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Written by Alice Hackman
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Saturday, 18 August 2012 20:40 |
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On a hot Saturday evening in May in a third-floor flat in Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo, five young Egyptians huddle around a laptop: Noha, an NGO worker; Taimour, a politics student and volunteer; Dina, a news producer; Ahmed, a doctor; and Ali, a communications student. Drinks and nibbles lay on a table behind them as they eagerly wait for a Skype call from Tunisia.
Noha and her friends are taking part in a project called the “Virtual Dinner Guest”, created by Eric Maddox, a young filmmaker and conflict resolution graduate from New Mexico in the United States. The aim of the project is to connect people in the United States with the rest of the world through dinner-time Skype conversations.
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Written by Staff Editor
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Saturday, 18 August 2012 20:38 |
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 Mississauga resident Dr. Farhan M. Asrar has been recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for his leadership skills.
Dr. Asrar, the chief resident medical doctor with McMaster University’s Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine program, has been announced as the winner of the college’s 2012 Leadership Award.
The national award is given to a resident medical doctor that “has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills during their residency training, has encouraged the development of future leaders in medicine and has shown strong role modeling and mentorship ability among his peers.”
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Written by Staff Writer
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Sunday, 15 July 2012 19:48 |
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To mark the Queen of England’s sixty years on the throne, a commemorative medal is being bestowed on deserving Canadians across the country.
Among those who have already received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal is Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan, a retired civil servant and refugee judge who is also a journalist and founder of the Muslim Coordinating Council of the National Capital Region (MCC-NCR).
Sheema Khan, whose monthly columns appear in the Globe and Mail, and who is the founder of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations, was also bestowed with the honour.
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Written by Staff Writer
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Saturday, 18 August 2012 20:37 |
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The Canadian government has announced that it will match donations made by Canadians to eligible charities responding to the crisis in Sahel, a sub-Saharan region of West Africa where more than 18 million people are facing food shortages.
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Written by Staff Writer
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Sunday, 15 July 2012 19:46 |
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Pleasant weather, a cool spot beside the Rideau Canal, delicious food, and lively games for the kids made for a memorable celebration of Canada’s 145th birthday.
According to organizers, the July 1 celebration at Strathcona Park, organized jointly by the Muslim Coordinating Council (MCC-NCR) and the Indonesian Canadian Congress was a smashing success.
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