Mohamed Fakih immigrated to Canada 15 years ago to create a life filled with more opportunity for him and his family. After working at Tim Hortons, he made a risky decision: to purchase Paramount Fine Foods — a restaurant that was about to say goodbye...
“I really think it is about us setting the agenda. . . if we wait it will be a critical failure.” – Pam Palmater, First Nations advocate “The big dangers now are...
A 2005 Royal Bank of Canada report asserted that “society has undergone a profound change since the 1960s in how it views the roles of women, celebrates cultural diversity, and the contribution of visible minorities, and recognises the strong contribution of Aboriginal Peoples in shaping Canada’s...
It would be an understatement to say that the intelligent, charismatic and humble Mohammed Ashour has brilliant educational and professional qualifications for someone his age. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Aspire Food Group, he recently won the the prestigious million-dollar Hult Prize, awarded by Bill...
“You must, O my brothers, be mindful of God in all your movements and times of stillness, at every moment, with every blink of the eye, with every thought, wish, or any other state. Feel His nearness to you!” These words were penned in the 12th...
A few years ago, while visiting a mosque in a European capital, I came across a small circle of young women in a heated discussion about democracy. At first, I thought, ‘how refreshing to find young women speaking about such critical issues in a mosque!’ However,...
According to the World Food Program, hunger is the number one cause of death in the world, killing more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. That’s 805 million people worldwide who are living with food insecurities — as documented by the United Nations. These statistics seem...
As I sat bright eyed and eager in my teacher’s college class, my peers and I were told by our instructor, “If education is not 100% your passion, then you need to leave now and find another career.” After becoming a teacher, I truly understood my...
In light of recent events, it has become more apparent that we live in a world where minorities are often discriminated based on the simplest of qualities: gender, image, dress, skin colour. So what happens when you’re a hijab-clad woman of South-Asian descent running for MP? You make...