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Imam Hussein Media Group set to host 8th big gathering of viewers in Canada

Imam Hussein Media Group set to host 8th big gathering of viewers in Canada

Imam Hussein Media Group is going to host a large gathering of viewers in Toronto, Canada. The Public Relations Department of the Media group said, in a statement received by Shia Waves Agency, “the gathering is scheduled to be held…
Canada: Muslim groups in Quebec ask court to invalidate ‘discriminatory’ school prayer ban

Canada: Muslim groups in Quebec ask court to invalidate ‘discriminatory’ school prayer ban

Six Muslim groups are asking a Quebec court to declare unconstitutionality of the new provincial edict that bans religious activity in public schools. In a lawsuit filed last week, the groups asked Quebec Superior Court to “declare constitutionally invalid, inapplicable,…
Imam Shirazi World Center hosts important Islamic meeting in Canada

Imam Shirazi World Center hosts important Islamic meeting in Canada

The Imam Shirazi World Center, based in Montreal, Canada, hosted the 21st meeting of “A Night of Solidarity, Love, Compassion, and Clinging to the Divine Rope”. Many clerics and heads of Canadian Islamic centers attended this meeting, which took place…
Quebec Education Minister to ban school prayer rooms in favor of secularism

Quebec Education Minister to ban school prayer rooms in favor of secularism

Muslim students can face a new challenge in Canada as Quebec’s Education Minister is executing a political maneuver against congregational prayer in public schools. Quebec’s Education Minister, Bernard Drainville, has recently announced that prayer rooms in public schools would soon…
Husseini school in Canada offers Quranic program to children in Ramadan

Husseini school in Canada offers Quranic program to children in Ramadan

Sajjad Al-Karbala’ii, principal of a Husseini school in Canada, says that many students have shown great interest in the Quran education programs that his institute has provided during the blessed month of Ramadan. He adds that these children and teenagers…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative gives speech at Iftar banquet hosted by Canadian Islamic Association

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative gives speech at Iftar banquet hosted by Canadian Islamic Association

Hujjat ul-Islam wal-Muslimeen, Sheikh Saleh Sibweih, representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life), attended the Iftar banquet hosted by the Canadian Islamic Association. The event was attended by a number of high-ranking Quebec officials, as well as…
Canada to roll back asylum access in reported agreement with US

Canada to roll back asylum access in reported agreement with US

The United States and Canada have reportedly reached an agreement that will allow border officials to turn back asylum seekers heading north across their shared border without considering their petitions for sanctuary, sparking outcry from immigrant groups, media reports said.…
Canada breaks a population growth record in 2022, new report reveals

Canada breaks a population growth record in 2022, new report reveals

Canada’s population grew by more than one million over the course of one calendar year, breaking previous records, a new Statistics Canada report says. Between Jan. 1, 2022 and Jan. 1, 2023, Canada’s population grew by 1,050,110 people, according to…
World organizations call on Canada to study growth of movement linked to Indian ruling regime

World organizations call on Canada to study growth of movement linked to Indian ruling regime

Canada shouldn’t allow a movement out of India that “disseminates hate” and victimizes religious minority groups to entrench itself in this country, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization…
Muslim Awareness Week in Canada’s Quebec Slated for Late January

Muslim Awareness Week in Canada’s Quebec Slated for Late January

In the lead-up to the sixth annual anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack, Quebecers are once again invited to participate in Muslim Awareness Week (MAW) as an opportunity to learn about fellow residents and engage in efforts promoting inclusion…
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