675 Queen St. S.
Suite 208
Kitchener, Ontario
N2M 1A1

Tel: (519) 746-1242
Fax: (519) 746-2929

Latest Friday Magazines

August 22, 2008

"LIBERATING" MUSLIM WOMEN [Part 1 of 2]

Displayed on the poster was an image of a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, accompanied by the words, "how can we liberate them?" The poster was disturbing enough, but even more disturbing was the... (August 22, 2008| more >>)


August 08, 2008

IS THERE AN ISLAMOPHOBIA OUT THERE?

"A Muslim man has been beaten to death outside a corner shop by a gang of youths who shouted anti-Islamic abuse at him," blared the headline of a news story in the British paper The Guardian of July... (August 08, 2008| more >>)


    August 01, 2008

    GREEN SURCHARGE COULD MAKE CARBON TAX LESS ONEROUS

    A "green surcharge" on high-income earners in addition to the Liberals’ proposed carbon tax could complement their environmental initiative by distributing the cost of greenhouse gas emissions more... (August 01, 2008| more >>)


      July 25, 2008

      IS PM HARPER INDIFFERENT BECAUSE OMAR KHADR IS A MUSLIM?

      In November 2000 British engineer Christopher Rodway was killed and his wife injured when a bomb destroyed their car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A week later, another bomb injured Britons Mark Paine and... (July 25, 2008| more >>)



        Latest Media Communiques


        Islamic Congress Condemns Federal Government’s Inaction On Omar Khadr Case

        -- CIC SENDS LETTER URGING PM HARPER TO INTERVENE --

        With the release of video excerpts showing Omar Khadr pleading desperately with Canadian officials to be rescued from his American captors, the Canadian Islamic... (July 16, 2008 | more >> )


        Journalism Profs Gutstein And Miller Support Cic Human Rights Complaints Against Maclean's

        (July 12, 2008 | more >> )


        Study Suggests "turban Effect" As A Source Of Islamophobia

        (June 29, 2008 | more >> )


        Islamic Congress Responds To Canadian Human Rights Commission's Decision On Human Rights Complaint Filed Against Maclean's

        (June 27, 2008 | more >> )


        In Focus

        Senator Douglas Roche, O.C.

        keynote address at the Canadian Islamic Congress 2003 annual meeting "Dialogue and Reconciliation: The Religious Step To Peace", Ottawa, October 20, 2003:
        "I am deeply grateful to the Canadian Islamic Congress for awarding me the 2003 Peace Prize. I treasure this moment because it gives me an opportunity to discuss our shared values for peace. I pay my respects to Islam because it seeks peace through the pursuit of human rights, economic equity, and social justice. Indeed the Koran regards social justice as a necessary prerequisite for authentic peace. You and I are one in this common understanding." Read it all here.

        A Dialogue on Foreign Policy

        A Position Paper presented to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa.

        Canada and the Muslim World

        A Position Paper presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.