15, 2016, Afghan Canadian Soleiman Faqiri was killed during an altercation with prison guards at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ontario.
NewsJan 25, 2019
Check out the Mental Health, Family Health Conference at Imam Mahdi Islamic Centre This Saturday
The Thaqalayn Muslim Association of UofT Scarborough (TMA UTSC), Thaqalayn Muslim Association of York University (TMA York), Imam Mahdi Youth (IMY), the Office of Majid Jowhari, Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, the Afghan Youth Committee (AYC) , and the Afghan Committee for Empowerment (ACE)…
NewsDec 13, 2018
A Vigil for Soli: Remembering Soleiman Faqiri A Victim of Ontario's Broken Criminal Justice System
Soleiman Faqiri’s stay at the Central East Corrections Centre (CECC) was meant to be a temporary measure, yet it ended up being fatal.
StoriesSep 26, 2018
Debt, Divorce, and Disability: Crowdfunding Campaign Helps To Raise Awareness About Immigrant Women's Struggles
Syrian Canadian Sara Takieddin crowdfunded on LaunchGood.com in order to pay off the debts she accumulated while struggling with mental illness and financial distress as an immigrant to Canada after her marriage ended badly.
NewsSep 8, 2018
Family Launches Petition to the Government of Ontario Demanding Justice for Soleiman Faqiri
The family of Soleiman Faqiri have launched a petition address to Premier Doug Ford and Michael Tibbolo, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services seeking justice after Soleiman was beaten to death by staff at the Central East Correctional Centre (CECC) in Lindsay, Ontario. Soleiman…
StoriesJul 16, 2018
A Muslim Canadian Sister Shares about Coping with Mental Illness
Glad Tidings Network is a multi-media production house providing entertaining, educational and engaging content. Unapologetically for Muslims, by Muslims! The Network has created a series of videos exploring the issue of mental illness within Muslim communities. In this video, a Muslim Canadian…
StoriesJul 12, 2018
After Mother's Suicide Family Hopes to Raise Awareness about Mental Health
Glad Tidings Network is a multi-media production house providing entertaining, educational and engaging content. Unapologetically for Muslims, by Muslims!
StoriesApr 11, 2018
The Mosque as a Space for Mental Health Promotion: Interview with Researcher Munira Abdulwasi
Eritrean Canadian researcher Munira Abdulwasi is running a series of talks focused on raising awareness about mental health issues. Munira Abdulwasi is a PhD candidate studying Kinesiology and Health Science at York University. Her research interests include marginalized individuals living with…
NewsNov 16, 2017
Justice For Soli Statement: 11 Months Since Soleiman Faqiri was Killed Under Government Care
November 15, 2017 On December 4th 2016 Soleiman Faqiri was temporarily housed at the Central East Correctional Centre (CECC) in Lindsay Ontario while awaiting a bed at the Ontario Shores Centres for mental health. Eleven days following that, on December 15 2016, Soleiman was killed by guards after…
NewsNov 2, 2017
Justice for Soli Coalition Expresses its Deep Sadness and Frustration with the Kawartha Lakes Police Service's Announcement
The following is a statement from the Justice for Soli coalition after learning that the Kawartha Lakes Police Service will not be pressing charges against those responsible for the death of Soleiman Faqiri. Readers should know that this is the second time that a Muslim coping with schizophrenia…
StoriesAug 2, 2017
What I Want Muslims To Know About Mental Illness
When I was diagnosed with my mental illness, it almost felt like a death sentence. Like the real me was dying. I kept thinking, ‘does this mean I’m crazy?’ In my community - the Muslim community - depression was an ill that -- well, it was not an illness. The myth is that such deep sadness can be a…
NewsApr 18, 2017
How the Justice for Soli Campaign is Raising the Alarm about the Condition of Inmates with Mental Illness in Ontario Correctional Centres
Afghan Canadian Soleiman Faqiri, 30, was diagnosed with schizophrenia during his first year of university at Waterloo in 2005.
StoriesFeb 13, 2017
Fatimah Jackson-Best - Researching Women's Mental Health
Fatimah Jackson-Best is a healthcare researcher, advocate and academic. While studying for her PhD in public health science at the University of Toronto, she relocated from the city of her birth to the island where she traces half of her heritage: Barbados. Her PhD research project focuses on…
StoriesJan 22, 2017
Mariam Nouser - Igniting Courageous Conversations
Mariam Nouser is an entrepreneur and blogger based in Toronto, Canada. While she is a full time student in university, she splits her free time between her presidential duties of the Ryerson MSA, running her own blog, being a Project Coach for the crowdfunding platform – LaunchGood as well as a…
NewsAug 19, 2016
Run for the Horn Aims to Raise Awareness about Mental Health in Ottawa While Raising Funds to Support Those Coping with Mental Illness in Somalia
On Saturday, August 20 th , community members are encouraged to attend the Run for the Horn Marathon and BBQ at Britannia Beach to raise awareness about mental health issues in Ottawa and to raise funds to support the Habeeb Mental Health Foundation in Mogadishu, Somalia. Muslim Link interviewed…
NewsJun 30, 2016
Serenity Conference on Mental Health Builds Bridges between Ottawa’s Muslim Communities
Serenity Islamic Mental Health Awareness held its first conference from May 20 th to 22 nd at the Ahlul Bayt Centre and the Carleton University Campus. Along with tackling an important but often taboo subject within Ottawa’s Muslim communities, mental illness, the conference also marked an…
NewsMay 12, 2016
Combating Stigma around Mental Illness within Ottawa’s Muslim Communities: The Serenity Islamic Mental Health Awareness Conference
The team behind Serenity Islamic Mental Health Awareness is organizing a major conference from May 20 th to 22 nd to destigmatize mental illness within Muslim communities in Ottawa . Subjects that will be discussed during the conference will include depression, suicide, and addiction. “We want to…

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