<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593</id><updated>2011-11-30T17:01:25.929-08:00</updated><category term='Fredy Villanueva'/><category term='MCM'/><category term='cancer'/><category term='fundraiser'/><category term='Doccumentaire'/><category term='pink'/><category term='burqa'/><category term='relationship'/><category term='movies'/><category term='FMC'/><category term='immigration'/><category term='Hijab Under Attack'/><category term='Neighbor'/><category term='Muslimfest'/><category term='human rights'/><category term='photos'/><category term='politic'/><category term='eid'/><category term='signes religieux'/><category term='Hijab'/><category term='tolerence'/><category term='comedian'/><category term='Fete Nationale du Quebec'/><category term='FFQ'/><category term='sports'/><category term='femme musulmane'/><category term='blood drive'/><category term='convertie'/><category term='Press Release'/><category term='travels'/><category term='islam'/><category term='Cinema'/><category term='security'/><category term='98.5'/><category term='Monia Mazigh'/><category term='justice'/><category term='laicité'/><category term='Art'/><category term='olympic'/><category term='MSA'/><category term='soudan'/><category term='muslim women'/><category term='Tareq Ramadan'/><category term='niqab'/><category term='nermine'/><category term='quebecoise'/><category term='Gaza'/><category term='voisin'/><category term='bennis'/><category term='Haiti'/><category term='article'/><category term='religious symbols'/><category term='Event'/><category term='rabbi'/><title type='text'>A Voice to The Voiceless</title><subtitle type='html'>"To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless" ~
"Home is where my roots grew (Tunisia), where my Heart is (Egypt) and where I can extend my wings and Fly (Canada)" -NB
ربي زيدني علما</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>62</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-6862724637397812643</id><published>2011-11-30T17:00:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T17:01:25.942-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Le FMC félicite Huntingdon pour son offre faite aux musulmans</title><content type='html'>(Montréal, Québec - Lundi, le 28 mars 2011) - Le Forum musulman canadien (FMC) a applaudi aujourd'hui l'offre du maire de Huntingdon Stéphane Gendron faite aux musulmans. Récemment monsieur Gendron a lancé un appel public invitant les immigrants musulmans à s'installer dans sa ville, tout en offrant de construire une mosquée et un abattoir halal. Tel que rapporté par le Globe and Mail, M. Gendron dit : « L'immigration n'est pas la solution à tout. Mais je crois dans la mosaïque et dans le mélange des races. » Le rapport du Globe and Mail mentionne également que M. Gendron croit que le premier ministre Jean Charest et le chef du Parti québécois Pauline Marois, ne parlent pas de la diversité de façon positive parce que cela est politiquement risqué. Voir : La Presse : http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/regional/201103/10/01-4378166-hunti... « Nous applaudissons l'ouverture d'esprit du maire de Huntingdon Stéphane Gendron à l'égard des musulmans, » a déclaré Nermine Barbouch. « La promotion de diversité et de tolérance par M Gendron et l'invitation qu'il a donnée aux musulmans de venir s'installer dans sa ville, est une décision et un soulagement que nous accueillons avec plaisir face aux discours négatifs que nous sommes habitués à entendre de la part de certains politiciens du Québec. Nous espérons que les politiciens prendront note de son ton positif envers les Québécois et les Québécoises de confession musulmane et qu'ils puissent s'appuyer sur son exemple, » a ajouté Barbouch. - 30 - Contact : Nermine Barbouch, nbarbouch@fmc-cmf.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-6862724637397812643?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/6862724637397812643/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2011/11/le-fmc-felicite-huntingdon-pour-son.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6862724637397812643'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6862724637397812643'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2011/11/le-fmc-felicite-huntingdon-pour-son.html' title='Le FMC félicite Huntingdon pour son offre faite aux musulmans'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2161878392644327575</id><published>2011-11-30T15:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T15:46:14.238-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='niqab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>GTA woman has niqab pulled off in assault</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B-s4wVefSLE/Tta4ZQYwGwI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/uQ5RLr6TLqg/s1600/blog1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 180px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680930724009483010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B-s4wVefSLE/Tta4ZQYwGwI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/uQ5RLr6TLqg/s320/blog1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Muslim woman from Mississauga, Ont., who had her niqab pulled from her face at a local mall, says her young children no longer feel secure with only her nearby.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inas Kadri, whose assault at Sheridan Centre in Mississauga was caught on a security camera, spoke to CBC News on Tuesday as she awaits the sentencing of the woman who attacked her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kadri was shopping with her three-year-old son and two-year-old daughter when she was approached by two women. One of the women began swearing at her, about her religion and her veil, telling her, "Leave our country. Go back to your country," Kadri said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The woman can be seen in the video grabbing Kadri's veil and pulling her off-camera. The attacker walked away while Kadri ran for help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Being attacked for no reason — for no reason — that's something difficult," she said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kadri's victim impact statement reads, in part, that, "My kids don't feel secure with me alone, and always prefer to have someone bigger in size than me to feel safe."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The accused, Rosemarie Creswell, pleaded guilty after the video was played in court.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When CBC News spoke to Creswell on the phone, she admitted to pulling off the veil but insisted it was all just a misunderstanding, before hanging up mid-interview.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kadri believes the attack was motivated by hate, which could bring a stiffer sentence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;York University law professor Faisal Kutty, who is Muslim, will watch for the judge's sentencing Friday with interest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"As Canadians in a multicultural, liberal, democratic society, I think we need to send a clear message and I hope the judge does so," he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kadri said she won't stop wearing her face veil no matter what anyone else says or does.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Not my father, not my husband, not no one at all," she said. " It's me, and it's my choice."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/11/22/toronto-niqab-mall-assault-video.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2161878392644327575?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/11/22/toronto-niqab-mall-assault-video.html' title='GTA woman has niqab pulled off in assault'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2161878392644327575/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2011/11/gta-woman-has-niqab-pulled-off-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2161878392644327575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2161878392644327575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2011/11/gta-woman-has-niqab-pulled-off-in.html' title='GTA woman has niqab pulled off in assault'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B-s4wVefSLE/Tta4ZQYwGwI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/uQ5RLr6TLqg/s72-c/blog1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-8414518652152290101</id><published>2010-12-13T13:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-13T13:43:10.592-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FMC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nermine'/><title type='text'>Criticism, applause for prison guard accommodations</title><content type='html'>By Kathleen Harris, QMI Agency&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OTTAWA — Correctional Service of Canada is drawing both criticism and applause for taking steps to accommodate the religious and cultural practices of a female Muslim prison guard — the first ever hired in the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Muslim Canadian Congress called it “apologist” and “politically correct” that CSC is designing a special hijab for wearing inside the men’s federal penitentiary where the recruit will be posted after completing a nine-week training program. MCC vice-president Salma Siddiqui declared it "nonsense" that the employee is permitted to wear long sleeves and gloves to avoid skin-to-skin contact with males and worked out prayer times with the employer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Siddiqui insisted religious faith should not be a factor on-the-job for any employee who chooses the profession of a correctional officer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I don't think there should be any emphasis on Muslim or not," she told QMI Agency. "They are being Canadian and politically correct. We do not have to live with that guilt."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The recruit will wear a hijab designed to come off easily if grabbed by an inmate to gain physical control. Siddiqui said there is no religious requirement to cover one's head - that it is the "uniform" of the Muslim brotherhood and international Islamist movement - and worries it may fuel rising concerns about the "penetration" of Islamist ideology into society.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Liberal MP Mark Holland sees no problem making certain allowances to accommodate cultural and religious practices as long as institutional security and quality of work are not compromised.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Wherever possible, you want to see diversity in the workplace and to have a broad range of perspectives represented," he said. "Within the correctional service, that can often be an important part of rehabilitation when you have different people working in prison who will understand different cultural and religious backgrounds. That absolutely can provide great benefit in dealing with different situations that might arise within those prison walls."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Holland said the employee is blazing a new path, and hopes employees in all facets of the public service understand the benefits of a diverse work force.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch, executive director of the Canadian Muslim Forum, called the employee "courageous" to accept the job of a correctional officer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If both sides are OK and they have reached an agreement, there should not be a problem. She is capable of doing what any other person is doing," she said. "I don't like to look at it as reasonable accommodation or any other accommodation."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CSC formed a working group to figure out ways to ensure the employee's religious and cultural needs were accommodated within the parameters of the overarching requirements for safety and security of institution, staff and inmates, said national spokesman Graham Andrews.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In past, CSC has worked with Sikh employees to develop special turbans suitable for the prison setting. Special allowances have also been made to wear replica kirpans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;kathleen.harris@sunmedia.ca&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-8414518652152290101?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/12/12/16522371.html' title='Criticism, applause for prison guard accommodations'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/8414518652152290101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/12/criticism-applause-for-prison-guard.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8414518652152290101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8414518652152290101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/12/criticism-applause-for-prison-guard.html' title='Criticism, applause for prison guard accommodations'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1549454864354941019</id><published>2010-12-13T13:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-13T13:39:28.341-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FMC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>Réactions variées envers une gardienne de prison musulmane</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Réactions variées envers une gardienne de prison musulmane&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OTTAWA – Le Service correctionnel du Canada(SCC), qui vient d’engager la toute première gardienne de prison musulmane au Canada, suscite des commentaires très partagés après avoir permis à cette future employée de porter un hijab adapté aux dangers liés à l’institution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L’agente, en formation pour encore sept semaines, pourra porter des gants et des manches longues afin d’éviter les contacts peau à peau avec les détenus, conformément à ses pratiques religieuses. Toutefois, si les circonstances l’exigent, elle pourrait être tenue de les enlever. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Une entente mutuelle entre la future agente correctionnelle et le SCC concernant les contacts physiques avec les hommes – qui sont interdits en vertu de la foi musulmane – a été établie, tout comme un calendrier des prières pendant les pauses qui respecte à la fois les obligations religieuses et le processus rigoureux de formation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Congrès musulman canadien a dénoncé la «rectitude politique» démontrée par le SCC en permettant le port de ce hijab spécial. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La vice-présidente Salma Siddiqui a déclaré que ce vêtement adapté ainsi que l’horaire des prières étaient une «absurdité», précisant que les convictions religieuses ne devraient pas être un facteur à considérer pour quiconque choisit le métier d’agent correctionnel. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«Je ne crois pas qu’on devrait porter plus d’attention au fait que quelqu’un soit musulman ou non, a affirmé Mme Siddiqui à l’Agence QMI. Ils [le SCC] sont politiquement corrects. Nous n’avons pas à vivre avec ce sentiment de culpabilité.»&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mme Siddiqui a rappelé que le port du hijab n’est pas obligatoire dans la religion musulmane, et elle craint que ce vêtement alimente des craintes envers «l’infiltration» de l’idéologie islamiste dans la société, d’autant plus que le hijab est également «l’uniforme» de la confrérie musulmane et du mouvement islamiste international.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Par contre, le député libéral Mark Holland ne voit aucun problème dans ces accommodements pourvu que la sécurité dans le milieu correctionnel et la qualité du travail ne soient pas compromises. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«Quand c’est possible, vous voulez de la variété dans un milieu de travail, a dit le député. Ceci peut même faire partie du processus de réhabilitation, lorsque vous avez une variété d’individus travaillant dans les prisons qui peuvent comprendre les différences culturelles et religieuses.»&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch, directrice exécutive du Forum musulman canadien, a salué le courage de l’employée pour envisager le métier d’agente correctionnelle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«Si les deux parties en sont venues à une entente, il ne devrait pas y avoir de problème, a-t-elle dit. Elle est capable d’accomplir ce que d’autres font. Je n’aime pas voir ça comme une question d’accommodement raisonnable ou de tout autre forme d’accommodement.»&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1549454864354941019?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://lejournaldequebec.canoe.ca/journaldequebec/actualites/national/archives/2010/12/20101212-170219.html' title='Réactions variées envers une gardienne de prison musulmane'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1549454864354941019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/12/reactions-variees-envers-une-gardienne.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1549454864354941019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1549454864354941019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/12/reactions-variees-envers-une-gardienne.html' title='Réactions variées envers une gardienne de prison musulmane'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-7283616155562775085</id><published>2010-12-12T12:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-12T13:04:11.811-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>lieutenant-commander.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TQU4HFLqPXI/AAAAAAAAAXU/ggQ8cTLIKDo/s1600/n.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TQU4HFLqPXI/AAAAAAAAAXU/ggQ8cTLIKDo/s400/n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549903810105326962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'I wanted an adventure and I wanted a job'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; A Tenacious Spirit; As the first member of the Canadian Forces to wear a hijab, Wafa Dabbagh is a pioneer and has risen to the ranks of lieutenant-commander.&lt;br /&gt; By Louisa Taylor, Ottawa Citizen December 7, 2010 Comments (24)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Lt.-Commander Wafa Dabbagh was the first member of the military to wear a hijab. Her latest challenge is battling cancer, something the busy, energetic woman treats like a bothersome cold.Photograph by: Chris Mikula, The Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Wafa Dabbagh is many things. She is a tiny, bubbly bundle of energy who loves Zumba fitness. She prays five times a day, keeps an immaculate home and bakes a cake for her beloved neighbours each weekend. She has a bachelor's degree, a master's in business administration and a cancer diagnosis, the last of which she treats like a bothersome cold. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dabbagh is also a pioneer, the first member of the Canadian Armed Forces -- and still only one of a handful -- to wear a hijab, the Muslim headcovering for women. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After almost 15 years in the naval reserves, she is now a lieutenant-commander, the equivalent of a major in the army. Dabbagh is certified to shoot a C7 rifle and a 9 mm pistol, and is in the process of studying to qualify for promotion to a command position. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Monday at Rideau Hall, Gov. Gen. David Johnston awarded the first Operational Service Medals to 50 recipients, including Dabbagh, who was recognized for her participation in Operation Proteus, a Canadian training mission in Jerusalem. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The medal recognizes those who completed non-combat overseas missions that involved a level of risk or intensity. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I wasn't trying to prove anything or be the first at anything," says Dabbagh about her military career. "I wanted an adventure and I wanted a job." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's the frame of mind Dabbagh was in when she wandered into an Armed Forces Recruiting Centre in Windsor. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Palestinian born in Egypt, Dabbagh was raised in Kuwait and came to Montreal in 1990 at the age of 28. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Armed with a bachelor's degree from Kuwait, an MBA from the United States, fluent English and Arabic and functional French, she thought she'd find work easily. But the best she could do was a telemarketing job. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After she moved to Windsor in 1996 to be with her sister, Dabbagh went to the Canada Employment Office. When she had trouble getting into the building, she went next door, to the Armed Forces recruiting office. They told her how to get into the employment office, and she turned to go. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"But something made me turn back and say 'What do you have here?' " says Dabbagh. "They told me about the training I could get, the trades available, and I said 'Count me in.' " &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After several hours of aptitude tests and a long interview with the senior officer at the recruiting centre, Dabbagh chose the naval reserves, knowing that the security clearance required for the regular forces would be lengthy because of her time spent abroad. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The topic of her faith, or the hijab, did not come up until a few days later, when she went to see the commanding officer of HMCS Hunter, the naval reserve division in Windsor. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The commanding officer sat me down and said 'I don't know what to do with you,' " says Dabbagh. "He had called every branch of the forces and no one had a covered Muslim woman in their ranks. I told him, 'What you see is what you get, sir. I don't drink alcohol, I don't eat pork, but I can do everything else.' " &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dabbagh later learned other officers had advised him to talk her out of joining. "He told me that he'd said, 'If she wants to do it, she can stay.' " &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dabbagh left for basic training, where she stood out not just for the hijab, but for being much older than most of the teenage recruits. She did everything demanded of them -- the gruelling marching, the crawling through mud, the weapons training -- and was touched by what she calls the "many beautiful people" who went out of their way to be supportive. When Dabbagh asked to shower alone, after her female platoon-mates, she emerged to find that two of them had decided to stand guard outside the shower to keep latecomers from barging in. The cooks adapted meals so there would be pork-free dishes for her, and officers let her know when there was a 10-minute break coming up, so she could pray. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"One time, I moved away from the group to pray, and an officer came up to me, asking why I went away, and if somebody was bothering me," says Dabbagh. "I thought that was so sweet, and I explained to him it was the opposite, that prayer is a quiet, personal time for you and God, and everything was OK." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dabbagh is used to charting her own course. She startled her family by putting on the hijab at age 15, becoming the first woman in her family to cover herself. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"They worried I was becoming narrow-minded, but for me it was about freedom to not be judged for my form, but for my personality and my actions." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After she passed basic training, an instructor confessed that when he heard a Muslim woman in a hijab was coming for training, he had said he didn't want her in his platoon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I had no idea you would smile so much," he told her. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By a quirk of bureaucracy -- and her own tenacious spirit -- Dabbagh did basic training three times. She wanted to enter the forces as an officer, but there were no openings, so she went in as a non-commissioned member. By the time Dabbagh completed basic training in St. Jean, Que., an officer position had opened up, so she immediately returned to re-do basic training, plus three extra weeks of officer training. Shortly before completing it, she fell from the top of the cargo net, cracking a rib and fracturing her pelvis. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After three months of recovery, she went back and did the officer training from the beginning. That's when her own family finally accepted her military life was for real, says Dabbagh. