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NewsApr 25, 2023
CASSA Launches Toolkit on Gender Based Violence in South Asian Communities in Canada
With much anticipation, the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) and its partners are excited to release an 80-page toolkit based on a national study conducted over the past 1.5 years, seeking to understand gender-based violence (GBV) during the pandemic within the South Asian community…
NewsJan 10, 2022
Parc-Extension: How immigrants are integrating into Montreal’s most multi-ethnic neighbourhood
The sense of belonging that immigrants develop with their host society is not very often reflected in media coverage or speeches by public figures, which tends to focus on activism. What makes immigrants feel like they are part of their host society is, above all, having their basic needs met .
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)
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.
NewsJul 9, 2020
As a Sufi singer, I believe the sounds of world religions can cultivate compassion during COVID-19
The global COVID-19 pandemic has taken us into an era of social distancing . By relying on online digital media, we may be isolating ourselves from more local and diverse communities.
NewsMay 28, 2020
Ismaili Canadian Narissa Somji Appointed as Judge to Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice by Government of Canada
The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, [on May 22, 2020] announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and diversity, and will continue to ensure the…
StoriesMar 9, 2020
Jeewan Chanicka on Affirming Student's Identity at TED Educator Talks
Jeewan Chanicka joined the fourth cohort of TED Ed Educators in 2019 .
NewsAug 26, 2019
Muslim Canadians Running in the 2019 Federal Election
The 2019 Canadian Federal Election is taking place on Monday, October 21, 2019.
NewsJun 27, 2019
Muslimahs on Parliament Hill: Rubab Qureshi from Edmonton Mill Woods, Alberta
Pakistani Canadian Rubab Qureshi represented the riding of Edmonton Mill Woods, Alberta at Equal Voice’s second Daughters of the Vote gathering in early April 2019, which brought together 338 young women between the ages of 18 and 23, representing each Canadian riding and take their seat in the…
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 24, 2019
Upcoming Interfaith Vigils and Statement on the Terrorist Attack on Sri Lankan Churches from the Unified Sri Lankan Muslim Community of Canada
Over 300 people have died during attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that have allegedly been linked to terrorists from Muslim backgrounds.
StoriesMar 13, 2019
Persevering as a Stand-Up Comedian: Learn From Shelina Merani at the Largest Muslim Conference in Ottawa This Saturday
When one thinks about the stand-up comic scene, it tends to come across as a male dominated field and not exactly easy to break into as a Muslim woman of colour.
NewsMar 9, 2019
Modest Fashion and Academic Research: An Interview with Romana Mirza
Romana Mirza is researching Modest Fashion at Ryerson University.
NewsMay 31, 2016
EIDY: Young Entrepreneur Sparking Children’s Excitement for Ramadan
Muslim Link interviewed to Ottawa-based entrepreneur and university student Nayaelah Siddiqui, founder of EIDY, a product aimed at helping children celebrate Ramadan who live in non-Muslim majority countries.
StoriesMar 19, 2015
Navaid Aziz: Empowering Youth and Countering Extremism
Born and raised in Montreal, Indo-Pakistani Canadian Navaid Aziz, 33, stumbled upon a vocation as an Islamic scholar when he was accepted to the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia at 17. Now an imam in Calgary, Aziz will be coming to Ottawa’s I.LEAD Conference to discuss youth…
NewsDec 8, 2014
Suhaag 2014: The “one-stop destination” for South Asian Event Planning
This fall, Ottawa residents are busy planning their dream weddings and more than 1,500 people experienced the latest South Asian wedding trends at this year's Suhaag show on November 23rd.
StoriesOct 3, 2014
Al Nisa – Making Challenges Work for Your Business
Nargis Yousuf began her career as a beautician from her small kitchen in a two bedroom apartment. Now her established beauty salon, Al Nisa is the official hair and makeup company for Suhaag's Ottawa Show .
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…
StoriesJul 25, 2014
Grand-Mompreneur: Entrepreneurship at 60
Like any other Muslim mompreneur, Rabiya Moola is energetic, passionate, and inspirational. Her vision is to change the way Muslim women are portrayed, and she’s doing this all in her sixties.
NewsJul 24, 2014
Little Mosque Creator Releases New Memoir
Zarqa Nawaz is probably the funniest Canadian Muslim woman in the country. Even her Skype ID is quirky, naming a part of her foot. “Don’t ask!” she writes in an email, no doubt with a chuckle. Nawaz, the creator of the hit series Little Mosque on the Prairie, is currently promoting her new book…
NewsJun 20, 2014
Kanata Muslims Welcome New Imam
Imam Sikander Hashmi is the new imam in Kanata. Born and raised in Montreal, Imam Sikander is also a journalism graduate from Concordia University and a happily married father with two energetic children. He has written for the Toronto Star and Montreal Gazette, and has worked as an Imam in…
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…
StoriesMay 14, 2014
Aisha Sherazi: A Convert Mother in Ottawa
In this installment of my column, I interview just one local convert about her experiences raising her children as Muslim while having non-Muslim parents. Dr. Aisha Sherazi was born and raised in the UK, and migrated to Canada in 2000. She hails from a Hindu family, and is of Indian origin. She…
StoriesMar 17, 2014
Shelina Merani: Activist, artist, comedian, mom - all rolled up into one
Shelina Merani has many accomplishments to speak of. She once spearheaded an award-winning photography project that was praised for giving a human face to public service workers. She is a founder of Muslim Presence, a network which she says aims to promote universal values and active citizenship.…

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