Children’s stories either written by Muslim writers or featuring Muslim main characters are typically nonexistent or problematic in their representations of Muslim experiences, writes Heba Elsherief, a PhD Candidate, Language and Literacies Education, at the University of Toronto. The post Put Muslim characters who don’t need to be ‘saved’ on
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Left Over: Canadian Kindness Trumps Captain Combover
Syrian refugee family to benefit from couple cancelling big wedding Samantha Jackson, Farzin Yousefian accepted donations in lieu of gifts when they tied the knot at city hall CBC News Posted: Nov 19, 2015 7:50 PM ET Last Updated: Nov … Continue reading →
Continue readingLeft Over: A Secular Choice…..and the Right to Choose
Niqab controversy: Judge struck down ban without referring to charter Zunera Ishaq, a Pakistani woman and devout Muslim, seeks to wear niqab during citizenship oath By Mark Gollom, CBC News Posted: Mar 16, 2015 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 16, 2015 5:20 AM ET An intelligent decision by this judge,
Continue readingLeft Over: The Veil of Oppression?
Hair is the western woman’s veil The west is fixated on Muslim veils, but all women’s hair is bound in ideals of femininity, and a source of male judgment Arwa Mahdawi theguardian.com, Friday 10 January 2014 15.23 GMT Give me a head with hair Long beautiful hair Shining streamin’ steamin’ Flaxen
Continue readingFive of Five: "Calgary Muslims to campaign against controversial film"
A local Muslim organization is speaking out against a controversial anti-Muslim film.
The group will be out this weekend, going door to door in a campaign to enable Calgarians to understand why the film has offended so many.
It’s good that they’re t…
Five of Five: "Calgary Muslims to campaign against controversial film"
A local Muslim organization is speaking out against a controversial anti-Muslim film. The group will be out this weekend, going door to door in a campaign to enable Calgarians to understand why the film has offended so many. It’s good that they’re trying to communicate about the Muslim communities view
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Only Christian Chaplains Will Be Available To Prison Inmates
Here is another post from Cowichan Conversations contributor, Dorothy Field. Dorothy Field We used to say religious freedom was bedrock to our Canadian way, but no longer. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is cutting part-time chaplain services to federal prisoners who happen to be Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddist, Wiccan, Jewish
Continue readingFive of Five: Draw Mohammed Day 2012
I forgot today was the third annual Draw Mohammed Day, a popular internet movement born out of frustration with violent reactions to simple parodies such as cartoons. While I had mixed feelings about it, on the whole I think these kind of movements are quite appropriate. Islam is one of
Continue readingbastard.logic: They’re (Still) Just Not That Into You
Sorry, Evangelicals: Only one in five Jewish Americans holds favorable views of those aligned with the Christian right, a category that includes most of Israel’s evangelical supporters. […] The survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and published April 3, asked Jewish respondents to rate the favorability of several religious
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