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NewsAug 21, 2018
Help A Teenage Refugee Reunite With Her Family
Reunite a Family Torn Apart By War
NewsJul 12, 2018
I Am Rohingya is now available on Video on Demand
I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts chronicles the journey of fourteen Rohingya youth who take to the stage in order to depict their families' harrowing experiences in Burma and beyond; before, during, and immediately after the escalation of military violence in their native Rakhine state; their…
NewsApr 30, 2018
Documentary about Rohingya Canadian youth theatre group coming to Ottawa, Toronto, and Waterloo
The documentary "I Am Rohingya" is coming to theatre in Ottawa (May 9) , Toronto (May 11) , and Waterloo (May 13) . The team behind the film is partnering with local organizations in each city to host the screenings, such as Inter Pares in Ottawa, a non-governmental organization that has been…
StoriesApr 4, 2018
A Somali Canadian's Reflections on Refugee Rights Day in Canada
Refugee Rights Day is a day to create awareness in the public consciousness about the rights and protection of refugees in Canada. Celebrated on April 4th, this day is significant particularly for refugee claimants, because it brings attention to the advances made in the protection of refugee…
StoriesFeb 28, 2018
Mohamed Salih: On Being a City Councillor in London, Ontario
Sudanese Canadian Mohamed Salih was recently named Best Local Politician by The London Free Press's Best of London 2018 survey. He was elected to the city council of London, Ontario in 2014. Muslim Link interviewed Mohamed about his experiences being a city councillor.
StoriesDec 18, 2017
Reflections of a Black African Muslim Woman Living in Quebec on the Exploitation of African Migrants in Libya
Somali Canadian Yasmine Mo is pursuing a Master’s in sociology at the Université de Montréal. Her thesis explores the social realities of Black Muslim women living in Montreal, the contributions of these women to Quebec society. The intersection of anti-Black racism, sexism and Islamophobia are at…
StoriesDec 18, 2017
Jesus (pbuh) was a Refugee: Working on Refugee Rights with Canadian Christian NGO Citizens for Public Justice
Some Christians are in a state of denial, but the fact is, Jesus (pbuh)* was a refugee. He also wasn’t blonde and blue eyed, but that’s a battle for another time. According to the Biblical account, shortly after his birth, Mary and Joseph sought safety in Egypt. They’d been targeted by the insecure…
StoriesMay 9, 2017
Ahmed Hashim Ullah: Being a Rohingya Refugee in Bangladesh and Canada
Ahmed Hashim Ullah is a Rohingya refugee living in Kitchener-Waterloo. He and a number of other Rohingya refugee youth worked with Yusuf Zine to develop the play I Am Rohingya. They are successfully crowdfunded to raise enough funds to develop the story behind the making of the play into a…
NewsDec 20, 2016
Using Theatre to Tell The Stories of Rohingya Refugees in Canada: An Interview with Yusuf Zine
What started out as a play made by Rohingya refugee youth in Ontario is on its way to becoming a full length documentary. Muslim Link spoke with actor Yusuf Zine is crowdfunding for a documentary to share the stories of the Rohingya refugees he has been working with in Kitchener-Waterloo over the…
NewsDec 9, 2016
Help Support the Making of the "I Am Rohingya" Documentary by Rohingya Refugee Youth in Ontario
14 Rohingya refugee youth living in Ontario got together to save their people through theatre. Let's let the world hear their story. Support the making of the documentary on LaunchGood here .
StoriesMay 25, 2015
Hamid Mousa: From Palestinian Refugee to Community Developer with the Ottawa Police Service
After years of working in community development and youth engagement across Ottawa, Hamid Mousa has been working with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) since 2008. Currently the OPS Community Development Coordinator, Mousa, a Palestinian Canadian, began as a refugee to this country.
StoriesJan 5, 2015
Meet the Imams: Imam Albatnuni of Masjid Assunnah
Sheikh Ismail Albatnuni was born in 1964 in Tripoli, Libya. From an early age, he sought out Islamic knowledge, memorizing the Quran, and eventually studying Maliki fiqh (a school of Islamic jurisprudence) from local scholars. However, he knew if he ever wanted to take his studies further it would…
StoriesJun 19, 2014
A Father's Day Reflection: One Father, Five Daughters
Naceur and Lamia fled the political turmoil of Tunisia in the nineties and settled in Ottawa with their young family. Like many refugee fathers, Naceur faced the challenge of figuring out how to support his family on top of learning a new language and figuring out how to navigate a new country and…
StoriesMay 15, 2014
Rehab Nazzal: Making the Invisible Visible
Rehab Nazzal recently returned to Ottawa to install her latest multimedia exhibition Invisible at the Karsh-Masson Gallery as part of the City of Ottawa's Public Art Program. She left Ottawa a few years ago to pursue her Masters of Fine Arts at Ryerson University in Documentary Media and is now…
StoriesJul 6, 2013
Reflections on World Refugee Day
The United Nations declared June 20thWorld Refugee Day in 2000. The focus of this year’s World Refugee Day is the impact of war on families. Muslim Link asked Ottawa resident Sina N. to share her thoughts on this day. Sina N.: My family and I came to Canada in 1990. We were originally from…
NewsMar 19, 2013
Federal cuts deny refugees life-saving treatment
Ahmad Abdorahman Awatt, faces serious threats to his health because of his immigration status. Awatt, a Kurd originally from Iraq, came to Canada in 1999. Although he lost his refugee case, he cannot be deported because his country of origin is on a moratorium list of unsafe countries that prevents…

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