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thus began several years of juggling civilian life -- where she continued with telemarketing, and later weather observation at the airport -- with adventures in the naval reserve. In 2006, Dabbagh took a job with the forces, training naval cadets, and she has worked with the military ever since. In 2007, she joined Operation Proteus, a small mission to Jerusalem where Canadian military personnel were helping to train Palestinian security forces, a role that made the most of her background and fluent Arabic. For the past two years, Dabbagh has been co-ordinator of the Ottawabased Future Security Analysis Directorate. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"She is a warm-hearted person, but she is also an officer who knows when to be tough," says her boss, Lt.-Col. Stefan Kostner, the unit's deputy director. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aside from the hijab, Dabbagh's uniform varies only slightly from standard-issue. She wears a longer skirt and the shirt she wears day-today is a maternity smock, as the navy shirt was too form-fitting. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although she didn't set out to be a pioneer, Dabbagh quickly realized that her new life came with a price: scrutiny. Upon learning she was in training for the Nijmegen March -- a four-day annual event in Holland -- an officer told Dabbagh "The admiral will want to know that!" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Why would an admiral care if a lowly sub-lieutenant is going on this march?" she asked, only to be told "Wafa, everything you do, people want to know about it." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I have felt like I was under the microscope a lot, and was always asking myself, 'How will that look?' You try to be yourself and do your best, but you wonder, if I make mistakes, will it be seen as representing all Muslims?" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still, she is proud to have cleared the way for other women who want to wear the hijab and serve in the military. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It takes somebody to do something in front of you, to know we can do everything everyone else does -- we just do it covered," says Dabbagh. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She treasures the experiences she has had -- whether it's translating for her commanding officer in Jerusalem, or standing on the bridge of a ship in the middle of the night, when the moonbeams dance across the water. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I want the Muslim community to know the door is open for them in the Forces. My experience has been 95-per-cent positive, and if I can do it, they can do it," says Dabbagh. "And I want other Canadians to know that there are people serving Canada who are not white with blond hair and blue eyes. We are all working together, white, black, Asian, Arab, aboriginal -- and I'm one small face among them." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Earlier this year, Dabbagh was about to leave for a United Nations military observer mission in Sudan, when a routine X-ray found a spot on her lungs: cancer. She has since been doing chemotherapy and radiation while holding down her office job, and baking for her neighbours, most of whom are military families. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never married, Dabbagh considers her neighbours her family. They recently returned her generosity by covering her entire house in Christmas lights and installing an inflatable Christmas scene on her lawn while she was out of town. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I wish them Merry Christmas, they say, 'Happy Ramadan.' It's very sweet." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ltaylor@ottawacitizen.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/wanted+adventure+wanted/3937531/story.html#ixzz17vvpT3XU&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-7283616155562775085?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/tenacious+spirit+Lieutenant+Commander+hijab/3937531/story.html' title='lieutenant-commander.'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/7283616155562775085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-wanted-adventure-and-i-wanted-job.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7283616155562775085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7283616155562775085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-wanted-adventure-and-i-wanted-job.html' title='lieutenant-commander.'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TQU4HFLqPXI/AAAAAAAAAXU/ggQ8cTLIKDo/s72-c/n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-7794615742036450880</id><published>2010-08-03T07:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-03T07:40:06.267-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='niqab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nermine'/><title type='text'>Voile en avion: avalanche de commentaires</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TFgqIDS1AWI/AAAAAAAAAWk/W7WzEVWZtGQ/s1600/av.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TFgqIDS1AWI/AAAAAAAAAWk/W7WzEVWZtGQ/s400/av.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501193262644658530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Publié le 03 août 2010 à 07h16 | Mis à jour à 07h23&lt;br /&gt;Voile en avion: avalanche de commentaires&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Marie-Claude Malboeuf&lt;br /&gt;La Presse&lt;br /&gt;La vidéo a déclenché sur le site YouTube une avalanche de commentaires islamophobes, que les représentants de la communauté musulmane et certains experts en sécurité ont dénoncés.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«Bannissez les passagers musulmans», écrit un internaute. «Aucun musulman ne devrait avoir le droit de voler», renchérit un autre. «Restez à la maison, vous n'êtes pas les bienvenus.» «Bannissez le voile, les musulmans peuvent porter les voiles qu'ils veulent dans les trous d'où ils viennent.»&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le titre même de la vidéo laisse déjà entendre qu'Air Canada met en péril la sécurité des passagers dans le seul but de «ménager les susceptibilités musulmanes».&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«C'est toujours le même cercle vicieux, s'inquiète Nermine Barbouch, du Forum musulman canadien. On part d'un incident et on dérive dans toutes sortes de débats. Ce que je trouve dangereux, c'est qu'on se fie à une vidéo de 20 secondes montrée hors contexte. On ne sait pas ce qui s'est passé juste avant. Nous créons un problème alors que les femmes voilées savent très bien qu'elles devront s'identifier et l'acceptent.»&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«En vertu de la loi islamique, le voile doit être retiré lorsque la loi ou la sécurité l'exige, par exemple à la douane ou lors d'un témoignage, confirme Salam Elmenyawi, du Conseil musulman de Montréal. Je n'ai jamais entendu parler d'une musulmane qui refusait de le faire dans ces circonstances.»&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Président de la firme d'enquête et de protection SIRCO, Claude Sarrazin parle d'un problème sérieux (voir autre texte) mais déplore lui aussi la tournure religieuse qu'a prise toute l'affaire. «La sécurité est au-dessus de tout ça. N'importe quelle personne mal intentionnée peut utiliser le voile comme déguisement si on accepte qu'une personne qui refuse de s'identifier passe.»&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour cet expert, un certain «malaise» à l'égard des femmes voilées peut sans doute expliquer le contournement des règles par les agents de fouille ou de douane. Mais ce n'est pas le seul facteur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«La sécurité est une mal-aimée, dit-il. Si un des agents s'isole avec une passagère afin de l'identifier, ça allonge passablement les files d'attente. Ce n'est pas l'idéal de faire faire ça par le transporteur alors que le passager est aussi son client. C'est lui qui a acheté le billet et le transporteur veut qu'il ait une expérience agréable.»&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-7794615742036450880?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/national/201008/03/01-4303344-voile-en-avion-avalanche-de-commentaires.php' title='Voile en avion: avalanche de commentaires'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/7794615742036450880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/08/voile-en-avion-avalanche-de.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7794615742036450880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7794615742036450880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/08/voile-en-avion-avalanche-de.html' title='Voile en avion: avalanche de commentaires'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TFgqIDS1AWI/AAAAAAAAAWk/W7WzEVWZtGQ/s72-c/av.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-7102373137735998518</id><published>2010-08-02T17:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-02T17:13:44.483-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='niqab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='security'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nermine'/><title type='text'>Muslims surprised veiled women passed air security checkpoint</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TFdfGtoweNI/AAAAAAAAAWc/deMRiB3pc4k/s1600/p.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TFdfGtoweNI/AAAAAAAAAWc/deMRiB3pc4k/s400/p.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500970038790748370" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muslims surprised veiled women passed air security checkpoint &lt;br /&gt;By BRIAN DALY, QMI Agency &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Veiled passengers are not checked: airport worker&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MONTREAL – Canadian Muslims were as surprised as anyone else that veiled women have been allowed to board flights without having to remove their face coverings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Islamic organizations and Muslim travellers all agreed that security must trump personal freedom at all airports.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As QMI Agency reported Sunday, a British passenger posted video on Youtube showing women boarding an Air Canada flight at Montreal’s Trudeau airport with their faces covered. The federal transport department is investigating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch of the Canadian Muslim Forum tells QMI that if there are security lapses, it’s likely the fault of the agents, not Muslims.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“As for women who wear the niqab, they never had problems identifying themselves when security is stake, whether it be at airports or anywhere else,” said Barbouch, whose umbrella group represents nine Muslim organizations across the country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alia Hogben, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, said she was astonished to hear that women were able to board a plane without identifying themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Normally, women who are completely veiled are brought into a small area where ... they’re asked to show their face,” she said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That level of security was seen as completely acceptable by Muslim women who landed at Montreal's Trudeau airport Monday morning on a flight from Amman, Jordan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I would say they (Muslim women) have to respect the rules,” said one woman who wore a hijab, which covers the hair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A veiled woman said she shows her face at airport security points whenever she’s asked, but with one condition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“If there is a woman who will do the inspection, then I can,” said the passenger. “But if it’s a man, it’s against the religion. I cannot, and I would refuse.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Security expert Claude Sarrazin said there can be no exceptions to security rules at airports, adding that passengers will have to weigh the right to express their faith with the right to travel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“If they refuse to uncover themselves, it’s their right,” said Sarrazin, who heads up a private security firm. “But at this point, what should be done is to refuse to let them board.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Ottawa-based Islamic scholar Abourahman Kahin, the security breach highlights the importance of separating religious and cultural norms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He says head-to-toe coverings are not mentioned in the Koran. He adds that Canadian law must be paramount at airports.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It’s crucial to show one’s face when passing through security,” said Kahin, who also fears that the breach could stoke anti-Muslin sentiment.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-7102373137735998518?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/08/02/14901281.html' title='Muslims surprised veiled women passed air security checkpoint'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/7102373137735998518/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/08/muslims-surprised-veiled-women-passed.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7102373137735998518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7102373137735998518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/08/muslims-surprised-veiled-women-passed.html' title='Muslims surprised veiled women passed air security checkpoint'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TFdfGtoweNI/AAAAAAAAAWc/deMRiB3pc4k/s72-c/p.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-4626838498235481051</id><published>2010-07-18T05:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-18T05:40:01.690-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Art'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Muslimfest'/><title type='text'>Le Festival MUSLIMFEST in Montreal!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TEL18o_54lI/AAAAAAAAAWU/M9Zw5fN7wq4/s1600/mf.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 157px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TEL18o_54lI/AAAAAAAAAWU/M9Zw5fN7wq4/s400/mf.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495224917491835474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Time July 24 · 10:00am - 11:00pm &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Location Loyola Campus-7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal H4B 1R6 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(( English Bellow!! )) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bienvenue au MuslimFest De Montréal. Nous vous invitons tous cordialement, à venir prendre part aux festivités qui se dérouleront le 24 juillet 2010, lors de notre toute première édition montréalaise du MuslimFest. Le Festival se tiendra au Campus Loyola de... l'Université Concordia, tout au long de la journée, vous aurez la chance d'assiter à une multitude d'activités tels: bazar, divers spectacles et bien entendu, vous aurez l'occasion de casser la croûte grâce aux kiosques d'alimentation qu'il y aura sur place. Nous compterons parmis nous des artistes de la communauté musulmane du Canada les plus renommés, alors qu'ils nous présenterons divers performances dans le cadre de concerts ou de spectacles d'humour, incha'Allah. Sans oublier qu'il y aura aussi des jeux ainsi que de nombreuses activités pour les plus jeunes qui se dérouleront au parc de divertissement dans le cadre du programme dédié entièrement aux enfants qui prendra place près du bazar. Joignez-vous à nous ce 24 juillet 2010, pour une journée grande en divertissement, haute en couleurs et du bon temps garanti et ce, pour toute la famille!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nous aurons le privilège de compter parmis nous plusieurs artistes de notre communaté des plus talentueux :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sofia Baig, &lt;br /&gt;Anas Al-Sayed&lt;br /&gt;Azfar Ali,&lt;br /&gt;Waseem Moe'Money, &lt;br /&gt;Halal Meat, &lt;br /&gt;Bambara Trans &lt;br /&gt;Boonaa Mohammad!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coût des billets pour les spectacles :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Concert: 12.50$ &lt;br /&gt;Spectacle d'humour, Slam/Poésie: 15$&lt;br /&gt;Offre spéciale (pour les deux types de spectacle) 25$! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Location: Université Concordia, Campus Loyola. 7141 Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cet évenement est ouvert au grand public de Montréal, alors ammenez votre famille, vos amis et vos voisins. Venez goûter à la diversité et savourer le doux goût de la bouffe ainsi que du divertissement halal! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Au plaisir de tous vous y voir,&lt;br /&gt;MuslimFest 2010 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;to Muslimfest Montreal. We invite you all to join us on July 24th 2010 for Montreal's first ever Muslimfest! The festival will be held on Concordia's Loyola Campus throughout the day, where you can visit the international bazaar, attend various free shows we have lined up and grab a bite to eat at any of our food vendors. Featured in this event are some of Canada's most talented Muslim artists who will be performing at the Concert and Comedy shows insha'Allah. Not to mention, there will be games and activities for kids in the Fun Park at the kids program located near the bazaar. So come on down because July 24th certainly guarantees a blast of a good day for the whole family. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Featuring some of the biggest names in Muslim entertainment:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sofia Baig, &lt;br /&gt;Anas Al-Sayed&lt;br /&gt;Azfar Ali,&lt;br /&gt;Waseem Moe'Money, &lt;br /&gt;Halal Meat, &lt;br /&gt;Bambara Trans &lt;br /&gt;Boonaa Mohammad!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ticket costs for the shows: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Concert: $12.50 &lt;br /&gt;Comedy and spoken word: $15&lt;br /&gt;Special package (both shows): $25! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Location: Concordia University, Loyola Campus. 7141 Sherbrooke West, montreal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This event is open to the general Montreal public, so bring your family, relatives, friends, and neighbors. Taste the sweetness of halal fun and food! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See y'all there,&lt;br /&gt;MuslimFest 2010&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-4626838498235481051?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.facebook.com/album.php?profile=1&amp;id=100001340898080#!/event.php?eid=137701669588769&amp;ref=ts' title='Le Festival MUSLIMFEST in Montreal!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/4626838498235481051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/07/le-festival-muslimfest-in-montreal.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/4626838498235481051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/4626838498235481051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/07/le-festival-muslimfest-in-montreal.html' title='Le Festival MUSLIMFEST in Montreal!'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/TEL18o_54lI/AAAAAAAAAWU/M9Zw5fN7wq4/s72-c/mf.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-270847925926968311</id><published>2010-04-06T07:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-06T07:32:05.034-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tareq Ramadan'/><title type='text'>Conférence du Professeur Tariq Ramadan le 16 avril 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bonjour&lt;br /&gt;Good morning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FYI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S7tFBIKZu3I/AAAAAAAAAWM/vPLlA_k3acE/s1600/tr.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457031259162786674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S7tFBIKZu3I/AAAAAAAAAWM/vPLlA_k3acE/s400/tr.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-270847925926968311?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/270847925926968311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/04/conference-du-professeur-tariq-ramadan.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/270847925926968311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/270847925926968311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/04/conference-du-professeur-tariq-ramadan.html' title='Conférence du Professeur Tariq Ramadan le 16 avril 2010'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S7tFBIKZu3I/AAAAAAAAAWM/vPLlA_k3acE/s72-c/tr.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2795693596789864374</id><published>2010-03-14T08:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T08:26:01.098-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tareq Ramadan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>Islam's role in an ethical society</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S5z_oGKf7fI/AAAAAAAAAWE/l7SzsrycIFw/s1600-h/tr.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 259px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S5z_oGKf7fI/AAAAAAAAAWE/l7SzsrycIFw/s400/tr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448510713525956082" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Muslim teachings have a lot to offer when it comes to bringing personal values into public life and how best to live together&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tariq Ramadan &lt;/strong&gt;guardian.co. uk, Tuesday 23 February 2010 10.00 GMT &lt;br /&gt;Article history &lt;br /&gt;Let us agree on this: we live in pluralistic societies and pluralism is an unavoidable fact. We are equal citizens, but with different cultural and religious backgrounds. So, how can we, instead of being obsessed with potential "conflicts of identity" within communities, change that viewpoint to define and promote a common ethical framework, nurtured by the richness of diverse religious and cultural backgrounds? After all, a pluralistic society needs a strong and effective ethics of citizenship in order to face up to both its internal challenges (diversity, equal rights, racism, corruption, etc) and international challenges (economic crisis, global warming, migrations, etc).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's one principle for reaching that goal: an ethics of citizenship should itself reflect the diversity of the citizenship. For while we agree that no one has the right to impose their beliefs on another, we also understand that our common life should be defined in such a way that it includes the contributions of all the religious and philosophical traditions within it. Further, the way to bring about such inclusion is through critical debate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to the new Muslim presence in western countries, that critical debate is hard to achieve. Islam is perceived as a "problem", never as a gift in our quest for a rich and stimulating diversity. And that's a mistake. Islam has much to offer – not least when considering how individuals in politics and business have recently been behaving, within the limits of the law, but with a clear lack of ethics.Individual responsiblity, political intrgrity –&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Islamic literature is full of injunctions about the centrality of an education based on ethics and proper ends. Individual responsibility, when it comes to communicating, learning and teaching is central to the Islamic message. Muslims are expected to be "witnesses to their message before people", which means speaking in a decent way, preventing cheating and corruption, and respecting the environment. Integrity in politics and the rejection of usurious speculation in economics are principles that are pushing Muslim citizens and scholars to explore new avenues that bring public life and interpersonal ethics together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More broadly, the Muslim presence should be perceived as positive, too. It is not undermining the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian ethical and cultural roots of Europe. Neither is it introducing dogmatism into the debate, as if spiritual and religious traditions automatically draw on authoritarian sources. They can operate within both the limits of the law and in the open public sphere. On the contrary, the Muslim presence can play a critical role in thinking about our future and shaping a new common narrative. It can help recall and revive some of the fundamental principles upon which the cultures of Europe are based.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To put it another way, Muslims remind their fellow citizens that one cannot simply get rid of older ethical traditions and replace them with a supposedly neutral rule of law or by impartial values formed in a free market. To agree on the rule of law, equality and democratic transparency is surely not enough. Contemporary crises within societies, and at the international level, remind us we need more ethics in our public life, not merely more efficiency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether we can agree on the content of a common ethic is another question entirely. But this is where critical and indepth debates should take place, and it's in this way that the issue of our plural future together should be determined. That future cannot be shaped by superficial discussions of national identity, values or Britishness. Similarly, we must stop treating diversity as a hindrance, for it should be exactly the opposite. Rather, an ethics based on our common citizenship must be forged from a serious and profound engagement with the meaning of our common humanity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Read the Citizens Ethics pamphlet in full here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;__._,_.