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StoriesJul 15, 2016
Indigenous Perspectives on Canadian History: A Muslim Student’s Reflection
While learning about indigenous peoples in my Grade 7 History Class at Al Furqan School , we sought to bring some authentic voices to our classroom. Kiera Brant , an indigenous woman and a graduate student at the University of Ottawa, gave a speech to our class on the difficulty of being an…
NewsMay 10, 2016
Maingate Islamic Academy Students Start the Journey on the Path to Truth and Reconciliation
Students at Maingate Islamic Academy in Mississauga participated in a workshop called The Blanket Exercise, which explores the impact of colonialism on the indigenous peoples of Canada. Student reporters from the school Zaynab Mamai, Sumaya Abdulle, and Dima Traboulsi, with the support of their…
StoriesJul 4, 2015
Truth and Reconciliation: A Young Indigenous Perspective
Shady Hafez , who is of Syrian Arab and Algonquin descent, reflects on what the closing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission means for him and his generation.
StoriesMar 13, 2015
Alleged Terrorist Twins Claiming to be Algonquin - So What?
Muslim Link is grateful to Shady Hafez for letting us publish his original blog post discussing media and community reactions to Carlos and Ashton Larmond’s application for Indian Status. The 24 year old Larmond Twins converted to Islam five years ago, according to the Aboriginal Peoples Television…
StoriesJun 19, 2014
Shady Hafez on Being Algonquin and Syrian
Ottawa’s Muslim community is full of uncommon mixed race identities, but Shady Hafez, 25, might be an original. Born in Ottawa, the son of an Algonquin mother from the Kitigan Zibi reservation and a Muslim father from Syria, Shady was raised in two worlds, each misunderstanding of the other, and…
NewsMay 9, 2013
Aboriginals help raise funds for Islam Care Centre
“Does anyone know why the eagle is so important in Aboriginal culture?” Jason Mullins, dressed in full Cherokee regalia, asked a riveted audience of mostly Muslim community members at Knox Presbyterian Church on April 13. Mullins, an American-born First Nations cultural interpreter who works with…

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