Metro Calgary – May 12, 2011 The Calgary Alberta Board of Education is now considering Arabic language studies in city schools. With a growing Arabic-speaking population, a group of parents banded together to petition the CBE for this change and with enough demand the board could move forward. Like all of CBE’s bilingual programs, 30…
The National Post: May 13, 2011 This article chronicles critics of a proposed Islamic Chair position at Huron University College, an affiliate of University of Western Ontario (UWO) Southern Ontario. Huron offers post-baccalaureate and professional degree programs in theology. The College recently accepted a $2-million endowment for a new Chair in Islamic Studies within the…
Toronto Star – May 2, 2011 With the last federal elections of May 2, 2011, the Conservatives have wrested the seat of Don Valley East away from the Liberals in a major upset. Conservative Joe Daniel unseated incumbent Yasmin Ratansi, who had widely been predicted to be a shoo-in. Daniel earned 36.7 per cent support…
Toronto Star – May 4, 2011 The sign at the halal meat counter at Sunny Foodmart says “We can speak your language!” It lists 10 (Urdu, Punjabi, Turkish, Russian, Bengali, English, Pashto, German, Arabic and Parsi) that staff can speak, though there are certainly more, like French. Sunny Foodmart is owned by three Chinese Canadians…
News Agencies – May 10, 2011 The federally-funded National Arts Centre was surprised to learn it was hosting a talk by a Dutch politician facing charges of inciting hatred for making anti-Islamic statements in his own country. Geert Wilders, who is taking part in a cross-Canada speaking tour hosted by the International Free Press Society…
