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StoriesSep 11, 2015
Why Muslims Need To Vote
Last federal election, 58.5% of all Canadian eligible voters went to the polls to vote. Of that 58.5% who voted, 39.6% voted for a Conservative candidate. This means that 23.97% of all eligible voters picked the current government.
NewsJul 25, 2014
Muslim Woman Running for City Council in Mississauga
Rabia Khedr is no regular applicant for the position of City Council, Ward 6 in Mississauga. This dynamic mother of four is a graduate of the University of Toronto in Mississauga, an active member and leader within her community and a decade long veteran on the Mississauga Accessibility Advisory…
NewsJun 19, 2014
Ottawa-South’s Provincial Candidates Address the Muslim Community
On June 7 th , the Muslim Coordinating Council of Ottawa-Carleton (MCC) organized an all candidates’ debate in the provincial riding of Ottawa-South, which has the city’s highest concentration of Muslim residents. Ottawa-South resident Qais Ghanem moderated the session, asking a range of questions…
NewsJun 5, 2014
Muslim Youth and the Ontario Election: Interview with Samiha Rayeda (New Democratic Party Volunteer)
There are concerns that younger voters might not be very engaged in this year’s Ontario provincial election. Muslim Link has sought out young Muslims in Ontario who are working, volunteering, or running with each major party in the provincial election to get their opinion about why it is important…
NewsJun 2, 2014
Muslim Youth and the Ontario Election: Interview with Adnan Ali (Progressive Conservative Party Volunteer)
There are concerns that younger voters might not be very engaged in this year’s Ontario provincial election. Muslim Link has sought out young Muslims in Ontario who are working, volunteering, or running with each major party in the provincial election to get their opinion about why it is important…
StoriesMay 4, 2014
Reflecting on the I Vote Conference
Recently, amid security concerns and alleged electoral fraud, Afghan men and women stood under pouring rain to cast their ballot in the 2014 presidential elections in Afghanistan. Many young people were discouraged from voting by family members because of the danger around many polling stations.…
NewsJul 26, 2013
The Muslim Vote and the Ottawa-South by-election
On Thursday, August 1st, residents of the provincial riding of Ottawa-South will be going to the polls. The riding has been held by former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty since 1990. Ottawa-South is known for its deeply-rooted Liberal patriotism but since the resignation of Dalton McGuinty; there…
NewsJul 26, 2013
Muslim Link Interview with NDP provincial candidate Bronwyn Funiciello
Bronwyn Funiciello is the New Democratic Party (NDP) provincial candidate running in Ottawa-South. Muslim Link 's Suzanne Kanso had an opportunity to interview Bronwyn in her campaign office on Thursday, July 18th. Muslim Link: Muslim Canadians own many small businesses in Ottawa- South,…

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