‘Toronto 18′ judgment: the RCMP’s prized mole is vindicated

Macleans – December 4, 201212 Comments   It has been almost seven years since police rounded up the so-called “Toronto 18,” thwarting a very real terrorist plot on Canadian soil. In time, the Crown and the courts separated the ringleaders from the stooges: charges were dropped against seven of the accused Muslims, while the other…

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Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill evolving

November 13, 2012 It’s one thing to get out of the blocks quickly in a race, it’s quite another to stay ahead of the pack… for 60 years. But that’s exactly what the Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) has been doing since it was founded in 1952. The Islamic Studies Library, which started off as…

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Canada Muslims Fight Violence Against Women

On Islam – November 28, 2012   In a new effort to fight domestic violence in their country, Canadian Muslims are championing a new campaign to end violence against women. The campaign, Muslims for White Ribbon Campaign, aims to end violence against women in the country. It is being launched with the unveiling of the…

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Canadian’s death sentence in Iran appears to have been lifted

News Agencies – December 2, 2012   Reports that Iran has suspended the death sentence of Canadian Saeed Malekpour have not been officially confirmed, and his family remain concerned for his fate, an activist close to the family says. The lawyer for Mr. Malekpour, on death row since 2010, has told Iran’s Mehr new agency…

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Vandalism at Toronto war memorial probed as hate crime

CBC News – November 12, 2012   A war memorial was vandalized in Toronto’s Coronation Park, just hours after Canadians paid tribute to veterans and fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day. Someone scrawled the message “Canada Will Burn Praise Allah” on the Victory Peace memorial, located near Lake Shore Boulevard and Strachan Avenue. Toronto police are…

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