___&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2795693596789864374?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/feb/23/ethics-citizenship-islam' title='Islam&apos;s role in an ethical society'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2795693596789864374/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/03/islams-role-in-ethical-society.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2795693596789864374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2795693596789864374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/03/islams-role-in-ethical-society.html' title='Islam&apos;s role in an ethical society'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S5z_oGKf7fI/AAAAAAAAAWE/l7SzsrycIFw/s72-c/tr.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-6309483553405390526</id><published>2010-03-14T08:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T08:23:40.249-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tareq Ramadan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><title type='text'>Tareq Ramadan: Conférence sur la valeur de la femme en Islam.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S5z97nPpccI/AAAAAAAAAV8/gdJ34Dey-qs/s1600-h/islamic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448508849800180162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 385px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S5z97nPpccI/AAAAAAAAAV8/gdJ34Dey-qs/s400/islamic.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Conférence sur la valeur de la femme en Islam. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salam&lt;br /&gt;J'ai recu ce courriel donc je le transmet tel quel ... je n'ai pas encore eu la chance d'ecouter ces videos, mais ca sera pour bientot inshaAllah.&lt;br /&gt;Au Plaisir.&lt;br /&gt;N.&lt;br /&gt;_________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(à regarder jusqu'au bout, c'est trés enrichissant)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;partie 1: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.%20com/watch?" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" v="'Vq-rRLjaKbs"&gt;http://www.youtube. com/watch? 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v=5Ww74ux- wiM&amp;amp;feature=related&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-6309483553405390526?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq-rRLjaKbs' title='Tareq Ramadan: Conférence sur la valeur de la femme en Islam.'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/6309483553405390526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/03/tareq-ramadan-conference-sur-la-valeur.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6309483553405390526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6309483553405390526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/03/tareq-ramadan-conference-sur-la-valeur.html' title='Tareq Ramadan: Conférence sur la valeur de la femme en Islam.'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S5z97nPpccI/AAAAAAAAAV8/gdJ34Dey-qs/s72-c/islamic.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2884573210102486881</id><published>2010-02-20T20:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-20T20:55:01.530-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>Muslim Inventions</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C8g6dJK8I/AAAAAAAAAV0/ZgdVVljllxI/s1600-h/q.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 169px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C8g6dJK8I/AAAAAAAAAV0/ZgdVVljllxI/s400/q.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440555623496887234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muslim inventions that shaped the modern worldBy Olivia Sterns for CNN&lt;br /&gt;January 29, 2010 7:53 a.m. EST&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;In 9th century Spain, Muslim inventor Abbas ibn Firnas designed a flying machine -- hundreds of years before da Vinci drew plans of his own.STORY HIGHLIGHTS&lt;br /&gt;Exhibition celebrates 1,000 years of "forgotten" Muslim heritage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From coffee to cranks, items we couldn't live without today are Muslim inventions &lt;br /&gt;Modern hospitals and universities both began in 9th century North Africa&lt;br /&gt;London, England (CNN) -- Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs to mind. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But in fact, Yemen is where the ubiquitous brew has its true origins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Along with the first university, and even the toothbrush, it is among surprising Muslim inventions that have shaped the world we live in today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The origins of these fundamental ideas and objects -- the basis of everything from the bicycle to musical scales -- are the focus of "1001 Inventions," a book celebrating "the forgotten" history of 1,000 years of Muslim heritage. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There's a hole in our knowledge, we leap frog from the Renaissance to the Greeks," professor Salim al-Hassani, Chairman of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation, and editor of the book told CNN. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"1001 Inventions" is now an exhibition at London's Science Museum. Hassani hopes the exhibition will highlight the contributions of non-Western cultures -- like the Muslim empire that once covered Spain and Portugal, Southern Italy and stretched as far as parts of China -- to present day civilization. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hospitals as we know them today, with wards and teaching centers, come from 9th century Egypt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--professor Salim al-Hassani&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;RELATED TOPICS &lt;br /&gt;Middle East &lt;br /&gt;World History &lt;br /&gt;Science and Technology &lt;br /&gt;Here Hassani shares his top 10 outstanding Muslim inventions: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Surgery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Around the year 1,000, the celebrated doctor Al Zahrawi published a 1,500 page illustrated encyclopedia of surgery that was used in Europe as a medical reference for the next 500 years. Among his many inventions, Zahrawi discovered the use of dissolving cat gut to stitch wounds -- beforehand a second surgery had to be performed to remove sutures. He also reportedly performed the first caesarean operation and created the first pair of forceps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Coffee&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now the Western world's drink du jour, coffee was first brewed in Yemen around the 9th century. In its earliest days, coffee helped Sufis stay up during late nights of devotion. Later brought to Cairo by a group of students, the coffee buzz soon caught on around the empire. By the 13th century it reached Turkey, but not until the 16th century did the beans start boiling in Europe, brought to Italy by a Venetian trader. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Flying machine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Abbas ibn Firnas was the first person to make a real attempt to construct a flying machine and fly," said Hassani. In the 9th century he designed a winged apparatus, roughly resembling a bird costume. In his most famous trial near Cordoba in Spain, Firnas flew upward for a few moments, before falling to the ground and partially breaking his back. His designs would undoubtedly have been an inspiration for famed Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci's hundreds of years later, said Hassani.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. University&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 859 a young princess named Fatima al-Firhi founded the first degree-granting university in Fez, Morocco. Her sister Miriam founded an adjacent mosque and together the complex became the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and University. Still operating almost 1,200 years later, Hassani says he hopes the center will remind people that learning is at the core of the Islamic tradition and that the story of the al-Firhi sisters will inspire young Muslim women around the world today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Algebra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The word algebra comes from the title of a Persian mathematician's famous 9th century treatise "Kitab al-Jabr Wa l-Mugabala" which translates roughly as "The Book of Reasoning and Balancing." Built on the roots of Greek and Hindu systems, the new algebraic order was a unifying system for rational numbers, irrational numbers and geometrical magnitudes. The same mathematician, Al-Khwarizmi, was also the first to introduce the concept of raising a number to a power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Optics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Many of the most important advances in the study of optics come from the Muslim world," says Hassani. Around the year 1000 Ibn al-Haitham proved that humans see objects by light reflecting off of them and entering the eye, dismissing Euclid and Ptolemy's theories that light was emitted from the eye itself. This great Muslim physicist also discovered the camera obscura phenomenon, which explains how the eye sees images upright due to the connection between the optic nerve and the brain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Music &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muslim musicians have had a profound impact on Europe, dating back to Charlemagne tried to compete with the music of Baghdad and Cordoba, according to Hassani. Among many instruments that arrived in Europe through the Middle East are the lute and the rahab, an ancestor of the violin. Modern musical scales are also said to derive from the Arabic alphabet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Toothbrush&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to Hassani, the Prophet Mohammed popularized the use of the first toothbrush in around 600. Using a twig from the Meswak tree, he cleaned his teeth and freshened his breath. Substances similar to Meswak are used in modern toothpaste. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. The crank&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of the basics of modern automatics were first put to use in the Muslim world, including the revolutionary crank-connecting rod system. By converting rotary motion to linear motion, the crank enables the lifting of heavy objects with relative ease. This technology, discovered by Al-Jazari in the 12th century, exploded across the globe, leading to everything from the bicycle to the internal combustion engine. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Hospitals &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hospitals as we know them today, with wards and teaching centers, come from 9th century Egypt," explained Hassani. The first such medical center was the Ahmad ibn Tulun Hospital, founded in 872 in Cairo. Tulun hospital provided free care for anyone who needed it -- a policy based on the Muslim tradition of caring for all who are sick. From Cairo, such hospitals spread around the Muslim world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information on muslim inventions go to: muslimheritage.com. For more information about the exhibition at London's Science Museum go to: science museum.org.uk&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2884573210102486881?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/29/muslim.inventions/index.html?hpt=C2' title='Muslim Inventions'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2884573210102486881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/muslim-inventions.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2884573210102486881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2884573210102486881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/muslim-inventions.html' title='Muslim Inventions'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C8g6dJK8I/AAAAAAAAAV0/ZgdVVljllxI/s72-c/q.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-5237892393747054867</id><published>2010-02-20T20:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-20T20:51:23.956-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Press Release'/><title type='text'>MCM director Kwasi Yeboah wins Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C7yN3OeWI/AAAAAAAAAVs/RnsFlk5Nx_0/s1600-h/mcm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C7yN3OeWI/AAAAAAAAAVs/RnsFlk5Nx_0/s320/mcm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440554821252708706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MCM director Kwasi Yeboah wins Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Montreal, Quebec, January 26th, 2010-The Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM) congratulates MCM director Kwasi Yeboah for receiving the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy award.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The award was presented to Mr. Yeboah on January 18th, by Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay and the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Committee of Montreal. Mr. Yeboah was recognized for his outstanding work in coordinating the Open Mosques project among local mosques, to help foster bridges of cooperation, understanding and social harmony in the Montreal community.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;“It is an honour to see a young member of our community awarded for his efforts,” stated Salam Elmenyawi, president of MCM. “Mr. Yeboah presents a fine example for all our youth, dedicated to positive contribution and civic engagement.”&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award is presented each year to individuals in Montreal who best exemplify Dr. King’s ideals. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;CONTACT:&lt;br /&gt;Salam Elmenyawi&lt;br /&gt;Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM)&lt;br /&gt;Ph.: (514) 748-8427&lt;br /&gt;Fax: (514) 747-9139&lt;br /&gt;E-mail: info@muslimcouncil. org&lt;br /&gt;Website: http://www.muslimcouncil.org&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM) is an umbrella organization representing a number of Islamic institutions in the Montreal region. There are over 200,000 Muslims in Montreal, about 900,000 in Canada and 1.7 billion worldwide.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;-30-&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-5237892393747054867?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.muslimcouncil.org' title='MCM director Kwasi Yeboah wins Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/5237892393747054867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/mcm-director-kwasi-yeboah-wins-martin.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/5237892393747054867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/5237892393747054867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/mcm-director-kwasi-yeboah-wins-martin.html' title='MCM director Kwasi Yeboah wins Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C7yN3OeWI/AAAAAAAAAVs/RnsFlk5Nx_0/s72-c/mcm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-4062289782808316609</id><published>2010-02-20T20:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-20T20:47:45.485-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tareq Ramadan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><title type='text'>Quelle place pour la femme dans le travail islamique aujourd’hui ?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C6eKOUv8I/AAAAAAAAAVk/k8rVXI_NH6E/s1600-h/10660913-md.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440550666125905794" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C4AWzzD4I/AAAAAAAAAVc/COwWRI4N4Ig/s320/candle.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menace contre la laïcité&lt;br /&gt;09 février 2010 01:08&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Depuis trois ou quatre années, il est devenu courant de lire et d’entendre des opinions qui prennent ouvertement parti contre le principe de laïcité au Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un nombre d’individus particulièrement actifs et féroces tentent de saper les fondements de la neutralité religieuse de l’État québécois en tentant d’y substituer le principe de l’activisme athée : ce sont les intégristes de la laïcité.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les intégristes de la laïcité ne considèrent pas qu’un juif servant dans la police et portant une kippa ou qu’un hindou enturbanné sont des symboles plus que réussis d’intégration et la marque suprême du service envers leurs concitoyens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Non, pour les intégristes laïcs, c’est du prosélytisme. Bien que ces gens soient prêts à donner leur vie pour leur pays, les intégristes laïcs nous racontent que ces concitoyens aux croyances différentes des leurs constituent une menace pour notre société.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les intégristes laïcs préfèrent croire qu’une femme portant le hijab se servira de son poste dans un emploi dans l’administration publique pour&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«islamiser» le pays que de faire face à la réalité : une telle femme servira son pays et contribuera au bien-être économique de sa famille, un point c’est tout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La solution des intégristes laïcs pour intégrer les croyants dans la société québécoise est de les exclure volontairement et systématiquement s’ils ne veulent pas abandonner des facettes de leur religion qu’ils considèrent fondamentales et qui ne causent aucun problème réel autre que de créer de la paranoïa chez nos intégristes laïcs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ainsi, les intégristes laïcs veulent modifier le principe de laïcité au Québec, et derrière leur agenda moral de protection de la société et de nos institutions se cache le projet de faire disparaître toute trace de christianisme, de judaïsme, d’islamisme, de bouddhisme ou d’hindouisme pour que règne l’athéisme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les intégristes laïcs ne sont pas satisfaits de la liberté de croire ou de ne pas croire. Ils veulent que l’État québécois devienne un instrument d’exclusion d’autrui au service de leur volonté d’annihiler toute trace de religion de notre société. «Que les croyants se cachent» est leur devise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ces gens intolérants et ignorants constituent le réel danger pour notre laïcité et pour le bon vivre ensemble, et non les juifs, les musulmans, les chrétiens ou les hindous qui veulent servir leur pays et continuer de vivre leur religion dans la paix.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;À l’intolérance et au fanatisme des intégristes laïcs, il faut répondre par le droit et la raison.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Karim Boujrada, Montréal&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-6015846623239578819?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.journalmetro.com/chroniqueurs/article/446748' title='Menace contre la laïcité'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/6015846623239578819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/menace-contre-la-laicite.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6015846623239578819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6015846623239578819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/menace-contre-la-laicite.html' title='Menace contre la laïcité'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S4C4AWzzD4I/AAAAAAAAAVc/COwWRI4N4Ig/s72-c/candle.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2142088422728630622</id><published>2010-02-14T10:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-14T10:01:57.566-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Doccumentaire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Je porte le voile (Documentaire)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S3g6Tt3K4FI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Vkep6IfC8gI/s1600-h/voile.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 161px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438160660452794450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S3g6Tt3K4FI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Vkep6IfC8gI/s400/voile.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je porte le voile&lt;br /&gt;Documentaire&lt;br /&gt;Regard sur le monde&lt;br /&gt;Ce film est en compétition pour les prix suivants :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prix du public Télé-Québec&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il y a 16 ans, Natasha se convertissait à l’islam. Trois ans plus tard, après la naissance de sa fille Amina, elle décidait de porter le voile. Aujourd’hui, c’est au tour d’Amina de choisir si elle le portera. Pour l’aider, Natasha va à la rencontre de femmes musulmanes aux croyances divergentes.&lt;br /&gt;La série Documentaire est présentée par Télé-Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vendredi 26 février, 19h30&lt;br /&gt;Cinéma ONF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Biographie du réalisateur&lt;br /&gt;Natasha Ivisic&lt;br /&gt;Née à Montréal de parents d’origine yougoslave (mi-croate, mi-bosniaque), Natasha Ivisic est diplômée en publicité et en animation 3D/effets spéciaux. Après quelques courts métrages, elle signe Je porte le voile, son premier moyen métrage documentaire.&lt;br /&gt;Biographie du réalisateur&lt;br /&gt;Yanick Létourneau&lt;br /&gt;Réalisateur, scénariste et producteur, Yanick Létourneau est cofondateur de Périphéria Productions. Depuis 10 ans, il crée des films expérimentaux, des documentaires et des vidéoclips. Il est notamment l’auteur du long métrage documentaire Chronique urbaine (2003).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fiche technique&lt;br /&gt;Betacam NUM / 00h52m00s / Couleur / 2009 / V.O. : française, anglaise / S-Titres : français&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Réalisation: Natasha Ivisic, Yanick Létourneau&lt;br /&gt;Scénario: Natasha Ivisic&lt;br /&gt;Image: Alex Margineanu, Geoffroy Beauchemin&lt;br /&gt;Montage: Diego Briceno&lt;br /&gt;Son: René Portillo&lt;br /&gt;Musique: Antoine Bustros&lt;br /&gt;Production: Yanick Létourneau - Péripheria Productions&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2142088422728630622?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://rvcq.turbulent.ca/festival/programmation/films/343/je-porte-le-voile' title='Je porte le voile (Documentaire)'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2142088422728630622/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/je-porte-le-voile-documentaire.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2142088422728630622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2142088422728630622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/je-porte-le-voile-documentaire.html' title='Je porte le voile (Documentaire)'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S3g6Tt3K4FI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Vkep6IfC8gI/s72-c/voile.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-7759113568003566190</id><published>2010-02-14T09:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-14T09:59:44.721-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Doccumentaire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cinema'/><title type='text'>Mes soeurs musulmanes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S3g5thmzyPI/AAAAAAAAAVM/UWBfDm1nvUc/s1600-h/asma.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 161px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438160004327917810" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S3g5thmzyPI/AAAAAAAAAVM/UWBfDm1nvUc/s400/asma.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mes soeurs musulmanes&lt;br /&gt;Documentaire&lt;br /&gt;Regard sur le monde&lt;br /&gt;Première mondiale&lt;br /&gt;Ce film est en compétition pour les prix suivants :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prix du public Télé-Québec&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Asmaa Ibnouzahir et Geneviève Lepage, deux jeunes Québécoises engagées, indépendantes d’esprit et éduquées, sont également des femmes voilées. Geneviève s’est convertie à l’islam en 2001, à la suite des événements du 11 septembre. Musulmane d’origine, Asmaa a décidé en 2004 de pratiquer sa religion « comme elle a été prescrite », après avoir vécu les déchirements classiques des enfants d’immigrés.