The Islamic Cultures Institute, cultural centre in Paris, tackles the question of the artistic impact, 10 years after, of the biggest attempt on the US territory. From all the questions and analysis born from this event, the point of view of contemporary art is not very tackled nor explained. This 6th Islamic Cultures Festival will…
The Toronto Sun – August 25, 2011 Halton police are treating an attack on a first-time author whose self-published book has been branded anti-Muslim as a possible hate crime. Raised Muslim, Paris Dipersico, 24, reported being dragged from his bicycle Aug. 17, tied up among trees, then beaten briefly unconscious by two Muslim men….
The Globe and Mail – August 23, 2011 It’s a blur of activity in the kitchen of Al-Karam Sweets in Scarborough, where mithai makers are working up to 14-hour days simmering milk, roasting almonds and clarifying butter, all in high demand this last week of Ramadan. The days leading up to Eid al-Fitr, the…
News Agencies – August 24, 2011 A Toronto imam charged with sexual assault travelled under three aliases, the Toronto Police Service has announced. Police allege that Mohammad Masroor, 48, used the name Junaid Salman in Hungary, Austria, Italy and elsewhere in Europe in the early 1990s, may have travelled under the name Abdur Rahim in…
News Agencies – August 24, 2011 The mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, will host a Ramadan-inspired musical event which has created controversy among secular and far-right critics. The mayor has responded that the city has organized this event every year since 2001 and that there will be no prayers or religious tones to the…
