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The owner of the Wellington Diner in Ottawa has apologized for posting an Islamophobic photo on the Diner's Instagram in 2016. 

Aatif Baskanderi grew up in a place where not many people looked like him or believed in the same things that he did. As a Muslim child of Pakistani immigrants, Newfoundland became home. His experiences growing up on “the rock” was like something out of a storybook. On this cold, isolated island in the Atlantic ocean, Aatif learned sincerity and appreciation for others that would set him up for remarkable success in life.

The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) is a multi-sectoral partnership involving 60 local organizations working on a shared vision and common priorities designed to build local capacity to attract, settle, and integrate immigrants in five sectors: settlement and orientation;  economic integration;  health and wellbeing; language training and interpretation; and  socio-civic integration.

OLIP runs Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) each year. This is a week of events that enable participants – newcomers and long-term residents alike – to express themselves and to connect through fun and engaging experiences that can produce lasting impressions and relationships. WOW is a time when Ottawa residents can convey their genuine welcome to newcomers.

As the Asian American film "Crazy Rich Asians" continues to bring in the bucks at the box office, Hollywood execs are now searching for the next great racially diverse romantic comedy.

Pascal Pictures, founded by Amy Pascal, has just optioned "Ayesha at Last", a modern Muslim Canadian retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice published by Harper Collins Canada.

Reunite a Family Torn Apart By War

Assalam Mosque, also known as the Ottawa Islamic Centre, has had its charitiable status revoked by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

In May 2018, a part in South Pointe, Winnipeg, was named after the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. 

Arts and entertainment festival will be back in Mississauga from August 31-September 2

Conservative Member of Parliament Maxime Bernier has recently stirred up controversy on Twitter by stating that the naming of a park in Winnipeg after one of Pakistan's founding leaders, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was an example of "extreme Liberal multiculuralism."

Somali Ethiopian Canadian fashion designer Eman Idil Bare is headed to New York Fashion Week (NYFW).

Simon Fraser University's Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies brings traditional art into Vancouver Mural Festival

Two paramedics have been charged in the death of 19 year old Brock University student Yosif Al Hasnawi, who many call a Good Samaritan for intervening when an older man was being attacked near Al Moustafa Islamic Centre in Hamilton.

Three Arab Muslim men were honoured for their bravery by Halifax Regional Police at a special ceremony at the Ummah Masjid and Community Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia on July 13th.

The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) is a multi-sectoral partnership involving 60 local organizations working on a shared vision and common priorities designed to build local capacity to attract, settle, and integrate immigrants in five sectors: settlement and orientation;  economic integration;  health and wellbeing; language training and interpretation; and  socio-civic integration.

OLIP runs Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) each year. This is a week of events that enable participants – newcomers and long-term residents alike – to express themselves and to connect through fun and engaging experiences that can produce lasting impressions and relationships. WOW is a time when Ottawa residents can convey their genuine welcome to newcomers.

Mississauga, Aug. 3, 2018 — Along with the global Rohingya communities, the Burma Task Force (BTF)  and Canadian Rohingya Development Initiative (CRDI) have officially recognized August 25 as the date for the annual “Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.” 

The Syrian Canadian Foundation wants to make Dema's dream to participate in the Paralympics come true.

The Somali Centre for Family Services in partnership with the City of Ottawa is hosting SOMFEST, the Second Annual Somali Cultural Festival on Saturday, July 28th starting at noon at Ottawa City Hall. 

Somali Canadian playwright and spoken word artist Habiba Ali will be the MC. 

On the evening of Sunday, July 22nd, 29 year old Faisal Hussain opened fire on passersby in Toronto's busy Greektown/Danforth Avenue neighbourhood. An 18 year old woman and 10 year old girl are dead, along with 13 people injured.

Minister Ralph Gooddale announced in a tweet that the Federal Goverment will not pursue the deportation of Abdoul Abdi.

The Governor General of Canada awarded Farhat Rehman, President of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women's Ottawa Chapter, with the Meritorious Service Medal on Tuesday, June 5, 2018.