&lt;br /&gt;La série Documentaire est présentée par Télé-Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vendredi 26 février, 19h30&lt;br /&gt;Cinéma ONF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Biographie du réalisateur&lt;br /&gt;Francine Pelletier&lt;br /&gt;Francine Pelletier a été cofondatrice et rédactrice en chef de la revue féministe La Vie en rose, chroniqueuse à La Presse et reporter à l’antenne de Radio-Canada et de CBC. Réalisatrice et scénariste de documentaires depuis 2001, elle a signé Monsieur, Baise Majesté et La femme qui ne se voyait plus aller.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fiche technique&lt;br /&gt;Betacam NUM / 01h08m27s / Couleur / 2009 / V.O. : française&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Réalisation: Francine Pelletier&lt;br /&gt;Scénario: Francine Pelletier&lt;br /&gt;Image: Katherine Giguère&lt;br /&gt;Montage: Annie Jean&lt;br /&gt;Son: Catherine Van Der Donckt&lt;br /&gt;Musique: Mohamed Masmoudi&lt;br /&gt;Production: Ian Boyd - Les Films de l'Isle&lt;br /&gt;Distribution: Anne Paré - Les Films du 3 mars&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-7759113568003566190?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://rvcq.turbulent.ca/festival/programmation/films/308/mes-soeurs-musulmanes' title='Mes soeurs musulmanes'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/7759113568003566190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/mes-soeurs-musulmanes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7759113568003566190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7759113568003566190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/mes-soeurs-musulmanes.html' title='Mes soeurs musulmanes'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S3g5thmzyPI/AAAAAAAAAVM/UWBfDm1nvUc/s72-c/asma.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2604686985174321001</id><published>2010-02-05T16:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-05T16:52:07.014-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><title type='text'>SINBAD Day Camp - Camp de jour SINBAD</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2y9DsqY96I/AAAAAAAAAVE/vNZiNVYwspE/s1600-h/day+camp+relache.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434926721555560354" style="FLOAT: left; 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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;Assalam Alaycom&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Camp de jour Simbad est de retour durant la semaine de relache&lt;br /&gt;Pour plus d'information, veuillez ouvrir le fichier ci joint.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Day Camp Simbad is back during the vacation of March&lt;br /&gt;For more information, please open the attached file&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jazakom AL Lahou khayran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2604686985174321001?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2604686985174321001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/sinbad-day-camp-camp-de-jour-sinbad.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2604686985174321001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2604686985174321001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/sinbad-day-camp-camp-de-jour-sinbad.html' title='SINBAD Day Camp - Camp de jour SINBAD'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2y9DsqY96I/AAAAAAAAAVE/vNZiNVYwspE/s72-c/day+camp+relache.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-372760357001426868</id><published>2010-02-05T14:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-05T15:04:21.678-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><title type='text'>Cours de soins immediats (Reanomation CardioRespiratoir) au CCL</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2yjNq-JBwI/AAAAAAAAAU8/9oO_wUeHMQw/s1600-h/77.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434898305597900546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2yjNq-JBwI/AAAAAAAAAU8/9oO_wUeHMQw/s400/77.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;Cours de soins immediats (Reanomation CardioRespiratoir) au CCL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;Assalam Alaycom&lt;br /&gt;Un cours de soins immediats (Reanomation Cardio Respiratoir) de 4 heures sera offert au CCL le Samedi 27 Fevrier 2010 par docteur Dr A.Affany.&lt;br /&gt;Pour plus d'information, veuillez ouvir le fichier ci joint&lt;br /&gt;Jazakom el lahou khayran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;*Forwared to my mail box &amp;amp; Sharing it with you All.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;Walk in Peace,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;Nermine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-372760357001426868?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/372760357001426868/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/cours-de-soins-immediats-reanomation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/372760357001426868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/372760357001426868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/cours-de-soins-immediats-reanomation.html' title='Cours de soins immediats (Reanomation CardioRespiratoir) au CCL'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2yjNq-JBwI/AAAAAAAAAU8/9oO_wUeHMQw/s72-c/77.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1515390507795946458</id><published>2010-02-03T07:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T07:46:36.135-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><title type='text'>Musulmans face aux modèles d'intégration : cas Français et Québécois</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2maSgSSE1I/AAAAAAAAAU0/lg4A2rnCgTw/s1600-h/pmm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 295px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434044068094153554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2maSgSSE1I/AAAAAAAAAU0/lg4A2rnCgTw/s400/pmm.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2maK6QsKRI/AAAAAAAAAUs/B0n3vESXz7A/s1600-h/pm.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 75px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434043937627842834" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2maK6QsKRI/AAAAAAAAAUs/B0n3vESXz7A/s400/pm.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Musulmans face aux modèles d'intégration : cas Français et Québécois&lt;br /&gt;Présence Musulmane Canada&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Présence musulmane organise une conférence intitulée "Musulmans face aux modèles d'intégration : cas Français et Québécois".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voir l'affiche&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prix:5$ à payer sur place&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.presencemusulmane.org &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1515390507795946458?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.presencemusulmane.org' title='Musulmans face aux modèles d&apos;intégration : cas Français et Québécois'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1515390507795946458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/musulmans-face-aux-modeles-dintegration.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1515390507795946458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1515390507795946458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/musulmans-face-aux-modeles-dintegration.html' title='Musulmans face aux modèles d&apos;intégration : cas Français et Québécois'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2maSgSSE1I/AAAAAAAAAU0/lg4A2rnCgTw/s72-c/pmm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1128227809154932053</id><published>2010-02-03T07:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T07:44:13.972-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><title type='text'>Eyes In Gaza: A Lecture by Dr.Mads Gilbert</title><content type='html'>Eyes In Gaza: A Lecture by Dr.Mads Gilbert &lt;br /&gt;Muslim Student Association (MSA) of University McGill &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As seen on Al-Jazeera, BBC, CBS, ABC and CNN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights is pleased to present:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A North American Tour with Dr. Mads Gilbert, MD PhD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Mads Gilbert, internationally acclaimed Doctor, head of the Department of Emergency at the University of North Norway, Professor, and local politician embarks on a journey to describe his experiences last winter, during "Operation Cast Lead." During the Israeli Offensive against the people of Gaza, Dr. Mads Gilbert and Dr. Erik Fosse were the only two foreign doctors allowed into the region, spending days and nights at the busy and over-crowded Al-Shifaa Hospital in a region forbidden to the rest of the world. With a complete blockade on Gaza, including medical aid and media, Dr. Mads Gilbert became a common face, keeping the world informed of the atrocities taking place in the virtual prison known as Gaza. As such, he was seen on Al-Jazeera, BBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Mads Gilbert described his experience in Gaza as the most horrific, terrible thing he has ever witnessed. A long time activist and solidarity worker for the rights of Palestinians, he co-authored the book "Eyes in Gaza" with Dr. Erik Fosse on the realities of this offensive. And now, Dr. Gilbert has kindly taken the time to embark on an SPHR North American tour- on 14 different campuses- to continue sharing his experiences and the stories of Palestinians silenced. This tour is taking place approximately one year after 1300 Palestinians perished, with thousands more injured, and the stories and experience that Dr. Gilbert will share is like no other. As a leading medical expert and moving speaker, Dr. Mads Gilbert will share with us stories and experiences we are likely to never forget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a sneak excerpt from Dr. Mads Gilbert &amp; Dr. Erik Fosse' new book "Eyes in Gaza" soon to be published in English:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The boy with the destroyed brain did not need anaesthetic; he could no longer feel anything. The other lay in an artificial coma with intravenous anaesthetic agents to soften the pain and allow the ventilator to work without resistance from the boy’s own breathing. A large bandage covered both his eyes. He could not see anyway. He was already blind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where could I cry out the despair and rage I felt for all this terrible fate we saw at such close quarters? Would the heavens hear? Will the world hear? They know that this is happening, after all. The numbers tick into the West every single afternoon, to the news agencies, to the intelligence services and to the diplomatic missions of the world’s most powerful nations, who do not even make an attempt to pull in the reins and control the wildness of the Israeli war machine."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PRESS RELEASE: &lt;br /&gt;sphr.org/v3/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=408:solidarity-for-palestinian-human-rights-presents-eyes-in-gaza-featuring-dr-mads-gilbert&amp;catid=38:sphr-press-releases&amp;Itemid=133&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out our promo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqGJytyz7w4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tickets:&lt;br /&gt;$5 In advance (for everyone)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Door:&lt;br /&gt;$10 for students and seniors&lt;br /&gt;$15 for non-students &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not in Montreal for the lecture ? Not to worry!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check this link for Dr.Mads Gilbert's North American Fifteen city tour:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&amp;q=andrew&amp;o=4&amp;sid=500902079.1639060327..1#/event.php?eid=214022713159&amp;index=1 &lt;br /&gt; When: (This Week)&lt;br /&gt;Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:45 PM&lt;br /&gt;to 09:00 PM  Where:&lt;br /&gt;McGill University - Bronfman Building (Desautels), 1001 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 151 Contact:&lt;br /&gt;Call for tickets: &lt;br /&gt;514-927-0166  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Sponsored Links&lt;br /&gt;Miradj Inc.&lt;br /&gt;Do you need an internet site? Located in the greater Montreal area.&lt;br /&gt;http://www.miradj.com/ &lt;br /&gt;Miradj Productions Inc.&lt;br /&gt;Miradj Productions is a production company situated in Montreal, QC.&lt;br /&gt;http://www.miradjproductions.com/ &lt;br /&gt;La Petite école des grandes découvertes&lt;br /&gt;Nous sommes plus qu'une garderie mais un milieu éducatif spécialisé en préscolaire.&lt;br /&gt;http://www.petiteecoledesgrande...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1128227809154932053?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://events.noorgle.com/EventDetails.aspx?Id=232' title='Eyes In Gaza: A Lecture by Dr.Mads Gilbert'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1128227809154932053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/eyes-in-gaza-lecture-by-drmads-gilbert.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1128227809154932053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1128227809154932053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/eyes-in-gaza-lecture-by-drmads-gilbert.html' title='Eyes In Gaza: A Lecture by Dr.Mads Gilbert'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-8427412583525534367</id><published>2010-02-03T07:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T07:42:50.362-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><title type='text'>Invitation au lancement du livre de Fred A. Reed</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2mZdAU4uPI/AAAAAAAAAUk/RO_gfNtPtiY/s1600-h/d+a+reed.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2mZdAU4uPI/AAAAAAAAAUk/RO_gfNtPtiY/s320/d+a+reed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434043148982073586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Invitation au lancement du livre de Fred A. Reed &lt;br /&gt;Montreal Events &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Invitation au lancement du livre de Fred A. Reed, "Images brisés", &lt;br /&gt;un voyage dans l’espace et dans le temps pour mieux comprendre le Moyen-Orient.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voici un petit descriptif:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chapitre 1 - Adieu Syrie. Comment l'Islam est entré en Syrie pour y rester.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chapitre 2 - À l'ombre de la mosquée. L'histoire de la construction de la mosquée des Omeyyades, monument de la civilisation islamique.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chapitre 3 - La règle de Hama. Comment le soulèvement de l'Ikhwan à Hama en 1981 fut maté dans le sang par le régime de Hafez al-Assad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chapitre 4 - Les héritiers de 'Ali. En visite chez les minorités ismaïlienne, druze et alaouite. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chaptire 5 - Celui qui doit disparaître. L'histoire de la disparition de l'Imam Mousa Sadr et de la naissance du Hezbollah au Liban.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chapitre 6 - Images brisées. Le conflit des iconoclastes sur fond de dialogue de civilisations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chapitre 7 - Le méridien. L'idolâtrie comme phénomène de notre temps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Ce récit d'un voyage dans le temps et dans l'espace amène le lecteur au coeur de régions ignorées des touristes..." Quatrième de couverture du livre.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-8427412583525534367?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://events.noorgle.com/EventDetails.aspx?Id=235' title='Invitation au lancement du livre de Fred A. 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Reed'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S2mZdAU4uPI/AAAAAAAAAUk/RO_gfNtPtiY/s72-c/d+a+reed.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-4605179084217767180</id><published>2010-02-03T07:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T07:37:22.313-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='burqa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>Burqa: Ottawa n'a pas l'intention de légiférer</title><content type='html'>Burqa: Ottawa n'a pas l'intention de légiférer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marie Vastel&lt;br /&gt;La Presse Canadienne&lt;br /&gt;Ottawa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le ministre fédéral de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration, Jason Kenney, estime que le port de la burqa relève de la liberté personnelle et qu'il ne revient pas au gouvernement de légiférer sur les vêtements que portent les Canadiens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Après son collègue de la Justice, Rob Nicholson, qui disait ne pas vouloir modifier les lois en ce sens, le ministre Kenney a à son tour indiqué, lundi, qu'il s'agissait d'un choix personnel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«Je crois que nous avons au Canada une tradition de liberté personnelle (...) Je suis contre l'idée que l'Etat doive réglementer les vêtements des citoyens canadiens, qui sont des gens libres», a soutenu le ministre, lors d'un point de presse, à Ottawa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le débat sur le port de ce voile intégral a été relancé depuis qu'un rapport déposé par une mission parlementaire, la semaine dernière en France, a proposé son interdiction dans les services publics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le sort de la burqa n'est toutefois pas encore jeté dans l'Hexagone car le premier ministre, François Fillon, a demandé au Conseil d'Etat d'étudier les possibles solutions juridiques qui lui permettraient d'interdire ce voile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Au pays, le Muslim Canadian Congress demande au gouvernement fédéral de suivre l'exemple de la France, mais l'idée n'a pas été chaudement accueillie par le gouvernement de Stephen Harper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La burqa est un vêtement islamique très répandu en Afghanistan, qui couvre l'ensemble du corps et comportant une grille tissée à la hauteur des yeux qui permet aux femmes de voir sans toutefois être vues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le chef libéral, Michael Ignatieff, s'est de son côté prononcé contre son interdiction, en plaidant la liberté de religion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mais pour certains militants, le port de la burqa n'est pas une question de croyance, mais plutôt de politique, et il ne relèverait donc pas de la Charte des droits et libertés.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le ministre Kenney a par ailleurs rappelé que la dernière version du guide de citoyenneté du Canada, publié en novembre, établissait l'égalité entre les hommes et les femmes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le document, intitulé «Découvrir le Canada: les droits et responsabilité s liés à la citoyenneté», note que «l'ouverture et la générosité du Canada excluent les pratiques culturelles barbares qui tolèrent la violence conjugale, les meurtres d'honneur, la mutilation sexuelle des femmes ou d'autres actes de violence fondée sur le sexe».&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«Donc nous sommes très clairs que certaines pratiques soi-disant culturelles ne sont pas acceptables au Canada», a fait valoir le ministre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;«Mais en bout de ligne, c'est un pays de liberté personnelle» et il n'est pas question pour le gouvernement d'imposer aux «gens (ce qu'ils) doivent porter», a-t-il conclu.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-4605179084217767180?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/201002/01/01-945237-burqaottawa-na-pas-lintention-de-legiferer.php' title='Burqa: Ottawa n&apos;a pas l&apos;intention de légiférer'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/4605179084217767180/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/burqa-ottawa-na-pas-lintention-de.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/4605179084217767180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/4605179084217767180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/burqa-ottawa-na-pas-lintention-de.html' title='Burqa: Ottawa n&apos;a pas l&apos;intention de légiférer'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-3392928122951250528</id><published>2010-01-26T08:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-26T08:56:54.036-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MSA'/><title type='text'>S.O.C.C.E.R. 4 Ladies</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S18exk0vmgI/AAAAAAAAAUc/PMPiJrpVukU/s1600-h/soccer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431093512679430658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S18exk0vmgI/AAAAAAAAAUc/PMPiJrpVukU/s320/soccer.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello &amp;amp; Salams All,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I`m forwarding another message to the ladies out there who lovvvve Soccccerrrr :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay fit &amp;amp; Have fun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walk in peace,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch.&lt;br /&gt;_________________________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salam Alikoum Ladies!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who’s ready to play some serious soccer!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are the details:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2nd Edition of Soccer Freaks League “The Championship”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Team is urgently needed : 8 to 10 players&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The tournament started on the 19th of Jan,10 at Cote-Des-Neiges and will be ending on the 20th of April 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14 teams are practicing, each team playes 13 games + 4 if they make it to the play off&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The subscription fees is 1,000$ per team, but since this is a replacement of a team that have already played one game, the price will be reduce to 900 $ . If the team has 10 plyers, then it makes it 90$/person&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first game of this team will be on the 2nd of Februaty, at the Sport Community Center in Cote-Des-Neiges ( just by the metro – map at is attached)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But wait .. there’s more .. here are the PRICES:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1st Place: 1000$, 1st place Cup&amp;amp;Medals&lt;br /&gt;2nd Place: Medals&lt;br /&gt;3rd Place: Trophy&lt;br /&gt;Player most “Fairplay”: Gift Certificate&lt;br /&gt;To register, or for more information, please contact Lamyaa Khattabi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phone number: 514 - 835 - 2070&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email: khattabil@iata.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS. Please forward the email to the ladies in your mailing list =)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jazakum Allah Kheir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arafat Alsaieq&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Activates coordinator - MSA&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-3392928122951250528?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/3392928122951250528/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/soccer-4-ladies.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3392928122951250528'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3392928122951250528'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/soccer-4-ladies.html' title='S.O.C.C.E.R. 4 Ladies'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S18exk0vmgI/AAAAAAAAAUc/PMPiJrpVukU/s72-c/soccer.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-3734025999211920120</id><published>2010-01-26T06:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-26T06:44:46.577-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movies'/><title type='text'>RACHEL Corrie : au Cinéma du Parc</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Rachel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PRÉSENTÉ DÈS LE 29 JANVIER à 19h au Cinéma du Parc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;23 ans. Américaine. Pacifiste. Écrasée par un bulldozer de l'armée israélienne dans la bande de Gaza. Pourquoi?