Those who live by the Bush, die by the Bush. First Bush has his Pakistan strongman, Musharraf, commit his military to an unpopular and unwinnable campaign to seal the Pakistan/Afhganistan border, then when Musharraf proves unable to do the impossible, he gets set up to be the fall guy for their failed Afghanistan campaign. NoRead more ⟶
Canadian Muslim Union opposes “visual identification” legislation
The Canadian Muslim Union (CMU) expresses its profound concern over the Government of Canada’s proposed “measures to confirm the visual identification of voters.” We believe this is an attack on the religious freedom of Muslims that panders to Islamophobes. We further believe that such pandering only strengthens the existing prejudice against Muslims that has beenRead more ⟶
For the love of Allah
Gay Muslims’ Pride prayerBy EL-FAROUK KHAKI Bronxville, New York — I am tingling; my heart is beating fast as I lead the Maghrib (sunset) prayer here at a Sarah Lawrence College hall at the very first conference of Muslims for Progressive Values, June 17. It’s such an honour, I’m thinking, to pray with this groupRead more ⟶
1st International Women’s Day Juma
The Canadian Muslim Union is honoured to announce the 1st International Women’s Day Juma [Muslim Congregational Prayer] to be held in Toronto, Ontario on March 9, 2007 The Service will begin @ 1:20 PM. The prayer will be led by Pamela Taylor, former co-chair of the Progressive Muslim Union. Ms. Taylor made history in 2005 byRead more ⟶
Double standard applied to mosque
re. Islamic leader under fire(letter as submitted) I am no fan of Zafar Banglash but I have to take exception to the uproar over the building of a new mosque. It’s not as if Islam is the only religion with a “conservative” or “fundamentalist” segment, after all. Would the same fuss be raised over the buildingRead more ⟶
New Year’s Resolutions for the Canadian Government
The Canadian Muslim Union calls upon the Canadian Government address these resolutions in the new year as Muslims around the world celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Adhah: Release the remaining three who being held under security certificates, stop their deportation proceedings and implement due process for security certificates. Implement the Refugee Appeals division promised in theRead more ⟶
The Muslim Pilgrimage: A Struggle for Radical Remembrance
For the worldwide Muslim community, the last week of this month marks the annual season of pilgrimage (Hajj), an opportunity to remember and put into practice two radical aspects of our faith that we are increasingly being pressured to forget. The end of the Hajj season is celebrated with a symbolic sacrifice to honour theRead more ⟶
Muslim imams removed off an airline: CMU condemns this act of racial profiling
On November 19 in Minneapolis, six Muslim imams who were returning home after attending a national conference of their professional association, were handcuffed and removed from US Airways flight 300. Their removal was sought by the airline when a concerned passenger complained after witnessing these imams praying at the airport. The Canadian Muslim Union (CMU),Read more ⟶
Canadian Muslim Union calls for ISNA (Canada) to retract remarks
The Canadian Muslim Union takes strong exception to ISNA (Canada) Director M.D. Khalid’s remarks that “very attractive women” should cover their faces. There is nothing in the Quran or common practice that suggests that attractive people of either gender as opposed to “regular people” should wear different clothing. And most traditions, Muslim or otherwise, around female dressRead more ⟶
PNAC and Illusions of Terror
Going by its par value, it may appear that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will never be won. Those who started these invasions are not exactly a bunch of idiots. They are doing this according to certain long term plan for the future – they know what are they doing and they are winningRead more ⟶