With the federal elections in Canada approaching on October 21st, a series of damning images emerged of the Prime Minister of Canada – Justin Trudeau – wearing “blackface” and “brownface” make-up, damaging his and the Liberal Party’s credibility as the champions of minority rights and multiculturalism, in contrast to the more blatantly divisive Conservative Party. ...

In the middle of August, a group called “The True North Strong & Free Advertising Corp.” paid Pattison Advertising to put up billboards promoting Maxime Bernier’s anti-immigration position. Specifically, the billboards read: “Say NO to Mass Immigration,” with a picture of Bernier, the head of the People’s Party of Canada, on it. Bernier said he ...

At the end of June, an Eid Dinner was held in Toronto, inviting 75 elected officials from all levels of the Canadian government, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, deputy Conservative leader Lisa Raitt, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, and Toronto mayor John Tory. Each speaker stressed the importance of Canadian Muslims to be involved in electoral ...

During this past month, major sporting events have attracted local and international attention. In Canada, the Toronto Raptors basketball team celebrated its first championship victory in its franchise history. It is estimated that around 2 million fans, including many Muslims, attended the championship parade that packed and blocked off large stretches of downtown Toronto.  Many ...

Since the abolishment of the Uthmani Khilafah in 1924, the Ummah has engaged in a struggle against its rulers and their colonial masters to restore the rule of Islam. However, many have accepted the idea that the Muslim Ummah is doomed to its current reality until the arrival of the Mahdi, who is believed to ...

During the month of March, some of the top headlines in the news included tragic stories of the devastating loss of life that came about from unexpected and unpredictable situations that continue to cause us great grief and sadness.  For example, on March 10th, news emerged that an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash-landed due to faulty ...

The biggest calamity that has befallen the Ummah is the fact that it is ruled by the laws of Kufr, and thus deserving the wrath of Allah (swt). The Western colonial powers have enforced their dominance even on the internal affairs of the Ummah. The rulers have become active players in the war on Islam. ...

At the end of July, Imran Khan was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He ran on an anti-corruption, pro-welfare campaign that promised to restore dignity and prosperity to the lives of the Pakistani people. He said he would usher in a “New Pakistan” that was built on transparency, welfare and meritocracy.   He went ...

As we continue to witness the indescribable suffering and oppression that Muslims world-wide face day in and day out, the following Hadith comes to mind, where the Prophet (saw) said: “Nations will soon call upon each other to attack you from every direction in the same way that people gather around an open feast.” Someone ...

Some people say that ordering of good and forbidding of evil is not an obligation upon us, and that we should only be concerned with accounting ourselves, supporting this view with the verse in the Qur’an where Allah (swt) mentioned that the misguidance of others will not harm us: “O you who believe, you are ...