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce film est une enquête cinématographique sur la mort de la pacifiste américaine Rachel Corrie. Rachel était une jeune personne idéaliste et courageuse, horrifiée par les terribles injustices que subissent les habitants de Gaza. Elle ne voulait pas de mal à Israël. Elle refusait tout simplement l’idée que l’armée israélienne puisse détruire les maisons de centaines de résidents palestiniens pour assurer la sécurité de son territoire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;« Un triomphe du journalisme d'enquête » « Un film frappant et émouvant »&lt;br /&gt;- NAOMI KLEIN - HOWARD ZINN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;« À ne pas manquer »&lt;br /&gt;- JUDY REBICK&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Au Cinéma du Parc, 3575 Avenue du Parc, Montréal&lt;br /&gt;Dés le vendredi 29 janvier 2010 à 19h&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S17_g_be9zI/AAAAAAAAAUU/oWp2ZdrttZo/s1600-h/r1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431059142903002930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S17_g_be9zI/AAAAAAAAAUU/oWp2ZdrttZo/s400/r1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431059006646219458" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S17_ZD1VcsI/AAAAAAAAAUM/dk5nIPgMBBs/s400/r2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-3734025999211920120?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/3734025999211920120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/rachel-corrie-au-cinema-du-parc.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3734025999211920120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3734025999211920120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/rachel-corrie-au-cinema-du-parc.html' title='RACHEL Corrie : au Cinéma du Parc'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S17_g_be9zI/AAAAAAAAAUU/oWp2ZdrttZo/s72-c/r1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-9168033893366936383</id><published>2010-01-26T06:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-26T06:40:57.199-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiti'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MSA'/><title type='text'>Bake Sale to support the people of Haiti</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S17-7cNtpGI/AAAAAAAAAT8/bxL5VdrP3iw/s1600-h/haiti.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 325px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431058497794843746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S17-7cNtpGI/AAAAAAAAAT8/bxL5VdrP3iw/s400/haiti.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;Hello &amp;amp; Salam everyone,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I`m forwarding this message to you &amp;amp; I hope to see many of you at the Bake Sale. Do it for Haiti, do it for your brothers and sisters. Do it for the sake of Huamanity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walk in Peace,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Salaam Alikoum =) ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope all is good with everyone ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we are all aware of the massive destructive earthquake is Haiti, and as Muslim it's our duty to help and support the Haitin population to survive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The MSA is organizing a BAKE SALE on the 28th of Jan, which is this Thursday starting at 11am. We're inviting YOU to buy some baked good and donate generoulsy to help those who are truly in need. All profit is going to the donation drive the CSU is holding to support the people of Haiti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please drop by and help us supposrt those who are affected by such a catastropic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS. if you would like to help, please let me know =)e ar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jazakoum Allah Kheir&lt;br /&gt;Arafat Alsaieq&lt;br /&gt;Activities Coordinator-MSA&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-9168033893366936383?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/9168033893366936383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/bake-sale-to-support-people-of-haiti.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/9168033893366936383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/9168033893366936383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/bake-sale-to-support-people-of-haiti.html' title='Bake Sale to support the people of Haiti'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S17-7cNtpGI/AAAAAAAAAT8/bxL5VdrP3iw/s72-c/haiti.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-8095620319392790721</id><published>2010-01-25T06:57:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-25T07:05:08.046-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tareq Ramadan'/><title type='text'>Le Gouvernement américain met un terme à l’interdiction d’entrée de Tariq Ramadan</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S12zDI3hdLI/AAAAAAAAAT0/-08DOKEhG9o/s1600-h/tr.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 197px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430693592180028594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S12zDI3hdLI/AAAAAAAAAT0/-08DOKEhG9o/s400/tr.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Le Gouvernement américain met un terme à l’interdiction d’entrée de Tariq Ramadan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mercredi 20 janvier 2010, par Tariq Ramadan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Après plus de cinq ans d’attente, le Département d’Etat américain a pris la décision, dans un document signé par la Secrétaire d’Etat Hillary Clinton, de ne plus considérer comme recevables les raisons qui m’empêchaient d’entrer aux Etats-Unis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Comme le relève l’Union américaine pour la défense des droits civils (ACLU) – qui, avec les institutions American Academy for Religion, American Association of University Professors et PEN American Center, a poursuivi le Gouvernement américain - il s’agit d’une victoire majeure pour les libertés civiles aux Etats-Unis. Sous l’Administration Bush, les exclusions de professeurs et d’intellectuels s’étaient multipliées sous des prétextes fallacieux et de fausses raisons de sécurité. La nouvelle Administration Obama montre ainsi une volonté de s’ouvrir au monde à nouveau et de permettre les débats critiques.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Après près de six ans de recherches et d’investigations, l’ordre donné par la Secrétaire d’Etat Hillary Clinton, vient confirmer ce que j’avais dit et répété depuis le premier jour : les premières accusations de liens avec le terrorisme (qui furent ensuite écartées), puis les donations à des organisations de solidarité en faveur des Palestiniens, n’étaient que des prétextes pour m’empêcher d’exprimer mes critiques quant à la politique du gouvernement américain sur son sol. Cette décision met enfin un terme à une période récente assez sombre de la politique américaine qui a consisté, au nom de la sécurité, à empêcher la critique et les débats à coup d’exclusion et de stigmatisation infondées.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je suis heureux aujourd’hui de cette décision de mettre un terme à mon exclusion des Etats Unis après presque six ans. Je n’ai jamais confondu le gouvernement américain (et notamment l’Administration Bush) avec la société civile, les institutions académiques et les intellectuels. Je tiens à remercier toutes les institutions et les individus qui m’ont soutenu et qui ont travaillé pendant des années pour mettre un terme à cette exclusion idéologique anticonstitutionnelle. J’espère qu’il sera possible bientôt de visiter les Etats-Unis et de pouvoir à nouveau m’engager dans un débat ouvert, critique et constructif avec les universitaires et les intellectuels américains.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C’est une étape importante dans mon engagement dans le dialogue entre les civilisations, les religions, les peuples et les consciences. Le vrai dialogue est forcément critique, politique et idéologique et rien ne doit empêcher les opinions de s’exprimer et de débattre. Je n’ai jamais cessé de le faire et je ne cesserai point. D’autres gouvernements – en Orient – m’excluent encore de leur territoire et m’interdisent de m’exprimer librement : il faut saluer les progrès aux Etats Unis – tout en restant vigilant et critique sur les avancées effectives de la politique américaine – et il importe de continuer à résister à toute tentative d’intimidation par l’exclusion, la menace, la diffamation ou la calomnie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La route est longue. Il est des victoires significatives qui redonnent de la force. Celle-ci en est une qui rappelle - à celles et ceux qui ont fait usage de cette exclusion pour me calomnier ou me stigmatiser de façon mensongère et/ou cynique – qu’on ne gagne le débats des idées qu’avec des idées et que la dignité d’une cause finit toujours par avoir, d’une façon ou d’une autre, gain de cause.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tariq Ramadan, Londres 20 janvier 2010&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S12ySqQYZEI/AAAAAAAAATs/KPuB5dfHi_w/s1600-h/trl.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 392px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430692759329072194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S12ySqQYZEI/AAAAAAAAATs/KPuB5dfHi_w/s400/trl.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-8095620319392790721?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.tariqramadan.com/spip.php?article10984' title='Le Gouvernement américain met un terme à l’interdiction d’entrée de Tariq Ramadan'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/8095620319392790721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/le-gouvernement-americain-met-un-terme.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8095620319392790721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8095620319392790721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/le-gouvernement-americain-met-un-terme.html' title='Le Gouvernement américain met un terme à l’interdiction d’entrée de Tariq Ramadan'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S12zDI3hdLI/AAAAAAAAAT0/-08DOKEhG9o/s72-c/tr.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-3832714602796096613</id><published>2010-01-12T09:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T09:15:34.446-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='immigration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>A place de résistance for newcomersQuebec needs the labour of immigrants, but is slow to fully integrate them</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;A place de résistance for newcomersQuebec needs the labour of immigrants, but is slow to fully integrate them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0yttiH1-jI/AAAAAAAAATc/mpYuwLkBafU/s1600-h/Mounia+Oulias.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425902648840026674" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0yttiH1-jI/AAAAAAAAATc/mpYuwLkBafU/s400/Mounia+Oulias.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;Mounia Oulias, who moved to Montreal from Morocco, has yet to receive a single reply after three months of searching for a job. (Dec. 10, 2009)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ANDREW CHUNG/TORONTO STAR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MONTREAL–Doggedly determined to succeed, Mounia Oulias makes a near-daily trek to a strip-mall immigrant settlement agency to use its aging computers to try to find a job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For three months, the secretary by training from Morocco has been doing the same thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She hasn't even had one reply.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Of course, I didn't think they would roll out the red carpet for me," Oulias says with a shy smile. "But I didn't think it would be this difficult."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Oulias is beginning to discover, among the provinces that receive the most immigrants – Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec – she has chosen the most challenging one in which to try to integrate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Star analysis of Quebec's performance in a number of key areas, globally viewed as indicators of integration, suggests this province faces daunting gaps between its intentions and the reality newcomers experience in finding their place in the workforce and life in general.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What critics describe as a "systemic resistance to diversity" persists despite the fact that Quebec is facing serious labour shortages and there are more government programs than ever before to address the problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Among the indicators that show the province is falling short:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Economic: Recent immigrants here face higher unemployment rates than Ontario or B.C., especially those from francophone countries in North Africa.&lt;br /&gt;Political: Representation of visible minorities in major institutions such as the police, civil service, school boards and trade unions is far below population figures.&lt;br /&gt;Cultural: The populace exhibits greater wariness toward new immigrants and their customs.&lt;br /&gt;Last year, the province examined the so-called "reasonable accommodation" of minorities, especially religious ones, after controversies in 2007 raised alarm that Quebecers' values were threatened.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While experts point to signs of integration – Montreal is less ethnically segregated at the neighbourhood level than other Canadian cities – Quebec businesses are still reluctant to hire foreigners, and even laws meant to provide equal access aren't making much difference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It's so sad: is everyone asleep?" Ana Campagna pleads. "Do we not realize the entire economic development of Quebec is tied to immigration?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Campagna, executive director of Centre Génération Emploi, a job and integration agency, says if there isn't movement on all dimensions of integration "then you're setting up a marginalization."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fo Niemi, executive director of Montreal's Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations, points to a "systemic resistance to diversity."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Immigration is rapidly increasing in Quebec. The province will accept about 55,000 newcomers in 2010. Just two years ago, it was around 45,000. Meanwhile, its face is changing. While 30 per cent are now considered "ethnocultural" minorities (non-French Canadian), 8.8 per cent are visible minorities (non-white). That proportion jumps to 26 per cent in Montreal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Native Quebecers' relationship to new immigrants is more complicated than elsewhere in Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scholars note immigration is concentrated in Montreal so most Quebecers have little experience with it, the francophone majority is quite homogenous, and there is an eternal fear that its identity and language are vulnerable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"So the majority is always more worried than the majority in Toronto or Vancouver," says sociologist Annick Germain, director of the Metropolis Centre, which studies immigration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quebecers in positions of power are nevertheless apt to defend the current state of affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Statistics Canada has analyzed labour force data and found Quebec fares worse than Ontario or B.C. on immigrant unemployment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The immigration and cultural communities minister cautions against comparing Quebec to these provinces. "Our model of integration is completely different," Yolande James tells the Star. The fact that in the longer term the jobless picture brightens, she adds, "shows very clearly there is a process in place that's completely normal."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The assumption that language is the biggest barrier to immigrants finding jobs also appears untrue, since the jobless rate for French-speaking allophones, such as those from the Maghreb, hovers above 20 per cent. James, conceding it's "something that worries us enormously," maintains that "learning the language is key to integrating in Quebec, but it's not the only thing."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be sure, Quebec immigrants face similar challenges to those in other provinces. The struggle to have qualifications recognized is one example. Ahmed, 51, a newcomer from Algeria, is an accountant who has spent five months looking for a job. He's given up trying to enter the professional order of accountants since he'd have to "redo all my studies." But finding a job even somewhat related is proving difficult, he says, because he lacks Quebec experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are signs, however, that immigrants face higher hurdles here in terms of getting a foot in the door. The Star has found the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, has no visible minority in its management. Neither do the major trade unions, such as the Confédération des syndicats nationaux and the La Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Michel Leblanc, president of the board of trade, which has 7,000 individual and 3,000 company members, says the organization is not meant to be a "statistical representation of the map" but rather a place for business leaders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As ethnic groups establish themselves, business success will follow, he says. "We're trying to track them and promote them," he says. "It's just a matter of time."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The board has implemented, with James's ministry, what many are calling a successful program, "World on our Doorstep," matching immigrants with companies for internships that last a few days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In other institutions such as the Montreal police, and especially Quebec's provincial force, the Sûreté du Québec, visible minorities are severely under-represented.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Quebec Human Rights Commission released a report in April following up on a 2001 law designed to promote equal access in public institutions to groups historically discriminated against. Eight years on, "visible minorities are poorly represented in all public bodies," the report said. It also noted general "resistance" to meaningful measures to address the problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The commission criticized the Sûreté du Québec for a "near absence of visible minorities among the police personnel." The level was just 0.4 per cent. Minorities are also markedly under-represented in the civil service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marie-Thérèse Chicha, an economist at the University of Montreal, has studied employment equity in Quebec, and found most firms that took action on diversity had headquarters in Toronto or the U.S. "I'd say there is a lot of prejudice," she says. "People want to work with people they resemble, and hire those with the same profile."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jack Jedwab, executive director of the Association for Canadian Studies, said French Canadians' history means they have a built-in network, a "solidarity," he calls it, that can be tough for others to penetrate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quebec's Intercultural Relations Council surveyed businesses and this summer reported that though many said they were open to diverse hiring, "the number of practices that would make that possible was kind of disconnected," said its president, Patricia Rimok.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In Toronto it was the business sector that took the lead, in Quebec it's the government," she adds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As it happens, other English entities do better than their French counterparts in terms of diversity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The level of representation of visible minorities in English school boards, according to the Human Rights Commission, is 4.3 per cent, compared to just 1.7 per cent in French school boards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I don't like these comparisons because it's not the language you speak that will determine your capacity to be open" to immigrants, says James, Quebec's first black cabinet minister.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Businesses, school boards, and Quebecers in general are "very welcoming and open. If you ask me, `Does discrimination exist?' the answer is yes, as it does elsewhere. It's our responsibility to be vigilant."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The complex relationship Quebecers have with newcomers also means they are more demanding of immigrants than other Canadians to drop their customs for those of the majority, polls consistently show. The province has instituted a controversial new policy forcing immigrants to sign a declaration accepting Quebec's "common values," which state, for example, that speaking French is a necessity, and that men and women are equal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quebec's Liberal government has launched more programs aimed at integration than any previous one. It recently ran an ad campaign that stated Quebec's future couldn't be written without immigration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We don't say diversity is good because it's politically correct to say it," James declares. "It's because we really believe it."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An immigrant like Mounia Oulias can only hope that attitude trickles down to whomever eventually decides to hire her.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-3832714602796096613?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/743559' title='A place de résistance for newcomersQuebec needs the labour of immigrants, but is slow to fully integrate them'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/3832714602796096613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/place-de-resistance-for-newcomersquebec.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3832714602796096613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3832714602796096613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/place-de-resistance-for-newcomersquebec.html' title='A place de résistance for newcomersQuebec needs the labour of immigrants, but is slow to fully integrate them'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0yttiH1-jI/AAAAAAAAATc/mpYuwLkBafU/s72-c/Mounia+Oulias.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1949964933541738977</id><published>2010-01-12T09:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T09:09:42.904-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='immigration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>Le Québec, les immigrants, le malaise</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0ysEkgWJpI/AAAAAAAAATM/_Y4dhNPM98M/s1600-h/Patrick+Lagac%C3%A9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425900845593405074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0ysEkgWJpI/AAAAAAAAATM/_Y4dhNPM98M/s400/Patrick+Lagac%C3%A9.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Le Mardi 12 Janvier 2010  Mise en ligne à 1h06  Commentaires (112)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Patrick Lagacé&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Le Québec, les immigrants, le malaise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Publié dans la catégorie Les uns et les autres&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0yscnTkzsI/AAAAAAAAATU/LxC68pEAFGQ/s1600-h/immi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425901258662006466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0yscnTkzsI/AAAAAAAAATU/LxC68pEAFGQ/s400/immi.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ellis Island, jadis…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C’est passé inaperçu, ou presque, parce que la série a été publiée entre Noël et le Jour de l’an : le Toronto Star s’est penché sur le rapport entre le Québec et les immigrants, trois ans après le début de la crise des accommodements raisonnables. Et si un mot peut résumer cette relation, c’est celui-ci : malaise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quand on traite d’immigration et de minorités, depuis quelques années, c’est principalement sous la lorgnette du Québécois de souche. Comment se sent le Québécois devant les cabanes à sucre qui se plient aux demandes des immigrants ? Que pense la Québécoise de la musulmane portant le voile ? Et quelles sont les formes bizarres des cauchemars particuliers des gens d’Hérouxville ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le journaliste Andrew Chung (transparence totale : Andrew, « bureau chief » du Star pour le Québec, travaille de La Presse) regarde la problématique de l’autre côté, celui de l’immigrant. Le premier papier de la série s’attarde à ce qui est probablement le meilleur critère d’intégration dans une société : le travail. Or, note Chung, se trouver un job quand on est immigrant, au Québec, est difficile. Bien sûr, on peut dire que c’est difficile de se trouver un job pour n’importe quel immigrant qui débarque dans n’importe quel pays. Mais pourquoi est-ce plus difficile pour un nouvel arrivant de se trouver un job au Québec qu’en Ontario ou en Colombie-Britannique ? Parce que c’est bel et bien le cas. Dans toutes les catégories d’immigrants (arrivé depuis moins de cinq ans ; entre cinq et dix ans et plus de dix ans), le Québec affiche un taux de chômage supérieur à celui de la Colombie-Britannique et de l’Ontario. Pourquoi ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bien sûr, on dira que la langue est une difficulté supplémentaire pour l’immigrant. Mais pourquoi est-ce que les Maghrébins souffrent d’un taux de chômage plus de deux fois supérieur à la moyenne, à 20 % (taux de chômage au Québec : 8,5%). ? Ils parlent français, très majoritairement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ces chiffres ne sont pas, en soi, une révélation. Le magazine L’actualité – désolé, j’ai fouillé en vain pour trouver un hyperlien – a posé la question « Sommes-nous racistes ? », en mai 2006, en démontrant qu’à formation égale à celle des « pures laines », Noirs et Maghrébins souffraient de taux de chômage bien plus élevés. Ce n’est pas une révélation, donc, mais cette fois, c’est un journal torontois qui nous remet ça sur le nez.