Canada
Imam Hussein Media Group set to host 8th big gathering of viewers in Canada
May 29, 2023
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
May 19, 2023
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
April 22, 2023
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
April 9, 2023
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
April 3, 2023
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
March 30, 2023
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
March 25, 2023
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
March 23, 2023
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
March 3, 2023
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
January 26, 2023
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…