The Toronto Star has a regular feature called the ‘War on Poverty’, where they discuss various issues dealing with poverty in our city. Today they began the first part of a series called ‘Rise of the Muslim Ghetto’, with this article. I was aware that certain groups within the Muslim community, like Somalis, tend to [...]
Alhamdulillah, they launched the first helpline for Muslim youth this week, the Naseeha helpline. It’s like our spin on Kids Help Phone, only with counsellors who will be giving sound advice from the Islamic perspective. It’s a wonderful idea, and I think I read that the founders will be funding this from their own pockets, [...]
I spent my Saturday morning browsing through a little bookstore on Queen street. The place had pretty much everything, and a lot of independent local writers as well. And they carried Z Magazine, which I haven’t been able to find anywhere! They really are gems, it’s sad that these indie bookshops don’t really stand a [...]