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quelque part dans sa série, Andrew Chung mentionne que 30% de la population est d’origine non-pure laine. Sauf que quand on regarde les centres de pouvoir, d’influence et de représentation de la société québécoise, ça ne paraît pas. Police, conseils municipaux, fonction publique, leaders syndicaux, chambres de commerce, acteurs de téléromans, lecteurs de nouvelles, « stars » de téléréalité : c’est blanc, catholique, de souche, Tremblay-Gagnon-Côté-Roy à l’os. Mon camarade Yves Boisvert s’est penché sur cette réalité – occultée – récemment, dans Retour à la cabane à sucre.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pourquoi ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour reprendre le vieux réflexe individuel au chapitre collectif : « Nous ne sommes pas racistes, mais… »&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C’est une boutade, je ne dis pas que nous, Québécois, sommes racistes. Mais je regarde les chiffres et il y a quelque chose de pas net dans notre rapport collectif aux « étranges ». &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1949964933541738977?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/lagace/?p=70724022' title='Le Québec, les immigrants, le malaise'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1949964933541738977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/le-quebec-les-immigrants-le-malaise.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1949964933541738977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1949964933541738977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/le-quebec-les-immigrants-le-malaise.html' title='Le Québec, les immigrants, le malaise'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0ysEkgWJpI/AAAAAAAAATM/_Y4dhNPM98M/s72-c/Patrick+Lagac%C3%A9.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-3169743694573287437</id><published>2010-01-12T08:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T09:02:38.854-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>Retour dans la cabane à sucre</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0yqxfu26sI/AAAAAAAAATE/NN1I-0gv2ZI/s1600-h/yves+boisvert.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425899418382953154" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0yqxfu26sI/AAAAAAAAATE/NN1I-0gv2ZI/s400/yves+boisvert.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Publié le 19 décembre 2009 à 05h00 Mis à jour le 19 décembre 2009 à 05h00&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Retour dans la cabane à sucre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yves Boisvert&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;La Presse&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Qu'est-ce que ça m'enlève qu'une femme avec un foulard ou un homme avec un turban ou une kippa me réponde au comptoir gouvernemental?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mon fils a été examiné par une chirurgienne portant le foulard, l'an dernier. J'en déduis que celle-là n'est pas sous le joug d'un mari obscurantiste qui veut la confiner à des tâches domestiques. Comme nous l'a appris la commission Bouchard-Taylor, chez la minorité de musulmanes qui portent le foulard, les motifs varient considérablement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mais en quoi est-ce que cela me regarde?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alors, pourquoi ce monsieur Robichaud capote-t-il parce qu'une femme avec un foulard sur la tête le reçoit au bureau de la SAAQ? Il ne veut pas être servi par une femme portant le foulard? Très bien, monsieur, retournez faire la queue et attendez comme tout le monde.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il veut dénoncer l'accommodement fait à certaines minorités religieuses, certaines pour être photographiées par une femme, d'autres pour passer un test avec un homme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il a raison. On n'a pas à se plier aux sexismes religieux. Que ceux dont la religion dicte de ne pas passer de test avec une femme refassent la queue ou reviennent un autre jour. C'est leur problème.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mais il n'y a pas, à l'inverse, de droit à ne pas voir de signes religieux.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Que disait Bouchard-Taylor? Fermeté sur les principes fondamentaux, flexibilité dans l'application.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le principe en cause, ici, c'est l'égalité des sexes. «Cette valeur disqualifie, en principe, toutes les demandes ayant pour effet d'accorder à la femme un statut inférieur à celui de l'homme», disait le fameux rapport.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le port du foulard n'accorde pas un statut juridique inférieur à la femme. Oui, je sais bien, toutes les grandes religions sont profondément sexistes. Mais la liberté de religion, pour exister, suppose que la majorité ne se mette pas à juger du contenu des autres religions. Permettra-t-on aux fonctionnaires de refuser l'examen à un prêtre, vu que la religion catholique est sexiste?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vues de l'extérieur, les religions des autres sont toujours un tissu de superstitions et de rites insensés. Mais pour celui ou celle qui l'affiche, ce signe a un sens profond. Si la liberté de culte veut dire quelque chose, qu'on lui fiche la paix.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fort bien, nous dit maintenant le PQ (René Lévesque, où êtes-vous?), mais s'il est un employé de l'État, il doit cacher ce signe. C'est la laïcité à la française.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il se trouve qu'ici, on a parié plutôt sur la laïcité «ouverte». L'État est neutre, l'individu est libre. Donc, les filles peuvent porter le foulard, les garçons la kippa à l'école publique. Et les employés de l'État ont le droit de porter certains signes religieux.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cela exclurait évidemment la burqa. On ne se voile pas le visage quand on représente l'État. Cela exclurait aussi les signes des représentants de l'ordre, disait Bouchard-Taylor (juges, procureurs, policiers).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Cour suprême et le turban? Attention aux légendes urbaines. Elle a rendu UN jugement sur le turban, en 1985, et c'était pour donner raison au CN contre un sikh qui refusait de porter le casque de sécurité. Dans le cas de la GRC, c'est le corps de police, de son propre chef, qui a donné la permission aux sikhs. Des policiers retraités ont attaqué cette décision en Cour fédérale, sans succès: on ne peut pas empêcher l'État de donner «trop» de droits à une minorité. La Cour suprême a refusé d'entendre l'affaire. Que dirait la Cour aujourd'hui? Pas si sûr. L'an dernier, un juge ontarien a rejeté la demande d'un sikh qui voulait faire de la moto avec son turban plutôt qu'un casque.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cet été, la Cour suprême a rejeté la demande d'un groupe d'huttérites de l'Alberta qui refusaient d'avoir leur photo sur leur permis de conduire. Eh oui, il y a des limites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pendant ce temps-là, on oublie les vraies histoires, celles de musulmanes brillantes et formées dans nos universités qui ne se trouvent pas d'emploi du seul fait de leur origine - même sans foulard. Le sous-emploi chronique des immigrants surqualifiés est passablement plus grave que ces niaiseries de files d'attente qui nous rappellent ces fausses histoires de cabanes à sucre hallal...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le problème de la fonction publique, ce ne sont pas les accommodements. C'est la sous-représentation chronique des minorités. Mais on ne fera pas une commission avec ça, n'est-ce pas? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-3169743694573287437?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.cyberpresse.ca/opinions/chroniqueurs/yves-boisvert/200912/18/01-932505-retour-dans-la-cabane-a-sucre.php' title='Retour dans la cabane à sucre'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/3169743694573287437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/retour-dans-la-cabane-sucre.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3169743694573287437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3169743694573287437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/retour-dans-la-cabane-sucre.html' title='Retour dans la cabane à sucre'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/S0yqxfu26sI/AAAAAAAAATE/NN1I-0gv2ZI/s72-c/yves+boisvert.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-6702106168521448511</id><published>2010-01-05T13:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-05T13:35:21.760-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Press Release'/><title type='text'>CAIR-CAN Condemns Vandalism of Hamilton Mosque</title><content type='html'>CAIR-CAN Condemns Vandalism of Hamilton Mosque &lt;br /&gt;- For Immediate Release -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Ottawa, Canada – January 4th, 2010) - The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) condemns today’s act of vandalism, the fire-bombing of The Hamilton Mosque, in which one of the mosque’s windows was smashed and a bottle with flammable material was either thrown or placed inside the window. CAIR-CAN calls on the Hamilton Police to ensure that this incident is investigated swiftly and that the perpetrators are brought to justice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a statement released today, CAIR-CAN said:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"An attack on any place of worship is deeply offensive and hurtful. Islam promotes social justice, peaceful relations and understanding with our neighbours - both Muslims and non-Muslims. Thankfully, no one was hurt and the small fire caused only minor damage, but the scale of damage that might have resulted from such an attack is alarming,” said Ihsaan Gardee, CAIR-CAN Executive Director.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"CAIR-CAN is encouraged by reports that Hamilton police hate crime investigators have been called. Our organization calls on politicians and security officials in Hamilton to demonstrate leadership by standing firm against all forms of hate, racism and xenophobia. Such cowardly acts of vandalism, regardless of their scope, represent not only an attempt to cause physical damage but an attempt to divide communities by targeting visible and vulnerable minorities.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“While deeply disturbing, CAIR-CAN does not believe that such incidents represent the sentiments of the vast majority of Canadians, which is why we ask our fellow citizens of conscience to join us in condemning this regrettable act.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We also urge mosque leaders and officials to remain vigilant and to immediately report suspicious behaviour to CAIR-CAN and the proper authorities, in order to establish a clear record of such incidents.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SEE: Hamilton Mosque Firebombed Read&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CAIR-CAN is a national, non-profit, grassroots organization striving to be a leading voice that enriches Canadian society through Muslim civic engagement and the promotion of human rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONTACT: Ihsaan Gardee, CAIR-CAN Executive Director, 613.254.9704; 613.853.4111&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- 30 -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;------------ --------- --------- --------- --- &lt;br /&gt;DISCLAIMER: Views and/or assertions expressed by any material published in the Media Watch are solely those of their writer(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Board, employees or volunteers of CAIR-CAN.&lt;br /&gt;------------ --------- --------- --------- ---&lt;br /&gt;The Council on American-Islamic Relations CANADA is a federally incorporated, non-profit organization working to empower Canadian Muslims in the fields of the media, human rights, and public advocacy. Its board members include Abdul-Basit Khan, LL.B., Kashif Ahmed, Dr. Jamal Badawi, Selma Djukic, Khalid Elgazzar, LL.B., Dr. Wael Haddara, Khadija Haffajee, Aftab Sabir and Shahina Siddiqui &lt;br /&gt;------------ --------- --------- --------- ---&lt;br /&gt;Donate today to ensure our rights are protected and Canadian Muslims are accurately portrayed in the media. Our Monthly Givers Club makes it easy to contribute to CAIR-CAN's projects and initiatives. One time donations are also always welcome. &lt;br /&gt;For more information on how you can get involved and make a difference visit:&lt;br /&gt;http://www.caircan. ca/support. pp_php&lt;br /&gt;To SUBSCRIBE, click here: http://caircan. biglist.com/ sub/caircan- infolist/&lt;br /&gt;Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations&lt;br /&gt;P.O. Box 13219, Ottawa ON, K2K 1X4&lt;br /&gt;T: 1-866-524-0004&lt;br /&gt;F: 1-613-254-9810&lt;br /&gt;www.caircan. ca&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-6702106168521448511?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/6702106168521448511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/cair-can-condemns-vandalism-of-hamilton.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6702106168521448511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6702106168521448511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/cair-can-condemns-vandalism-of-hamilton.html' title='CAIR-CAN Condemns Vandalism of Hamilton Mosque'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-587387315255758125</id><published>2009-12-21T08:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-21T08:51:31.027-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><title type='text'>CANADA’S LARGEST ANNUAL MUSLIM CONVENTION RETURNS WITH YUSUF ISLAM (CAT STEVENS)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sy-nZoBQJiI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/N6aknGw5AhA/s1600-h/ris1007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 384px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417732935431235106" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sy-nZoBQJiI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/N6aknGw5AhA/s400/ris1007.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CANADA’S LARGEST ANNUAL MUSLIM CONVENTION RETURNS WITH YUSUF ISLAM (CAT STEVENS)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;17 000 from across Canada and US gather between Dec 25 and 27&lt;br /&gt;- For Immediate Release -&lt;br /&gt;(TORONTO, Canada – Dec 21, 2009) – The 8th annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) convention returns in Toronto with Yusuf Islam, popularly known as Cat Stevens, and 17 000 attendees between Dec 25 to 27. Former 70s pop star, Yusuf Islam will make his first live Canadian appearance in 10 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two dozen other leading intellectuals, professors and community workers will also address the audience, including Hamza Yusuf, founder of American’s first Muslim college, and Prof. Tariq Ramadan, named by Time as one of the world’s 100 most influential people. Comedy group “Allah Made Me Funny” will also perform. Attendees are expected from across Canada and the US.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“While most are celebrating Christmas with family, the holiday break gives Muslims the chance to connect too. 17 000 from across North America will be coming to RIS to see Yusuf Islam speak live. It’s his first Canadian appearance in 10 years. Mr. Islam, popularly known as Cat Stevens, is loved by millions for his 70s pop hits.” said Fouzan Khan, founder and Chair of Reviving the Islamic Spirit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Each year, RIS seeks to reinforce a Canadian Muslim identity that is true to both Islamic beliefs and North American norms and values. This year we have an amazing speaker line-up with leading Muslim intellectuals, professors and community workers from the North America and abroad. Attendees will learn about pressing issues like climate change, global citizenship and poverty, and how their beliefs can help then contribute to Canadian society,” Khan added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“From lectures to performances, the bazaar to the food court, there's a lot for family and friends to do. Attendees are sure to leave RIS happy, motivated and charged to help make our country and world a better place,” said Sameer Zuberi, Reviving the Islamic Spirit Communications Director.&lt;br /&gt;Speakers include over 20 leading professors, Islamic scholars, and community workers. Interestingly, seven embraced Islam at some point in their lives. Some speakers include:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Yusuf Islam: Popularly known as Cat Stevens, the former pop star is loved by millions for 70s hits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Hamza Yusuf: Founder of Zaytuna College, America's first Muslim college. Met with Pope Benedict XVI to promote Muslim and Christian dialogue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Tariq Ramadan: Oxford professor, author and named by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Abdal Hakim Jackson: University of Michigan law professor and author of “Islam and the Blackamerican.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Zaid Shakir: Leading US scholar, lecturer and author. Known for his grassroots anti-drug campaigning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Zainab Alwani: Researcher on female Islamic scholarship and author on domestic violence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Aisha Al Adawiya: Executive Director of human rights group Women in Islam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Jamal Badawi: St. Mary’s University, NS, management professor, and leading Canadian scholar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liberal MP, the Hon. John McCallum, will also address the 17 000 RIS attendees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prominent past speakers include NDP Leader Jack Layton, Toronto Mayor David Miller, Maher Arar, Monia Mazigh, and The Independent journalist Robert Fisk.&lt;br /&gt;RIS’s entertainment sessions this year includes comedy group “Allah Made Me Funny,” performances from a member of Muslim hip-hop group Outlandish (recently performed at Copenhagen), and former Pakistani pop star from “Vital Signs,” Junaid Jamshed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Program: http://www.conventi on.revivingtheis lamicspirit. com/program_ details1. asp&lt;br /&gt;Speakers’ bios: http://www.conventi on.revivingtheis lamicspirit. com/speakers/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- 30 -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONTACT: Sameer Zuberi, RIS Communications Director&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;514-910-6472 or 647-380-0108, media@revivingtheis lamicspirit. com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-587387315255758125?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/587387315255758125/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/canadas-largest-annual-muslim.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/587387315255758125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/587387315255758125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/canadas-largest-annual-muslim.html' title='CANADA’S LARGEST ANNUAL MUSLIM CONVENTION RETURNS WITH YUSUF ISLAM (CAT STEVENS)'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sy-nZoBQJiI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/N6aknGw5AhA/s72-c/ris1007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-296443218588418421</id><published>2009-12-15T08:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T09:21:31.751-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><title type='text'>ISLAM civilization et Religion de Paix: SALON DU LIVRE</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SyfDKFXa25I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/KQJLu01qgXI/s1600-h/poster.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415511654942825362" style="DISPLAY: block; 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        Dec 8, 2009 10:04 pm US/Central     &lt;/div&gt;              &lt;h2&gt;Woman Wearing Hijab Asked To Leave Bank&lt;/h2&gt;                          &lt;div id="ctl00_ctl00_ContentModulesPlaceHolder_ContentModule_27852_divPhotoByline" class="cbstv_photo_byline"&gt;         &lt;img id="ctl00_ctl00_ContentModulesPlaceHolder_ContentModule_27852_imgArticle" class="cbstv_img_border_image" src="http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/27/2008/04/03/75x56/Anne_State.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; height: 56px; width: 75px;" /&gt;         Reporting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cbs2chicago.com/bios/anne.state.9.697856.html"&gt;Anne State&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;                    &lt;span class="cbstv_attribution" style="padding-right: 4px;"&gt;         CHICAGO (CBS) ― &lt;/span&gt;      &lt;div id="ctl00_ctl00_ContentModulesPlaceHolder_ContentModule_27852_divRealtedCol" class="cbstv_related_col"&gt;                                                &lt;dl class="cbstv_article_images cbstv_img_border"&gt;&lt;div style="display: block;" class="cbstvs_slideshow" id="img_0"&gt;                 &lt;dt&gt;                   &lt;img id="ctl00_ctl00_ContentModulesPlaceHolder_ContentModule_27852_rptRelatedImages_ctl01_imgThumbnail" title="Click to zoom." class="cbstv_cursor_pointer popup_clicker" myindex="0" src="http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/27/2009/12/09/175x131/WBBM1208shanismith.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; height: 131px; width: 175px;" /&gt;&lt;span id="ctl00_ctl00_ContentModulesPlaceHolder_ContentModule_27852_rptRelatedImages_ctl01_txtEnlargeImage" class="cbstv_click_enlarge popup_clicker" myindex="0"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="cbstv_slider_paging"&gt;&lt;span style="float: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                 &lt;/dt&gt;                 &lt;dd&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Shani Smith says a security guard at a Citibank branch told her she could not conduct transactions unless she removed her hijab.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;/div&gt; A Chicago woman says she was hassled by a security guard when she walked into a bank, because of something she was wearing. CBS 2's Anne State reports that the Council on American-Islamic Relations says it's considering a lawsuit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The group says the woman deserves an apology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shani Smith says she is a recent convert to Islam. When she prays, she asks for guidance to walk the straight path. She says her faith helped her handle a tough situation at a Citibank at west 79th Street and Damen Avenue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smith says she was humiliated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I was hurt. I sat in my car and cried," she said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smith says she was wearing a hijab. She wore a brown hoodie to cover her neck. In her religion, she says, modesty is important. She says the bank security guard got angry with her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"He said, 'I'm sorry, you can't do any transactions here, ma'am, unless you remove your head gear.' And I said, 'excuse me?'" Smith said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smith says a bank employee still waited on her. She was not required to remove her hood. But she says the guard kept yelling the entire time. He allegedly said, "Don't pull the religious card."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Everyone was really shocked," Smith said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A statement from Citibank said they are "…committed to treating customers with service that is respectful and responsive. We do not condone discrimination within our business."