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The struggle for Turkey’s hijab
by Ahmed Khalil On May 2nd, 1999, parliamentarians screamed, “Get out! Get out!” They kept at it for 30 to 40 minutes, the volume of the cries rising higher and higher, as it fell on the ears of Merve Kavakçi. At the age of 31, Kavakçi was the first woman wearing the hijab elected to [...]
The Sheikh and I
by Ahmed Khalil Ahmed Khalil reflects on his relationship with the late Sheikh Mohamed Rashad, imam of Masjid Assalam. He passed away while on the mountain of Arafah, in Saudi Arabia, dressed in the white ihram worn by pilgrims. I was stunned when I first read the email announcing the death of Sheikh Mohamed Rashad. For [...]
Volunteer or Voluntold?
by Ahmed Khalil Do we as Muslims volunteer? Or are we voluntold? Urban Dictionary defines voluntold as, “When someone ‘volunteers’ someone else for something so that the other person really doesn’t have a choice.” If you’re interested in the question, or perhaps have other questions such as, “Who would voluntell me?” then read on! I promise you an answer.
From Jeffrey to Light: One Man’s Inspirational Journey
by Ahmed Khalil “Islam does so much for you; it gives you guidance, tells you how to live your life… the foods to eat and the foods to stay away from. Who we should marry, relationships between husband and wife and parents and children, so it’s a whole way of life.” This is the story [...]
Towards A Unified Ottawa Eid
by Ahmed Khalil “Eids are a cherished opportunity to multiply one’s good deeds through bringing happiness and pleasure to the hearts of others,” writes Imam Zijad Delic, Executive Director of the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC), in an article titled, The Significance and Importance of Eid Celebrations in Islam.
Honour killing or crime of passion?
by Ahmed Khalil Andrew Dufresne’s fingers shake as he loads his gun. He quickly sips from his stainless steel wine bottle. He is angry, high on adrenaline, shivering and wild-eyed. In the night, he stumbles out of his car and walks towards a house, gun in hand. This is a scene from the classic motion picture [...]
Abraar School Performs Well on Province-Wide Testing
by Ahmed Khalil Abraar School makes its way into Ontario’s top six per cent schools Abraar School is now ranked among the city’s best schools after its students excelled in last year’s standardized provincial tests in reading, math and writing. But the road to this achievement has been long and challenging.
The Palestinian Struggle; Our Struggle
by Ahmed Khalil “A blinding flash of white light Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight People running for cover Not knowing whether they’re dead or alive” – Michael Heart, We Will Not Go Down With the above words, Michael Heart, an American composer, song-writer and singer, starts his tribute to Gaza; a song titled, [...]
Eid Comedy Night
by Ahmed Khalil With a blued-out picture of Waseem Moemoney, the rising Muslim stand-up comedian in Ottawa, an orange background and rays of light shining on the poster, the MAC Youth Learn (MYL) team, together with Carleton University’s Muslim Student Association (MSA), kicked off the advertisement for the Eid Comedy Night! The poster announced that [...]
Friday Muslim prayers not anti-woman