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NewsAug 8, 2015
Muslim Canadians Running in the 2015 Federal Election
Check out Muslim Canadians Who Won in the 2015 Federal Election . Muslim Link is quite excited about the number of Muslim Canadians running in this federal election.
NewsJul 21, 2015
IMPACT Fellowship in Toronto: Educating Canadian Muslim Youth in the Political Process Application Deadline July 22
The IMPACT initiative is multi-partisan, grassroots project based in Toronto, whose aim is to educate Canadian Muslim youth in the political p rocess and its vital importance, provide training in how to get involved on-the-ground, and empower them to recruit and lead their own team of volunteers.…
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.…
StoriesDec 6, 2013
Snapshot: Day in the Life of Yasir Naqvi, Ontario Minister of Labour
We at Muslim Link strive to make it a non-partisan publication that respects that Ottawa's Muslims support a variety of political parties. However, when we were invited to spend a day with Yasir Naqvi, the Ontario Minister of Labour with the Liberal Party, we jumped on the opportunity to see just…
StoriesAug 11, 2013
Reflections on covering an election
Being asked to cover the Ottawa-South provincial by-election for Muslim Link was a wakeup call and reality check for me as a Lebanese Muslim Canadian. Because I live in the riding, I had to think about how provincial politics affect my life and the lives of my friends and family. But what I often…
NewsSep 23, 2011
FIRST PERSON: Muslim youth get a taste of local politics
The first Voice of Muslim Youth provincial election engagement session took place on Sept. 10 at Ben Franklin Place. I decided to organize this session after attending the Voice of Muslim Youth's Town Hall Meeting in July, when concerns around the lack of Muslim political engagement were raised. I…

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