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NewsJun 7, 2021
Desperate Palestinian Refugee Mom to Plead with Trudeau TODAY: Let Me Bring My Children From Gaza to Ottawa!
Ottawa – On Monday, June 7 at 11 am, Palestinian refugee Jihan Qunoo will visit the Prime Minister’s Office at 80 Wellington Street (East entrance) to request an urgent meeting with Justin Trudeau as part of her fight to bring her three traumatized girls and husband to Ottawa from war-ravaged Gaza.
NewsDec 14, 2019
Hindia Mohamoud Inducted into Order of Ottawa by Mayor Jim Watson
Mayor Jim Watson inducted Ms. Hindia Mohamoud into the Order of Ottawa at a ceremony at Ottawa City Hall on November 22, 2019.
NewsMay 2, 2019
Halal Restaurant Launches Sudanese Inspired Burger To Support Ottawa Refugees
On May 1, Burgers n’ Fries Forever (BFF) and the CapCity Community Project launched their innovative partnership to explore a new way to raise funds for refugees building a new life in Ottawa. Mayor Jim Watson and City Councillor Mathieu Fleury attended the launch to show their support.
NewsJun 20, 2018
Ministers Hussen, Freeland and Bibeau mark World Refugee Day
Ottawa, June 20, 2018 – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, today issued this statement on World Refugee Day:
StoriesOct 24, 2017
Of Bobcaygeon and Mogadishu
Gord Downie, the lead singer of the Canadian band The Tragically Hip, passed away on October 17, 2017 due to cancer. The Tragically Hip are one of the most beloved music groups in Canada's history. Gord Downie sang and wrote most of The Hip's songs. Through tears Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke…
NewsJun 20, 2016
Making a Difference for One Syrian Family: The University of Ottawa’s Social Wellness Club’s Crowdfunding Campaign
The University of Ottawa’s Social Wellness Club has joined a Group of Five to privately sponsor a Syrian family. T hey are crowdfunding $5,000 over Ramadan as their contribution to this joint effort . Financial contributions can be made online here . Muslim Link interviewed the club members about…
NewsDec 19, 2015
Have Something to Give to Refugees? Here Is Where To Go In Ottawa
People in Ottawa are very generous and have collected tons of clothes, furniture, and household items for refugees coming to the city. But all this generosity has created a problem, where to store all this stuff, particularly as many refugees will not be in a postition to accept these items until…
NewsSep 7, 2015
Ottawa Rally Raises Awareness about the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Hundreds of Ottawa residents gathered on September 5 th to raise awareness about the global refugee crisis and what is seen as the current Canadian government’s ongoing lack of support for refugees.
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…

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