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StoriesMar 29, 2023
Mental Health During Ramadan: Heart, Mind, Body & Soul
Iraqi Canadian Psychotherapist, Berak Hussain, offers advice for Muslims managing their mental health during Ramadan.
NewsMar 17, 2023
Somali Canadian Disability Rights Advocate Elected as Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Centre
HAMILTON – Sarah Jama has won the by-election in Hamilton Centre and will be heading to Queen’s Park as the newest member of Marit Stiles’ Ontario NDP team.
NewsMar 9, 2023
New Book by Ottawa Muslim Explores Journey Through Faith and Bipolar
Bassem Elghawaby has a passion for helping people reach their full potential and increase their emotional intelligence and self awareness.
NewsNov 3, 2022
Join the International Disability Khutbah Campaign
On December 2, Make Your Khutbah about Disability!
NewsJun 16, 2022
Rabia Khedr Receives a Daniel G. Hill Award from the Ontario Human Rights Commission
People across Ontario are making important contributions to advance human rights and equity, many of which go unacknowledged.
NewsMay 19, 2022
DEEN Support Services Receives $141,300 Grant From the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund
[On April 27, 2022] Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP for Mississauga-Lakeshore, announced that 15 local non-profit organizations will receive a total of almost $1.4 million to help them offset the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, so they can deliver the best services possible for the people of…
NewsDec 3, 2021
DEEN Support Services Marks International Day of People with Disabilities with Multiple Events
People with Disabilities have faced more isolation and barriers because of the pandemic.
NewsSep 25, 2021
Watch DEEN Support Services Hosts its 2nd Annual Global Conference on Disability and Islam Online
DEEN Support Services and Muslims with Disabilities International was excited to host its second Global Conference on Disability and Islam on September 25th, 2021.
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
NewsMay 11, 2020
Pushed Further to the Margins: How Physical Distancing Impacts Families Living with Disabilities
The COVID-19 crisis hovers over the globe today like a haze of smog, and with it, whatever concepts of “normalcy” we once held have now been completely distorted. The foreseeable future of school, playdates, and extracurricular activities are confined to the household. With schools closed and…
StoriesDec 31, 2018
The Benefits of Including Muslims with Disabilities in Our Mosques: Lessons from the Jaffari Community Centre
Every Tuesday, Aaliya Jaffer walks into the principal’s office of the As-Sadiq Islamic School and greets the administrative staff with a cheerful smile and “Salaam alaykum”. She signs herself in and gets ready for a full day at school volunteering with the grade 3 teacher and her students.
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.
NewsDec 7, 2018
Toronto Area Imams Play Soccer to Fundraise for Sports for Youth with Disabilities
What do Imams and soccer have in common?
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.
NewsJul 27, 2018
The Syrian Canadian Foundation Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Syrian Newcomer & Champion Para Athlete Dema Dahouk
The Syrian Canadian Foundation wants to make Dema's dream to participate in the Paralympics come true.
StoriesNov 1, 2017
Understanding Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM): One Muslimah's Journey
October was Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Awareness Month. According to the Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group : "An AVM is a tangle of abnormal and poorly formed blood vessels (arteries and veins). They have a higher rate of bleeding than normal vessels. AVMs can occur anywhere in…
StoriesNov 11, 2014
"I have never felt held back by my condition." - Bibi Majeed
"I was born in Georgetown, Guyana. I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis since the age of 6 and was diagnosed at age 10. I grew up with a condition but it never held me back. I like studying and education – I have a degree in psychology, I'm continuing with another degree and I'm working full time in the…
NewsJul 26, 2014
Ottawa’s Bachar Awneh Wins Bronze at the Special Olympics Summer Games
Bachar Awneh, 26, recently returned from Vancouver where he won Bronze for Swimming in the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games. Over 2000 athletes, coaches and officials participated in the Games which took place at the University of British Columbia. The Special Olympics Summer Games brings…
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…
StoriesMay 15, 2014
Raising Awareness about Autism: Two Sisters Work to Educate Others
Noor Siddiqi, 19, and Sara Siddiqi, 15, have a younger brother who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder when he was four. “It has been a long journey for my whole family,” Sara shared. But both sisters are quick to point out that despite the challenges that have come with taking care of a…
StoriesJan 22, 2013
Legally blind but looking ahead and moving forward
Undeterred by what is arguably a significant hurdle to the pleasures and experiences of daily life, Arshina Kassam, a twenty-six year old Muslim of African background wakes each morning charged with her faith in God and confidence in her own ability to navigate the logistics of living life…

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