The Ant and the Grasshopper: A Post-Election Story
“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...
I want to engage in psychotherapy but…
A teenager with obsessive-compulsive disorder is not allowed to see a psychotherapist because her parents fear that it will affect their reputation. The stress from her OCD causes her to experience heart palpitations and breathing problems. A young woman on antidepressants knows that psychotherapy would help...
Smart choices make healthy food affordable
Many Canadian Muslims worry that eating healthy is too expensive. In fact, this worry is so widespread that many families assume healthier grocery choices will be detrimental to their family budget and are not practical. When making major family decisions – such as the quality of food...
On Diversity in the Workplace
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...
Husband. Father. Visionary | A Conversation with Mohammed Ashour
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...
Lin’s Ethical Eats: Choosing Local
Besides making my diet a little bit more ethical by consuming less meat and more greens, I also try to eat locally and according to what’s in season. By doing this, I’m contributing less to the carbon footprint produced when food is shipped from outside of...
The Need for Muslim Chaplaincy | An Interview with Amjad Tarsin
“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...
Fatima Fasih: Creating Art with Meaning
It was in 8th grade when my parents decided to gift me a set of watercolour paints in order to focus my creative energies to one stream of art. Since then, my watercolour tablets and I have been an inseparable duo. It took long for me to...
Practicing Prophetic ﷺ Respect
An Imam recently visited our local mosque and brought to the table a chronic illness that many Muslims have: Demanding Respect Disorder. The Imam wisely started by reflecting on Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ character — the type of character that millions admire and would love to emulate. His reflection...