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  • About Refugee Health and Home

    Most of us have experienced, at one point or another, the unsettling phenomenon of homesickness. You might have felt it for the first time while attending summer camp as a […]

  • Time for Free Education

    New grant is good, but not as radical as it might appear

  • Being Muslim After Trump

    Last June I facilitated a workshop at the Islamic School of Cambridge, exploring the theme of emotional wellbeing. I asked a class of eighth graders to reflect on their fears […]

  • Do Black Lives Matter Here?

    August 24 marked a month since the tragic death of Abdirahman Abdi at the hands of Ottawa police. Similarly, it corresponded to a day of action across the country, with […]

  • What is Community?

    The community I knew was built on shared smiles and shared sacrifices. It embraced our collective differences and thrived off of a mutual commitment to care for, and protect one another

  • Arts Initiative Led by Muslim Women of KW

    Muslim women of KW continue to create space for their creative work