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also says Citibank security guards generally will ask customers to remove their hoods upon entering a branch for security reasons, but "under no circumstances would a customer be required to remove religious attire. We regret any inconvenience Ms. Smith experienced."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good enough?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smith laughed and said, "no." She thinks the guard needs sensitivity training.&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;p class="cbstv_article_copyright"&gt;         (© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-632975340018456860?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/bank.hijab.citibank.2.1358244.html' title='Woman Wearing Hijab Asked To Leave Bank'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/632975340018456860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/woman-wearing-hijab-asked-to-leave-bank.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/632975340018456860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/632975340018456860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/woman-wearing-hijab-asked-to-leave-bank.html' title='Woman Wearing Hijab Asked To Leave Bank'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-8786016756648562207</id><published>2009-12-08T07:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T07:30:58.841-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>Christian hotelier 'abused' Muslim guest</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="first"&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Muslim woman was asked by a Christian hotelier if she was a terrorist and a murderer because she was wearing Islamic dress, a court has been told.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ericka Tazi told Liverpool magistrates she faced a tirade of abuse from Benjamin Vogelenzang and his wife Sharon, at their hotel on Merseyside. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She said it was because she was wearing a hijab head covering and gown. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mr and Mrs Vogelenzang deny using threatening, abusive or insulting words which were religiously aggravated. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;!-- E SF --&gt;&lt;p&gt;Members of campaign group The Christian Institute demonstrated in support of the couple outside the court. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs Tazi, who converted to Islam 18 months ago, spent a month at The Bounty House Hotel on Church Avenue, Aintree, Liverpool, while attending a course at Aintree Hospital. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Clothes 'mocked'&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prosecutor Anya Horwood told the court Mr Vogelenzang, 53, called the prophet Mohammed a "warlord" and likened him to Saddam Hussein and Hitler. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And his 54-year-old wife told Mrs Tazi her Islamic dress represented "oppression" and was a form of "bondage", the court heard. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs Tazi had worn European dress during her four-week stay, but the row flared after she came down on her last day in traditional Islamic dress. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She said Mr Vogelenzang asked her "Why are you wearing those clothes?" and began laughing at her, the prosecutor told the court. &lt;/p&gt;                    &lt;!-- S IBOX --&gt;     &lt;table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="231"&gt;     &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                &lt;td width="5"&gt;&lt;img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" width="5" height="1" hspace="0" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                &lt;td class="sibtbg"&gt;                                                                                               &lt;div&gt;     &lt;div class="mva"&gt;    &lt;img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gif" alt="" border="0" width="24" height="13" /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;She asked the couple to stop insulting her&lt;/b&gt;   &lt;img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gif" alt="" align="right" border="0" vspace="0" width="23" height="13" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;         &lt;/div&gt;                                                                     &lt;div class="mva"&gt;  &lt;div&gt;Anya Horwood, prosecuting&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;                                    &lt;/td&gt;            &lt;/tr&gt;     &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;             &lt;!-- E IBOX --&gt;          &lt;p&gt;Ms Horwood said the hotelier then began to discuss his Christian faith but became angry - at which point his wife joined in. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"[Mrs Vogelenzang] was saying that the clothes she was wearing represented oppression and bondage," she said. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mrs Tazi walked away but was followed by Mr Vogelenzang, who was acting like "a whirling dervish", repeatedly asking her if she was a "terrorist". &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"She asked the couple to stop insulting her. She tried to explain again how important her faith was," Ms Horwood added. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"At that point Sharon Vogelenzang pointed her finger in her face, shouting, saying she had provoked this because of wearing the gown." &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The trial continues. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-8786016756648562207?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8401685.stm' title='Christian hotelier &apos;abused&apos; Muslim guest'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/8786016756648562207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/christian-hotelier-abused-muslim-guest.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8786016756648562207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8786016756648562207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/christian-hotelier-abused-muslim-guest.html' title='Christian hotelier &apos;abused&apos; 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height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SxgaTqdalZI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/jbwgHfUzEgo/s400/ris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411103877403153810" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="event_profile_title"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;RIS (Reviving The Islamic Spirit) Montreal Annual Trip 2009&lt;/h3&gt;SOS: Saving the Ship of Humanity&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="event_profile_information"&gt;&lt;table id="Event Info" class="profileTable info_table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;Host:&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=205267493828"&gt;RIS (Reviving The Islamic Spirit) Montreal Annual Trip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;Type:&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/search/?o=4&amp;amp;sfxp=1&amp;amp;c1=3"&gt;Education&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/search/?o=4&amp;amp;sfxp=1&amp;amp;c1=3&amp;amp;c2=28"&gt;Lecture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;Network:&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;Global&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt; &lt;table id="Time and Place" class="profileTable info_table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;Start Time:&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;Friday, December 25, 2009 at 3:00am&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;End Time:&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 10:00pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;Location:&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;Departure from Montreal (in front of Concordia University H-Building)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;Street:&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;City/Town:&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;Montreal, QC&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="label"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="data"&gt;&lt;div class="datawrap"&gt;&lt;div id="global_map_drop_link"&gt;&lt;div class="maps_brand"&gt;&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;q=1455+De+Maisonneuve+Blvd.+West%2C+Montreal%2C+QC" id="global_maps_link" title="View a map for this event" target="_map"&gt;View  Map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a id="maps_arrow" class="maps_arrow" href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209304992386&amp;amp;ref=mf#"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="dropdown_menu hidden_elem" id="maps_options_menu"&gt;&lt;div class="dropdown_menu_header_shadow"&gt;&lt;div class="menu_content"&gt;&lt;div class="menu_link"&gt;&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;q=1455+De+Maisonneuve+Blvd.+West%2C+Montreal%2C+QC" target="_map" onclick="$('global_maps_link').innerHTML=tx('obj:map',           {'brand':'Google'});$('global_maps_link').href='http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q\x26hl=en\x26q=1455+De+Maisonneuve+Blvd.+West%2C+Montreal%2C+QC';save_event_map_pref(1);"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.google.com/favicon.ico" alt="" style="height: 16px; 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The goal of the organized trip is to help the Muslims in Montreal attend the Islamic Convention (RIS) and provide them with an RIS ticket, round trip bus transportation and a hotel accommodation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Official Site: &lt;a href="http://msa.concordia.ca/montrealris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this),"&gt;http://msa.concordia.ca/montrealris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/montrealristrip" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this),"&gt;http://twitter.com/montrealristrip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***** * ** * ***** * ** * ***** * ** *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PACKAGE &amp;amp; INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Package Deal&lt;br /&gt;========&lt;br /&gt;RIS Ticket + Bus Transporation + Hotel Accomidation&lt;br /&gt;- Students.......................$170.00 (Valid Student I.D Card is Required)&lt;br /&gt;- Non-Students.................$180.00&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;IMPORTANT DATE: Prices will change to: ($180.00) for Students &amp;amp; ($190.00) for Non-Students after Friday, December 18, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Individal RIS Tickets (ONLY)&lt;br /&gt;=================&lt;br /&gt;- Adult (Age 12 &amp;amp; over)...............$45.00&lt;br /&gt;- Children (Age 4 - 11)................$20.00 (ID required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***** * ** * ***** * ** * ***** * ** *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TRIP INFORMATION:&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Departure&lt;br /&gt;======&lt;br /&gt;WHEN...................................December 25th, 2009&lt;br /&gt;WHERE.................................1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West&lt;br /&gt;Registration starts at.. ..............1:30 am&lt;br /&gt;Departure from Montreal at.........3:00 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotel Accommodation:&lt;br /&gt;=============&lt;br /&gt;Hotel....................................Hyatt Regency,&lt;br /&gt;Address................................370 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9 (Canada)&lt;br /&gt;Number of beds.......................Two Queen Beds / Room (Group of 4 people)&lt;br /&gt;Distance................................7 min by walk (1 min by car) away from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Map: See our website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***** * ** * ***** * ** * ***** * ** *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONTACT US:&lt;br /&gt;----------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email us&lt;br /&gt;=====&lt;br /&gt;montrealris@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sales:&lt;br /&gt;===============&lt;br /&gt;+1-514-699-0561&lt;br /&gt;+1-514-574-6648&lt;br /&gt;+1-514-699-7537&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For General Information:&lt;br /&gt;===============&lt;br /&gt;+1-514-659-7537&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***** * ** * ***** * ** * ***** * ** *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eid Mubarak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trip Organizers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;============================================&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walk in Peace,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-8195442975237892393?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209304992386&amp;index=1#/group.php?gid=205267493828' title='RIS (Reviving The Islamic Spirit) Montreal Annual Trip 2009'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/8195442975237892393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/ris-reviving-islamic-spirit-montreal.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8195442975237892393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8195442975237892393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/ris-reviving-islamic-spirit-montreal.html' title='RIS (Reviving The Islamic Spirit) Montreal Annual Trip 2009'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SxgaTqdalZI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/jbwgHfUzEgo/s72-c/ris.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-454094141698798043</id><published>2009-12-02T09:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-02T10:08:40.581-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><title type='text'>Défilé de mode Fashion Islam</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0gcc5NE8K59W8/340x.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 466px;" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0gcc5NE8K59W8/340x.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2 style="margin: 0pt 0pt 5px; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;"&gt;       &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plate_forme/message/8252;_ylc=X3oDMTJyM2I0Nm1pBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE3NjgxMDEwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNzMyNjAwNARtc2dJZAM4MjUyBHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEyNTk3NjgwMjc-" name="2"&gt;          &lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259776814_17"&gt;Défilé de mode Fashion Islam&lt;/span&gt;      &lt;/a&gt;     &lt;/h2&gt;     &lt;h3   style="margin: 0pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"&gt;Posted by:      "Mahmoud Abtouche"      &lt;a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:m.abtouche@gmail.com?Subject= Re%3AD%E9fil%E9%20de%20mode%20Fashion%20Islam%20%28pour%20ma%20fille%29" target="_blank" href="mailto:m.abtouche@gmail.com?Subject=%20Re%3AD%E9fil%E9%20de%20mode%20Fashion%20Islam%20%28pour%20ma%20fille%29"&gt;       &lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259776814_18"&gt;m.abtouche@gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;      &lt;/a&gt;           &lt;/h3&gt;     &lt;h4 style="margin: 0pt 0pt 20px; font-family: verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 77%; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;       Tue Dec 1, 2009 4:53 pm        (PST)    &lt;/h4&gt;                            &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" &gt;from  Mahmoud Abtouche included below]&lt;/span&gt;          &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Bonjour, je me présente Khaoula Abtouche, 16 ans, étudiante en secondaire&lt;br /&gt;5 à l'école internationale Antoine Brossard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dans le cadre de mon projet personnel de secondaire 5, je&lt;br /&gt;souhaiterais afficher cet évènement sur la Plate Forme.&lt;br /&gt;Affiche en attachement&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merci&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Détail de l'évènement :*&lt;br /&gt;*                 *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le défilé de mode Fashion Islam aura lieu le 2 décembre 2009 à partir de 19h&lt;br /&gt;jusqu'à 21h.&lt;br /&gt;Vente des billets sur place ( 5$). Tous les profits amassés seront versés à&lt;br /&gt;la Fondation d'Aide Médical pour la Palestine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adresse:&lt;br /&gt;Salle Jean-Pierre- Auger, 3055, boul de Rome , École Secondaire&lt;br /&gt;Antoine-Brossard,&lt;br /&gt;Brossard J4Y 1S9.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=fr&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=3055,+boul+de+Rome+,Brossard+qc&amp;amp;sll=45.777102,-73.270569&amp;amp;sspn=1.306446,3.556824&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;hq=&amp;amp;hnear=3055+Boulevard+De+Rome,+Brossard,+Champlain,+Qu%C3%A9bec&amp;amp;ll=45.452605,-73.458989&amp;amp;spn=0.010642,0.027788&amp;amp;t=h&amp;amp;z=16"&gt;http://maps. google.ca/ maps?f=q&amp;amp; source=s_ q&amp;amp;hl=fr&amp;amp;geocode= &amp;amp;q=3055,+ boul+de+Rome+ ,Brossard+ qc&amp;amp;sll=45. 777102,-73. 270569&amp;amp;sspn= 1.306446, 3.556824&amp;amp; ie=UTF8&amp;amp;hq= &amp;amp;hnear=3055+ Boulevard+ De+Rome,+ Brossard, +Champlain, +Qu%C3%A9bec&amp;amp; ll=45.452605, -73.458989&amp;amp; spn=0.010642, 0.027788&amp;amp; t=h&amp;amp;z=16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**&lt;br /&gt;*                    Khaoula Abtouche*&lt;br /&gt;*                      &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259776814_20"&gt;(514) 715-0304&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-454094141698798043?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/454094141698798043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/defile-de-mode-fashion-islam.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/454094141698798043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/454094141698798043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/defile-de-mode-fashion-islam.html' title='Défilé de mode Fashion Islam'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1486753577715669610</id><published>2009-11-27T20:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-27T20:52:26.275-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eid'/><title type='text'>HAPPY EID</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SxCsgE7qy5I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/Qj-67xElglA/s1600/eid-mubarak.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SxCsgE7qy5I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/Qj-67xElglA/s400/eid-mubarak.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409012819551767442" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Al Salamou Alaykoum&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace and greetings to all,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On this very special and blessed occasion, I'd like to wish all my sisters and brothers a very joyful Eid. I hope you all had fun today and enjoyed the celebration with family and friends. And I hope you had a terrriffficc BBQ ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May God accept your prayers and me He bless you and guide you always.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So have fun, and keep celebrating!!! 2 more days to go ;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy and walk in peace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1486753577715669610?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1486753577715669610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-eid.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1486753577715669610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1486753577715669610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-eid.html' title='HAPPY EID'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SxCsgE7qy5I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/Qj-67xElglA/s72-c/eid-mubarak.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1213881015292124262</id><published>2009-11-21T14:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-21T14:18:01.061-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travels'/><title type='text'>As promised: Some photos</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwhmSgrPRfI/AAAAAAAAAOY/8XL48v35ubM/s1600/dd.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwhmSgrPRfI/AAAAAAAAAOY/8XL48v35ubM/s400/dd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406683820853249522" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwhlyXCvXCI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/_mt6-T3dII0/s1600/cc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwhlyXCvXCI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/_mt6-T3dII0/s400/cc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406683268511652898" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Swhk_ocbvCI/AAAAAAAAAOI/EW6iItqmNRU/s1600/bb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Swhk_ocbvCI/AAAAAAAAAOI/EW6iItqmNRU/s400/bb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406682397009493026" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwhkxDFyR1I/AAAAAAAAAOA/sL2PrPsfzl4/s1600/aa.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwhkxDFyR1I/AAAAAAAAAOA/sL2PrPsfzl4/s400/aa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406682146464221010" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: webdings;"&gt;Evening each &amp;amp; All&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: webdings;"&gt;As promised earlier, I'm sharing with you some photos of my last trip to Tunisia and more will come from Egypt and others. Enjoy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: webdings;"&gt;Walk in peace,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: webdings;"&gt;Nermine :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="file:///E:/DOCUME%7E1/pc1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-6.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;img src="file:///E:/DOCUME%7E1/pc1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1213881015292124262?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1213881015292124262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/as-promised-some-photos.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1213881015292124262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1213881015292124262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/as-promised-some-photos.html' title='As promised: Some photos'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwhmSgrPRfI/AAAAAAAAAOY/8XL48v35ubM/s72-c/dd.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-3506751936424243167</id><published>2009-11-19T21:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T21:10:36.280-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blood drive'/><title type='text'>COLLECTE DE SANG  / BLOOD DRIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwYkvGP3xwI/AAAAAAAAAN4/-EqBI3cfLIA/s1600/blood.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwYkvGP3xwI/AAAAAAAAAN4/-EqBI3cfLIA/s320/blood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406048794254493442" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"&gt;&lt;b style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:14;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;COLLECTE DE SANG&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"&gt;&lt;b style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:16;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;Brossard et la communauté Musulmane est invitée à donner du sang !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';font-size:12;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;Pour diffusion immédiate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';font-size:12;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';font-size:12;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.fmc-cmf.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;www.fmc-cmf.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;Brossard le 19 Novembre 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;La population de Brossard est &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;invitée à donner généreusement du sang à l’occasion de la collecte organisée par le Forum Musulman Canadien (FMC-CMF), le centre communautaire islamique CCI-ICC et Héma-Québec qui aura lieu le &lt;b&gt;samedi 21 novembre prochain&lt;/b&gt;. La collecte se déroulera au &lt;u&gt;centre communautaire islamique CCI-ICC, 5905, boul. Grande-Allée, à Brossard&lt;/u&gt;. Les donnateurs sont attendus entre &lt;b&gt;10 h et 16 h. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR" style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;L’équipe d’Héma -Québec et les bénévoles seront sur place afin d’accueillir les donneurs. Rappelons que le maintien de la réserve collective des Québécois repose sur l’engagement de la communauté et des donneurs qui contribuent au bien-être des malades.