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NewsJul 3, 2020
Carleton University Student's Petition Demanding a Mandatory Anti-Racism Course Requirement for All Ottawa University Graduates Gains Over 12,000 Signatures
Moroccan Canadian Khadija El Hilali is currently working with a small team of fellow students to address racism on the campuses of two of Ottawa's largest universities.
NewsDec 22, 2017
In From The Cold: Muslim and Christian Students Volunteer Together To Feed The Homeless
“The feeling of unity and brotherhood was undeniable,” said Amani Ali, president of the Ahlul Bayt Student Association (ABSA). Over the weekend students from the University of Ottawa, Carleton University and Algonquin College, joined together to volunteer at the “In from the cold” event held at…
NewsFeb 17, 2017
My Mother's Worst Fear: Speech Made in the Aftermath of Trump's Muslim Ban and the Quebec Shooting
The University of Ottawa Muslim Students Association (UOMSA) organized an interfaith session on campus on January 31 st to share concerns about the Trump travel ban on seven Muslim majority countries, including Somalia, and the shooting at a mosque in Quebec City that left six people dead. Somali…
NewsFeb 8, 2017
Ottawa Sunni and Shia Muslim Student Clubs Unite to Help the Homeless
On the cold Saturday morning, on January 14 th , a group of students from multiple University of Ottawa Muslim student associations rose early and went out to warm the hearts and fill the stomachs of people who are homeless in Ottawa.
NewsAug 13, 2015
Roya Shams: An Afghan Student’s Journey in Ottawa
Roya Shams, 20, has received wide spread attention in Canadian media since she was supported to come to Canada from Afghanistan by Michael Cooke and Paul Watson of the Toronto Star after the assassination her father, a police officer and outspoken voice for women’s equality. Roya’s life was in…
StoriesMar 17, 2015
So You Want To Go To Law School? Amna Qureshi
A twitter photo by Amna Qureshi just went viral. Posted in protest of Montrealer Rania El-Alloul being told by Judge Eliana Marengo that she had to remove her hijab in order to be “suitably dressed” in a “secular” Canadian courtroom. The incident made the ongoing Islamophobia that Muslim women who…
NewsFeb 11, 2015
Ottawa Students Pay Tribute to the Victims of Boko Haram
On January 30th, a group of West African students and their supporters gathered at the Nigerian High Commission on Metcalfe Street. They were there to pay tribute to the victims of Boko Haram’s latest attack on civilians in the town of Baga and in neighbouring towns in Northern Nigeria in early…
NewsJan 26, 2015
Ottawa student campaign spreads knowledge about Prophet Muhammed (pbuh)
The Ahlul-Bayt Student Association and the University of Ottawa Thaqalayn Muslim Association spent the past week teaching students about the life of the Muhammed (PBUH), one of Islam's revered prophets. From January 12th to January 16th, the student groups used a giveaway and information station at…
NewsDec 2, 2014
Speaking at UOMSA’s Islam and Mental Health Discussion
Chelby Marie Daigle discusses her experience speaking at the University of Ottawa's Muslim Community Association 's Islam & Mental Health Discussion Session on October 31st.
StoriesSep 28, 2014
So You Want to Go to Law School? Assma Basalamah
Muslim Link’s new series “ So You Want To… ” interviews students and established professionals for advice and reflections on their various fields of study and professions, with the aim of helping other Muslims aspiring to join those fields. In this article, Arab Canadian law student Assma Basalamah…
NewsAug 18, 2014
Muslim Students' Association Offers Halal Frosh Week
Muslim Link got a chance to interview University of Ottawa’s Muslim Students’ Association (UOMSA) Executives Mahmoud Dief (President) and Shahad Khalladi (Vice-President) about their upcoming UOMSA 101 Week for new and returning Muslim students which will run from Monday September 1 st to Sunday…
StoriesMay 15, 2014
Studying Art at University: An Interview with Fine Arts Graduate Zainab Hussain
Muslim Link interviewed Zainab Hussain about choosing her non-traditional major, unveiling her show Unseen/Seen , and the challenges and joys of being a Muslim Fine Arts student and artist.
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.…
NewsMar 16, 2014
Islam Awareness Week 2014 at the University of Ottawa
Students with the University of Ottawa's Muslim Students' Association (MSA) organized this year's annual Islam Awareness Week (IAW), from March 3rd to March 7th around the theme of the sustainability of Islam. Shahad Khalladi, a second year student studying biomedical science, developed this year's…
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NewsAug 12, 2013
Home away from home for University of Ottawa students
Muslim Link checked out one of the weekly iftars organized by the University of Ottawa's Muslim Students' Association (MSA) on Wednesday, July 24 th . Hundreds of people, mainly University of Ottawa students, attended the iftar where food was mainly provided by students and their families.

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