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Written by Chelby Daigle
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 21:29 |
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 “Does anyone know why the eagle is so important in Aboriginal culture?” Jason Mullins, dressed in full Cherokee regalia, asked a riveted audience of mostly Muslim community members at Knox Presbyterian Church on April 13.
Mullins, an American-born First Nations cultural interpreter who works with the Ottawa organization Aboriginal Experiences, was one of many Aboriginal artists to offer his time and talent to support the Islam Care Centre’s fundraising efforts.
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Written by Chelby Daigle
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 21:25 |
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 It was an evening of firsts as the Ottawa Main Mosque welcomed US Ambassador David Jacobson on his first official visit on April 8.
Almost 100 people attended the event titled “Strengthening Bridges & Working Together for a Better Future”. Security was discreet and the question period was uncensored which was unusual for a high-profile guest like the ambassador. But a unique set of circumstances had created the space for this gathering. As Ambassador Jacobson explained at the beginning of his speech:
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Written by Matthew Behrens
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 21:17 |
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In what some critics called an opportunistic move, the Harper government swiftly scheduled debate on, and passed, new anti-terrorism provisions (Bill S-7) in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent Canadian arrests of two men alleged to be involved in a plot against VIA Rail.
The most controversial of the provisions – involving preventive arrests (detention without charge for up to three days, followed by release under draconian bail conditions) and secretive investigative hearings, both part of the original Anti-Terrorism Act in 2001 – expired after five years due to a sunset clause. The federal Liberals, who joined with other opposition parties to reject an attempt to revive the provisions in 2007, voted in favour of S-7 under leader Justin Trudeau.
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Written by Amira Elghawaby
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 21:20 |
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Over a hundred spiritual health care workers gathered in an Ottawa hotel last month to explore their role in creating ‘sacred’ and responsive spaces.
Far removed from sterile hospital corridors, bustling with professionals going about methodically with their day to day tasks, members of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) attended workshops and speeches about their special roles in environments often fixated solely on physical pain and physical healing.
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Written by Staff Writer
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Friday, 12 April 2013 09:39 |
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Over forty people attended the Muslim Link’s 10th anniversary celebration held at Saint Paul University on March 31.
While the crowd was small, the sentiments of support were strong from contributors and readers alike. After a short slide show chronicling the paper’s evolution from a simple two-page newsletter to the 12-16 page newspaper it is today, a broad panel of contributors and observers discussed the paper’s importance as it enters a second decade.
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