Dr. Ferrukh Faruqui | Muslim Link

Articles by Dr. Ferrukh Faruqui

No image
NewsDec 9, 2013
Environics Study: What do Muslim Canadians Want?
For new immigrants, the long painful road to settlement is historically marked by trepidation, adversity, and ultimately, triumph. The Environics Institute is a non-profit founded in 2006 by Michael Adams, author of Unlikely Utopia, as a means to listen to unheard Canadian voices. Keith Neuman, the…
StoriesOct 18, 2013
Dr. Aliaa Dakroury appointed to senate of Saint Paul University
A recent conversation with Dr. Aliaa Dakroury left my neurons firing in all directions, trying to forge the synaptic connections that would allow my brain to process the contributions of this exuberant dynamo of a woman. It was twilight, when we long to draw the curtains and lull ourselves into an…
StoriesSep 16, 2013
Unmasking mental illness in the elderly
Stroking the gnarled hands of an arthritic eighty-something pensioner, a young medical student overcomes her repugnance of old age, poor health and the fear of death to give a brief moment of herself to a woman sixty years her senior. In the twilight of her life this once vital personality has been…
NewsAug 12, 2013
CAIR-CAN rebrands, changes name
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), formerly known as the Council of American Islamic Relations-Canada (CAIR-CAN), hosted a community picnic on Saturday, July 6 th at the Dovercourt Community Centre ”“ and before a crowd of over 300, re-affirmed its mission to foster civic engagement…
No image
NewsApr 12, 2013
Post 9/11 women's initiative still going strong
In the dark days that followed September 11, 2001, as the precarious relationship between Islam and the West rapidly deteriorated, a diverse group of Muslim women from the Ottawa area gathered to confront the new reality of greater suspicion, mistrust, and scrutiny. Confronted by openly hostile…
StoriesJan 22, 2013
Legally blind but looking ahead and moving forward
Undeterred by what is arguably a significant hurdle to the pleasures and experiences of daily life, Arshina Kassam, a twenty-six year old Muslim of African background wakes each morning charged with her faith in God and confidence in her own ability to navigate the logistics of living life…

Upcoming Events in Ottawa

View More Events

Featured Listings in Ottawa

View More Listings

Collaburo - Coworking and Events SpaceBanquet Halls

Featured Articles