Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Community

Justice for Ahmaud: Why I did a 5km run while fasting

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Samaa Kabbar, The Circle Granted that it was more of a power walk than a run, I...

Me, living in Waterloo

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Sheril Shavanas, The Circle I was born in Ooty, a hill station in Tamil Nadu, India. Ooty...

Abdullah Fas: My Interfaith expereince at Laurier

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Abdullah Fas, The Circle To start off with, I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia which...

A young Pakistani Canadian’s experience in Canada

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Jazib Shamsi, The Circle I was born in Karachi, Pakistan. My city, Karachi is a coastal city...

The Broadcasting of Athans in Cambridge, Ontario

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Samaa Kabbar, The Circle On Sunday May 2nd, the Islamic Centre of Cambridge (ICC) became the...

Education

NCCM RELEASES REPORT ON MUSLIM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES IN ONTARIO CLASSROOMS

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The Circle On May 8, 2017, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) brought 31 young people together to talk about their experiences as Muslim...

Hajra Ijaz: Why my school, Saalihat Academy, is special

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Hajra Ijaz, The Circle I love my highschool, Saalihat Academy, where I have had nothing but wonderful experiences. I would not be attending it if...

Azfar Rizvi: Compassion, the Core Human Value

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Azfar Rizvi, The Circle For my inaugural ‘Circle’ post, I wanted to write about contemporary North American Muslim community in general, and in particular how Canadians...

Isabelle Koerber: Canadian Immigrants

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Isabelle Koerber, The Circle People around the world come to Canada to create a better life but is this what they achieve? Canada has accepted many...

Julie Barlett: Be a Muslim foster parent in KW

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Julie Barlett, The Circle Our children deserve a calm, stable nurturing environment, and sometimes they need our help finding it. There are times, unfortunately, when children...

News

Mosques across Canada cancel, alter Friday prayer to limit spread of coronaviru

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CHRISTOPHER KATSAROV/THE CANADIAN PRESS Mosques across the country have cancelled or altered their Friday prayer programs, after...

COVID-19: CANADIAN COUNCIL OF IMAMS CALLS ON MOSQUES TO SUSPEND FRIDAY PRAYER SERVICES

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The Circle The Canadian Council of Imams is recommending that mosques suspend the congregational Friday prayer services effectively immediately...

Brutalised but defiant: Christchurch massacre survivors one year on

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Charlotte Graham-McLay t first, Hisham al Zarzour couldn’t remember what had happened. Later, he tried to...

4th Annual MAC Waterloo Quran Competition

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The Circle MAC Maple Grove School is very pleased to invite all of you to participate in the Fourth...

‘Hi, my name is Mohammed. I’m here to help you.’ Meet the unofficial crisis...

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CHRISTOPHER KATSAROV/THE GLOBE AND MAIL When racism and terrorism put Muslim communities under a harsh spotlight,...

Voices

Dialogue in Religious and Cultural Diversity

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Abdullah Fas, The Circle Cultural and religious differences are the two major characteristics of the contemporary society....

“In Canada, sometimes, I felt very out of place…”

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Simra Abid, The Circle I was only two years old when my family came to Canada after...

Cultural awareness is key

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Jennifer St. Croix, The Circle I was born into a Canadian family in Windsor, Ontario. I have four...

I do face with some discrimination

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Robel Yemane, The Circle I was born in Canada as a son of an Eritrean immigrant parents....

Learning from each others

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Shivam Punj, The Circle I was born in Punjab, India. I grew up there until the age of...

Art & Culture

TELLING THEIR STORY – 50 PALESTINIAN WOMEN LET THEIR ART DO THE TALKING AT...

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Margaret Olin Since its opening two years ago, the Palestine Museum US, in Woodbridge, Connecticut, just outside...

Salma Hindy on People Pleasing at TEDxUofT 2019

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The Circle In 2019, Egyptian Canadian Salma Hindy spoke at TEDxUofT in Toronto, Ontario. According to...

An Interview with Juneyt Yetkiner

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFJvKzXoUiI

Said Nursi: The Necessity of Religion

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Said Nursi To understand the world and the spirit of man in it; to understand the nature and the worth of religion to man; to...

Samaa Kabbar: Khabib vs. McGregor

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Samaa Kabbar, The Circle I have come to a personal realization that when it comes to sports, I don’t just think of it objectively. I...

Business

LOCAL NEWS: Inspiring Women in our Community

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Fatima Sidaoui, The Circle Pita Hut is a local Lebanese-cuisine restaurant best known for its authentic Shawarma and Falafel. The restaurant, located on the busy...

The Young Muslim Entrepreneur Who is Hungry for Success

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Shazia Saleem jokes that she started her food company simply because she was hungry. The bigger story is that she spotted both a gap in...

Syrian Refugees: New Canadians, New Entrepreneurs

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For nearly a decade, Mona Bassaj and her husband Ihsan Agha owned and operated a small sewing factory in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria,...

Syrian refugees using their culinary skills at new Waterloo restaurant

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Two refugees from Syria are enjoying a fresh start in a new city, in a familiar profession. Nadir Hamrooni and Ahmad Hindi arrived in Waterloo...

Health

Addiction and Anxiety

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Engin Sezen, MSW, PhD Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist In my clinical practice over...

What clinicians need to know about Muslim patients with mental illness during Ramadan

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What special considerations should clinicians keep in mind when treating Muslim patients with mental illness who fast during Ramadan?

Why I Quit Therapy

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Anna Dorn I saw my first psychiatrist before I got my first period. I was...

Spiritual Absence and Suicide

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Dr. Besir Altun, The Circle My heart misses a beat every time an ambulance pulls up in front of our hospital, tearing the silence of...

Hanan Awad: Screen diet in Ramadan?

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Hanan Awad, The Circle Why is Ramadan loved in the whole Islamic world despite hunger and thirst? How on earth people feel excited about the...