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Written by Chelby Marie Daigle
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 08:13 |
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Ottawa’s modesty-minded fashionistas now have a new boutique to meet their needs.
Nourabelle offers ready-to-wear haute couture fashion from the Muslim world. Walking into the beautifully-decorated store on 1223 Kilborn Avenue, few would imagine that the store only opened back in December or that owner Faten Fawaz wasn’t born to run such a business.
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Written by Chelby Marie Daigle
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 08:07 |
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 Ahmad Siblini has just spent the last ten hours slaving over a hot stove, literally, to bring his family’s traditional pita bread to the people of Ottawa. He is clearly exhausted but excited to talk about his new business, Sanabel Bakery.
A software engineer by training, Mr. Siblini opted to go back to his roots, which span three generations of bakers. The Siblini family is well known in Lebanon for having started Beirut’s famous Yasmeen Bakery. Ahmad’s father, Hajj Mohamad Siblini, was among the first to use the automated pita production line in Lebanon over 30 years ago.
“Baking was part of my childhood. I grew up in Lebanon and I always went to my father’s bakery. It was a second home,” he says. Ahmad has been able to tap into his father’s years of experience in the development of his own bakery in Ottawa.
Although baking is definitely physically harder than sitting at a computer, Mr. Siblini feels a greater sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in seeing his customers enjoy his fresh bread each day.
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Written by Staff Writer
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Monday, 18 February 2013 22:59 |
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There are now several grocery stores that offer halal meat, but Blossom Pure Organic, set up in 2002, is still the only one in Canada that carries double certification; offering organic meat that comes from animals slaughtered in accordance with Islamic principles. The owner of this Mississauga-based business, Fahim Alwan, was recently in Ottawa to market his products. The Muslim Link caught up with him for this one-on-one interview.
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Written by Amria Elghawaby
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Tuesday, 22 January 2013 01:16 |
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A start-up company called Radiant Design has recently come up with a nifty application to help new drivers learn the rules of the road. It’s just one more offering from the start up that’s got an impressive roster of clients including Carleton University, SPG Group, World Skills and ielp.
Shamima Khan, its Studio Director, talked with the Muslim Link’s Amira Elghawaby, about the company’s new product.
Tell me about your app. What does it do?
Our G1 Ontario Safety League app is a fun and educational iOS mobile application designed to help new drivers prepare for their G1 Ontario driving test. It is also designed to help all drivers, not just new ones, improve their knowledge of rules of the road and traffic signs commonly used in Ontario. We think any of your Muslim Link readers with an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad who want to get their G1 license, especially teenagers and newcomers to Ontario, would benefit from our Canadian driver education apps.
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Written by Ismail Barreh
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Tuesday, 22 January 2013 01:01 |
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Malaysia’s International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance is working with its Middle Eastern counterpart on guidelines to address the number of boards on which scholars can sit to reduce conflicts of interest.
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