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StoriesJul 25, 2014
Local Hip Hop Artist & Convert Jae Deen Shares His Story
In this installment of the Journey to the Light, we hear the brothers’ side of the Ottawa convert story. A local entertainer, Joshua Asare, aka Jae Deen, agreed to speak to Muslim Link 's Sakina bint Erik about his journey.
StoriesMay 14, 2014
Aisha Sherazi: A Convert Mother in Ottawa
In this installment of my column, I interview just one local convert about her experiences raising her children as Muslim while having non-Muslim parents. Dr. Aisha Sherazi was born and raised in the UK, and migrated to Canada in 2000. She hails from a Hindu family, and is of Indian origin. She…
NewsApr 12, 2013
City programme to take lousy landlords to task
Good news for residents of rental housing in Ottawa. Under a new programme by the City, negligent landlords could receive fines of up to $100,000 for failing to ensure the safety and well-being of their tenants. The project launched on March 1, with the City of Ottawa making multi-residential…
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NewsJul 15, 2012
Sadaqa Food Festival provides good food, good fun and good publicity
The sun shone down on my family and me as we entered Brewer Park June 30, joining Ottawa Muslims and members of the greater community as they ate, shopped, and played at the Sadaqah Food Bank Food Festival, an innovative fundraising event. People streamed in from the park's entrance and parking lot…
NewsMay 11, 2012
Mashooda Syed and Safia Rasheed awarded
Looking around the Atrium at Ben Franklin Place on Apr. 10, Mashooda Lubna Syed was moved at seeing so many young women being honoured for showing leadership in their communities. “It is wonderful to be able to connect with such amazing young women and to hear their inspiring stories! It really…
NewsApr 6, 2012
AMA celebrates opening of new mosque
A full house stood for ”˜ Asr (mid-afternoon prayer) Saturday, Mar. 31, after 17 long years of waiting, in the finished lower level of the Assunah Muslim Association (AMA) Mosque. At first glance the mosque hides in the corner behind the trees which line Sawmill Creek, but when you enter the…
NewsSep 23, 2011
Habitat for Humanity makes affordable housing a reality
Ahmed Ali and his family smile when contemplating their next move. The house they will move into isn't ready yet, but thanks to the Habitat for Humanity housing program, the house will be their very own. And it comes with an interest-free mortgage. For a family with five children -- two having…
NewsDec 24, 2010
Jami Omar mosque nears closer to completion
Sometimes a slow start leads up to a surprising finish. Look to the west of Ottawa, to the site of the Jami Omar Mosque, where after years of what looked like little or no progress, there now stands an almost fully completed mosque. In truth, major construction on the Jami Omar Mosque had been…
NewsNov 14, 2010
Islamophobia discussion leaves audience empowered
The mood was sombre inside the University of Ottawa's Marion Auditorium on Nov. 7 as speakers frequently tossed about words such as “fear”, “blame”, “solution” and “involvement”. The hall held Muslims and non-Muslims who had gathered to hear the opinions of a panel of community members at the…
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NewsAug 1, 2010
Habitat for Humanity seeks Muslim support
Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit Christian housing organisation, recently welcomed members of other faiths to join together in the construction of a home for a low income family.

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