Canada Post has printed this week a new stamp symbolising two of the most important Muslim holy days. The thumbnail has been exhibited Tuesday simultaneously in Toronto and Montreal according to Le Journal de Montréal. «The stamps were unveiled at events with members of the Muslim communities in Montréal, Que. and Richmond Hill, Ont. Montréal and the Greater Toronto Area are home to more than half of Canada’s over 1 million Muslims», explains the Canadian
Immigrants all over the world contribute in creating a multicultural atmosphere in the host countries. This situation can lead to different difficulties but can become due to acceptance and flexibility a melting pot where everybody is living together. Moulay Hicham Mouatadid, a political scientist and a researcher in public and international political studies explains how living together can be maintained.
A funeral business in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, city located in central Quebec Canada, announced on Wednesday 26th April that it will open a section for Muslims in Les Jardins Quebec cemetery. Pressreader reports that the town is going to provide 500 plots for the Muslim community in the city at the end of May 2017. The idea of creating a cemetery for Muslims residing in Quebec was initiated a month ago. According to the same source, in March 200 people organized a meeting in Apollinaire, a
Mohamed-Amine Ben Faras, 33, was arrested Saturday 15th of April in Quebec City for uttering death threats against the alleged gunman. The man, who is originally from Morocco, is accused of menacing Alexandre Bissonnette and members of his family, Le Journal de Quebec reports. The detained man is the nephew of one of the victims of January’s deadly mosque shooting that took place in Quebec. The victim’s family however did not recognize Ben Faras and mentioned being highly troubled