Beverly Giesbrecht, a Canadian held hostage after she travelled to northern Pakistan says the Taliban will behead her by the end of the month if a ransom isn’t paid. In a new video provided to The Globe and Mail, she expresses fear for her life if her captors aren’t paid. Giesbrecht, 52, wearing a head…
Taliban insurgents active in Pakistan’s tribal region have offered to free a Canadian woman held since November in return for a $375,000 USD ransom. Gul Bahadur, the Taliban head in the volatile North Waziristan region, is alleged to be responsible for the kidnapping of Beverly Giesbrecht, a West Vancouver woman who was in the area…
Irshad Manji, author of The Trouble With Islam Today (2004) and director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University, calls for ijtihad in this commentary. Manji claims that an important response to the Gaza crisis is for Muslims to call into question their tradition understandings of the Qur’an and to foster debate. Manji…
Canada’s Governor General Michaëlle Jean announced 60 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including Canadian Muslim Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan. Khan was commended for his leadership role in the Ottawa Muslim community and his work as a journalist.
Khadija Abdul Qahaar, a Web magazine publisher in British Colombia, along with her translator and guide, were seized at gunpoint while traveling in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which borders Afghanistan. Ms. Qahaar was known as Beverly Giesbrecht prior to her conversion to Islam, and publishes the website jihadunspun.com. Mark Federman, an expert…