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Il importe de savoir qu’il n’y a aucun risque de contracter une maladie en donnant du sang, car tout le matériel utilisé pour effectuer le prélèvement est neuf, stérile et détruit après usage. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" name="OLE_LINK3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Avant d'être livré aux centres hospitaliers, chaque don de sang est systématiquement analysé et soumis à des tests de dépistage pour les maladies transmissibles par transfusion sanguine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;Tous les jours, il importe que les personnes en santé prennent un peu de leur temps pour partager ce qu'elles ont de plus précieux : leur sang. Au Québec, toutes les 80 secondes, une personne a besoin de sang. Les donneurs sont des héros anonymes, car on ne le répètera jamais trop, donner du sang, c’est donner la vie! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Pour connaître les critères d’admissibilité au don de sang, on peut téléphoner au &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1258693835_0"&gt;1 800 343-SANG&lt;/span&gt; (7264) ou visiter le site Internet d’Héma -Québec au &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.hema%1equebec.qc.ca/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;www.hema‑quebec.qc.ca&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;Un geste noble, DONNEZ DU SANG. DONNEZ LA VIE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;Source :                      Comité organisateur de la collecte&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.fmc-cmf.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;www.fmc-cmf.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.iccbrossard.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;www.iccbrossard.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Renseignements :       Héma -Québec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;                                    &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1258693835_1"&gt;514 832-0871&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;FMC Contact : Houssam Badran &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1258693835_2"&gt;(514) 827 2526&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"   lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Avec la collaboration du FMC Forum Musulman Canadien, les bénévoles du Centre Communautaire Islamique et Héma-Québec.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-3506751936424243167?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/3506751936424243167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/collecte-de-sang-blood-drive.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3506751936424243167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3506751936424243167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/collecte-de-sang-blood-drive.html' title='COLLECTE DE SANG  / BLOOD DRIVE'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwYkvGP3xwI/AAAAAAAAAN4/-EqBI3cfLIA/s72-c/blood.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1036575827261626826</id><published>2009-11-19T10:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T10:32:20.695-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tareq Ramadan'/><title type='text'>Tariq Ramadan face à Caroline Fourest</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwWO2YzsMdI/AAAAAAAAANw/0UnEevQfkcA/s1600/ner.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405883992751485394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwWO2YzsMdI/AAAAAAAAANw/0UnEevQfkcA/s400/ner.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xb6aa5_tariq-ramadan-vs-caroline-fourest-1_news"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Tariq Ramadan vs Caroline Fourest (1/4) Ce soir ou Jamais&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Debat en quatre parties/videos:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tariqramadan.com/spip.php?article10914"&gt;http://www.tariqramadan.com/spip.php?article10914&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1036575827261626826?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.tariqramadan.com/spip.php?article10914' title='Tariq Ramadan face à Caroline Fourest'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1036575827261626826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/tariq-ramadan-face-caroline-fourest.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1036575827261626826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1036575827261626826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/tariq-ramadan-face-caroline-fourest.html' title='Tariq Ramadan face à Caroline Fourest'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwWO2YzsMdI/AAAAAAAAANw/0UnEevQfkcA/s72-c/ner.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2026004456503894647</id><published>2009-11-19T10:25:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T10:26:49.642-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='immigration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article'/><title type='text'>Un guide bien fait</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwWNxeLfUnI/AAAAAAAAANo/pfQ3H2eLAS4/s1600/ner.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405882808782508658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwWNxeLfUnI/AAAAAAAAANo/pfQ3H2eLAS4/s400/ner.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Le nouveau guide à l'intention des immigrants&lt;/span&gt; est dans l'ensemble très bien fait. Le ton a la neutralité qui sied à un document officiel - le paragraphe sur la souveraineté est un modèle d'objectivité - mais curieusement, la mention dont on a le plus parlé (celle qui interdit les pratiques «barbares» contre les femmes) semble avoir été écrite par un autre rédacteur.&lt;br /&gt;«L'ouverture et la générosité du Canada excluent les pratiques culturelles barbares qui tolèrent la violence conjugale, les meurtres d'honneur, la mutilation sexuelle des femmes...»&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L'idée est excellente, mais pas le texte.&lt;br /&gt;Primo: ce n'est pas parce le Canada est «ouvert et généreux» qu'il interdit l'excision et les crimes d'honneur. C'est parce qu'il souscrit aux grands principes des démocraties libérales et aux droits humains fondamentaux. En faire une question de «générosité», c'est tomber dans le sentimentalisme le plus niais.&lt;br /&gt;Deuzio: le mot «barbare» n'a pas sa place dans un texte officiel qui se veut neutre (et qui doit l'être). Ce mot a trop de connotations historiques et émotionnelles. Il suffirait de dire que le Canada considère ces pratiques «condamnables» ou «totalement inacceptables».&lt;br /&gt;Tertio: pourquoi parler de «mutilation sexuelle», alors qu'il s'agit de mutilation génitale?&lt;br /&gt;Quarto: la violence conjugale est certes répréhensible, mais appartient à une autre catégorie. Ce n'est pas une «pratique culturelle», c'est une tare qui existe dans toutes les cultures - y compris chez les Canadiens de vieille souche.&lt;br /&gt;Cela dit, l'initiative du gouvernement Harper arrive à point nommé. Le Québec devrait l'imiter. Pourquoi, d'ailleurs, se limiter à l'excision et aux meurtres d'honneur? Il serait parfaitement légitime que nos gouvernements avertissent solennellement les nouveaux arrivants que la polygamie est tout aussi condamnable. (Cette affaire est compliquée, car la cause des polygames de Bountiful, en Colombie-Britannique, risque de recevoir l'aval de la Cour suprême au nom de la liberté religieuse. Mais pourquoi ne pas envisager à ce sujet le recours à la clause dérogatoire?)&lt;br /&gt;Le gouvernement pourrait aussi, dans la même veine, interdire à tout citoyen de se masquer le visage (ne pas confondre avec l'inoffensif foulard islamique) sauf pour des raisons médicales. Il ne s'agirait pas de cibler seulement les niqabs et les burqas, mais d'interdire aussi les cagoules. C'est le genre de législation qui serait parfaitement compatible avec un État de droit, au nom de la protection de l'ordre public.&lt;br /&gt;Il y a de très bons aspects dans ce guide: l'insistance sur le fait que les droits s'accompagnent de responsabilités, le rappel de la contribution canadienne aux deux guerres mondiales (autrement plus importante que les casques bleus sur lesquels insistait le précédent guide), le respect manifesté au Québec, dont l'histoire et la spécificité sont bien exposées, le respect dû à l'histoire des trois peuples fondateurs, etc.&lt;br /&gt;Par contre, on se passerait du chapelet d'excuses officielles (pensionnats autochtones, internement des Japonais, discrimination contre les Chinois, etc.), et l'on déplore le parti pris populiste qui a poussé le guide à consacrer autant d'espace à l'odyssée de Terry Fox qu'aux recherches scientifiques.&lt;br /&gt;La nomenclature des artistes (où sont les écrivains?) paraît improvisée; il aurait été plus sage de ne mentionner que ceux qui, parmi les très grands, sont décédés. Enfin, le guide met beaucoup trop l'accent sur la monarchie. Et le comble de l'esprit partisan survient quand on présente une photo de la reine signant la constitution de 1982... amputée du premier ministre Trudeau (libéral!) qui est à ses côtés sur toutes les photos de l'époque. C'est d'une inadmissible grossièreté.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2026004456503894647?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.cyberpresse.ca/opinions/chroniqueurs/lysiane-gagnon/200911/17/01-922372-un-guide-bien-fait.php' title='Un guide bien fait'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2026004456503894647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/un-guide-bien-fait.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2026004456503894647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2026004456503894647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/un-guide-bien-fait.html' title='Un guide bien fait'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwWNxeLfUnI/AAAAAAAAANo/pfQ3H2eLAS4/s72-c/ner.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1123528511202511452</id><published>2009-11-17T14:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-17T15:00:12.707-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='justice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bennis'/><title type='text'>ANAS BENNIS!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwMo6mqsdwI/AAAAAAAAANg/euwTBZ-V5Q8/s1600/anas+bennis.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SwMo6mqsdwI/AAAAAAAAANg/euwTBZ-V5Q8/s400/anas+bennis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405208965051873026" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;VIGILE ET PIQUETAGE: JUSTICE POUR ANAS BENNIS!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;Joignez-vous à nous pour commémorer Mohamed Anas Bennis, tué par la police de Montréal il y a bientôt quatre ans et pour soutenir sa famille dans leur lutte pour obtenir une enquête publique.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;15h, mardi, le 1er décembre, 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;au coin des rues Kent et Côte-Des-Neiges&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;(métro Côte-Des-Neiges; Bus 165 Nord)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;Vigile familiale!! Amenez vos pancartes et bannières!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;Le 1er décembre 2005, Mohamed Anas Bennis, un canadien d'origine marocaine âgé de 25 ans, a été tué par l'agent Yannick Bernier de la police de Montréal après la prière matinale à sa mosquée de quartier à Côte-des-Neiges. Depuis, un voile de secret entoure les circonstances qui ont mené à sa mort, alors que plusieurs des questions de la famille Bennis restent sans réponse. Le 1er décembre 2009 marquera le quatrième anniversaire de la mort d'Anas. Quatre années et toujours pas de justice!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;En juin 2008, la coroner en chef du Québec, Louise Nolet, a ordonné une enquête publique sur la mort d'Anas. Bien que cette dernière ne constituait pas l'enquête publique et indépendante complète que la Coalition Justice pour Anas exigeait depuis sa formation en janvier 2007, il s'agissait toutefois une victoire importante, même partielle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;Mais en août 2008, la Fraternité des Policiers et Policières de Montréal (FPPM) déposa une requête contre la coroner Rudel-Tessier, pour laquelle les audiences doivent se poursuivre en janvier 2010. La requête vise à empêcher l'enquête publique du coroner d'avoir lieu, sous prétexte que toutes les réponses aux questions ont déjà été fournies. Mais jusqu'à maintenant, la famille n'a toujours pas reçu les réponses à de nombreuses questions: pourquoi le couteau qu'Anas aurait soi-disant utilisé (d'après la version policière de l'événement) n'a jamais fait l'objet d'une expertise? Pourquoi la vidéo de la scène n'a jamais été rendue publique? Pourquoi les agents Bernier et Roy n'ont-ils jamais été contre-interrogé s sur leurs versions des faits, contrairement à ce qu'exigerait n'importe quelle enquête criminelle sur un meurtre?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;Quatre années plus tard, la famille Bennis et le public ne sont pas plus près de comprendre pourquoi Anas, décrit par ses proches comme étant une personne sensible et paisible, a été tué par la police de Montréal le matin du 1er décembre 2005. La famille Bennis n'a trouvé que du mépris de la part du gouvernement lors de ses multiples tentatives d'obtenir la seule option qui ferait lumière sur les faits: une enquête complète, publique et indépendante sur la mort d'Anas. L'importance d'une enquête publique est d'autant plus nécessaire à la lumière des récentes révélations apparues dans le cadre de l'enquête publique sur la mort de Fredy Villanueva, qui démontrent clairement qu'on ne peut pas permettre à la police d'enquêter sur elle-même.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;Comme plusieurs autres, Anas est une vicime du Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). Le 1er décembre 2009, honorons sa mémoire et lançons à nouveau notre appel pour la justice. Joignez-vous à nous le 1er décembre au coin des rues Côte-des-Neiges et Kent pour dénoncer l'impunité dont jouissent les policiers et pour nous souvenir d'Anas et de toutes les victimes de meurtres policiers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;Solidairement,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;La Coalition Justice pour Anas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;------------ -------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12;"&gt;&lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGkFTAIgJI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/QHNoiFBlU6U/s400/dean.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Standup for Justice Comedy Fundraiser /&lt;br /&gt;Une collecte de fonds pour la justice sous le signe de l'humour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;Join CJPME for this amazing evening together with Arab-American comedian Dean Obeidallah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La version française suit...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This week, CJPME will be hosting Dean Obeidallah, a rising Arab-American comedian at its second annual gala fundraiser in four Canadian cities, as follows:&lt;br /&gt;Montreal, November 5th, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Ottawa, November 6th, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Toronto, November 7th, 2009&lt;br /&gt;London, ON, November 8th, 2009The events in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto will include a three-course meal, a comedy show, and Q&amp;amp;A with Dean. The London event will be exclusively a comedy show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All proceeds from these events will go to support CJPME's advocacy work for justice and peace in the Middle East, which promotes justice, development and peace in the Middle East, and here at home in Canada. Please participate in CJPME's success by attending the event and showing your support.&lt;br /&gt;After the comedy show, there will be a Q&amp;amp;A with Dean and his fellow comedians about comedy and the breaking down of barriers.&lt;br /&gt;TICKET INFOTickets are available for purchase via the Internet (links below) or by telephone at 1-888-222-6608.&lt;br /&gt;Montreal, QC: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 07:00 PMCJPME Gala Fundraising Banquet includes a three-course meal,comedy show, Q&amp;amp;A with Dean, and dancing.Centre Syriaque, 3000 Édouard-Montpetit, Laval, QC, H7T 2T5 (map below). All &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0VPlTFSCigleOs8VJJVPFBc77ijc4Se7j_MJ2INdHvqe0xRBLeF3Vbipg_CeaBSz_dS1WxsNxule2qsRm5HZoHvk_tyahTQSqV7j38BD6_BEmFKuWpw9FivLJk0D0BEyPxKEhD1Jef0ElSSB9smkQRC6GA6rzhEVF4=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;Montreal details&lt;/a&gt; available on CJPME website. Admission $100 Montreal tickets available online &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0XxaBCkqf2Si8wFgcJT455hhU6zm3aNfnnIeg1fT6GnycPa8cBLhink3qxTjgUn51dEWNNfp-hpVWWGe_qsZ_o_lmFKAoQp2pPg_80Gg6G9OXbUkKrCO8taCyViMUEWsQiT1r-1x8imGsIVNp6cVRv33dxBmMfxT9o2zm7g2_GnvCJQu2HM0_YEyWvcrxzJa6f_0gvFZnlREA3L39CkSGO0" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Ottawa, ON: Friday, November 6, 2009, 07:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;CJPME Gala Fundraising Banquet includes a three-course meal, comedy show and Q&amp;amp;A with Dean.Sheraton Ottawa Hotel - Rideau Room, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5G2 (map below). All &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0WXkgyx0iuKiwUV-DyFu2Dt0Oj7-WoKtIjDtXttCplRudUgk248N8xbLbJY133I_VziEd0h_oVkgq9rORe2e61iNZpJrngFCCSZqlJH1bA8byvn9WFxPHCHflNeVVhzA8nIaX02Up-5kMhqjgu9rijXYeTxjjMqpeY=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;Ottawa details&lt;/a&gt; available on CJPME website. Admission $100 Ottawa tickets available online &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0UsEmMnCezWPFglb_BQO0wbqRc2HOhxpUIF5GuPYJGKXOcGFQma_y7HdDBkigXEQ7UP8uLRaobGlVtI1be7NUmMAYlptb0HxHwZByPu0DS-zpBLqSvRRGy172AxPkDOwyCnSOslp6FI9zye2bOL63nzpUFpIO1fSy13WeGgNqMuL8aj8ya3epdugzRulNdz33pVbzxrvrryRE2WIVsgyfxL" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Toronto, ON: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 06:30 PMCJPME Gala Fundraising Banquet includes a three-course meal, comedy show and Q&amp;amp;A with Dean. Delta Chelsea Hotel - Mount Batten Ball Room (2nd floor), 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z4 (map below). All &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0XOVcVyWYDsp3LDXUAWyEDcdJidXcPqc35r99Yx7JfGlN50wTqlNthdAVVl_v7SQPeGzn6FGVGUmOQATi_ikf3DBMrUvfwt0RFR6-4V06JIvaWjmJZM3huDT5jPc9w30_6CFcReLd3Uq0O75V2nxQrKcROoOIB4pSQ=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;Toronto details&lt;/a&gt; available on CJPME website. Admission $125 Tickets for downtown Toronto available online &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0VUD6vt03w_HQr6khZSrhFXq5Hs-E-JTabUwWs3ow1lVnNRcxJOA_wVvHljZih_zEe9QC7MNcr7A63c9SlXmHEqEAwEWIpDo9Tt2LfLA2Td9K2Mwxni28kXI80ouenh-YsteiVDFwjxQCOrEvGTZRy5xm6XajG2BGmOdCwTMzGvPY3b997xczGddyo8puyEXpwzp4CBdZRdNzAeJOa9dTRr" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;London, ON: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 07:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;CJPME Comedy Fundraiser with Dean Obeidallah.Wolf Performance Hall, London Public Library, 251 Dundas Street, London, ON, N6A 6H9 (map below). All &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0Vg5IwGo7llttLuRVUn5suWzU960uavRvHoCBh2jPDh5gAIuW50BDOujXO1UZJ3k5pATXPkVn12Rlj8q_2OxP5byjxluCMBQkr8qDZ1WXFRXIItbRJz6lkSSPiP2tQFcMdEQ3cSiEiQk1X6qLtZwy4TAkv7Om9VTW8=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;London details&lt;/a&gt; available on CJPME website. Admission $30 for non-students, $20 for students with ID. Tickets for London event available online &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0VA0Hg4k57TilgN6hRqXdwK1XOfNontgupHXKrtJJWfgXU1Z8Ry1JjSEvx45WcPwTaYBoEKryAag4q7SNaRfjo2t2g4QqkM9gq2HIcdthnU6q88pCSMOcuNWp6zsipqHQXHylMvm6_MO0yjfEGFXaLvDl3TMZIxPMISbQuzZlW4h4Bzle2uFoX39hDQ5Fs6ESIiL1tNqs5Xo93ZoXacyoXg" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;INFO ON DEAN OBEIDALLAHDean Obeidallah believes that comedy can be used to stimulate dialog and address negative stereotypes. He has done "Stand up for Peace" along with Jewish comic Scott Blakeman, as well as his one-man show, "I Come in Peace," a comedic look at his life as an Arab-American in post 9/11 America. Raised in New Jersey, Dean's comedy comes in large part from his unique background of being the son of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother. Dean, an award winning comedian who was at one time a practicing attorney, has appeared on Comedy Central's "Axis of Evil" Comedy special (which also aired in the Middle East on Showtime Arabia) and is the co-creator and co-producer of Comedy &lt;a href="http://central.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Central.com&lt;/a&gt;'s critically acclaimed Internet series "The Watch List" featuring a cast of all Middle Eastern-American comedians performing stand up and sketch comedy. Dean has also appeared on ABC's "The View," CNN and NBC's "Saturday Night Live." He was recently one of five comedians profiled in a PBS one hour TV Special entitled: "Stand Up: Muslim-American Comics Come of Age."This entertaining event and fundraiser is proudly presented by Canadians for Justice &amp;amp; Peace in the Middle East (CJPME).Please distribute this email widely to your friends and acquaintances.For additional information on this and other tour events, please see CJPME's Website or call 514-745-8491.&lt;br /&gt;Hope to see you there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="mailto:info@cjpme.org" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:info@cjpme.org"&gt;Email the CJPME Team&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0XeYGeCH0h8Gl7194KH3VkcIUZSWjcVsdsgA-DZnimS6E0ioEL8bHBZWyOk6-aUg6lfoP49j_5DLzI7Qwm7EaO0-uxr0A6oM80=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;The CJPME Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joignez-vous à CJPMO pour cette soirée extraordinaire en compagnie de Dean Obeidallah: à Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto et London, ON&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cette semaine, CJPMO présente son deuxième gala annuel de financement avec l'humoriste arabo-américain dans quatre grandes villes canadiennes, aux dates suivantes:&lt;br /&gt;Montréal, 5 novembre 2009&lt;br /&gt;Ottawa, 6 novembre 2009&lt;br /&gt;Toronto, 7 novembre 2009&lt;br /&gt;London, ON, 8 novembre 2009&lt;br /&gt;Les soirées-gala de Montréal, Ottawa et Toronto comprendront un repas trois services, le spectacle de Dean Obeidallah. La soirée de London inclura le spectacle d'humour exclusivement.&lt;br /&gt;Tous les fonds amassés lors de ces événements serviront à soutenir le travail de sensibilisation que fait CJPMO pour la justice et la paix au Moyen-Orient.&lt;br /&gt;Tous les spectacles seront données en anglais, mais une session de questions-réponses est prévue après chacun d'entre eux, durant laquelle Dean répondra aux questions qui lui seront posées, tant en anglais qu'en français, notamment sur la comédie en tant que moyen pour abolir les barrières sociales. INFORMATION - BILLETS Les billets peuvent être achetés sur Internet via TicketWeb (voir les liens ci-dessous) ou par téléphone au 1-888-222-6608 (des frais de service peuvent s'appliquer pour les achats passés sur Internet ou par téléphone).&lt;br /&gt;Montréal, QC: jeudi, 5 novembre, 2009, 19h00La soirée-gala et collecte de fonds CJPMO comprend un repas quatre services, un spectacle d'humour et de la danse.Centre syriaque, 3000 Édouard-Montpetit, Laval, QC, H7T 2T5 (indications routières ci-bas). Visitez le site web de CJPMO pour toute les &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0XLNHYd2yQpmxm4hX-GadneeJD7C4V2pYsSl1s81N9551O8eaQmJsN1LxlJ46fZA-Prz8PD7yraWdSxYedLQfTYUoiA9V5d7F9hLYvHy4YgttEed7755xXSPpT-ZitVcnMKUCO7Tk3L2ej5fcECuVTIkoqQqEGkGb8=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;informations&lt;/a&gt;. L'admission est de 100$ &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0XxaBCkqf2Si8wFgcJT455hhU6zm3aNfnnIeg1fT6GnycPa8cBLhink3qxTjgUn51dEWNNfp-hpVWWGe_qsZ_o_lmFKAoQp2pPg_80Gg6G9OXbUkKrCO8taCyViMUEWsQiT1r-1x8imGsIVNp6cVRv33dxBmMfxT9o2zm7g2_GnvCJQu2HM0_YEyWvcrxzJa6f_0gvFZnlREA3L39CkSGO0" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;Cliquez ici&lt;/a&gt; pour réserver vos billets pour Montréal.&lt;br /&gt;Ottawa, ON: vendredi, 6 novembre 2009, 19h00La soirée-gala et collecte de fonds CJPMO comprend un repas quatre services, et un spectacle d'humour.Hôtel Sheraton Ottawa - salle Rideau, 150 rue Albert, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5G2 (indications routières ci-bas). Visitez le site web de CJPMO pour toutes les &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0UxoFS-iRWfCFmoPOULqm6o6grf7ZcutqBwDYEf8ucH4swQCTQ0tuEFn6BNtAM1G2VVSYDf8q95Uw2-wLGXX-WjqfKaSDOs-hl7IwNKGT0Baa0HYBMYoaQYY8GCh1mM4aHB4w8qDzdKSzingyV3Ad_Mc99l8fpT7HA=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;informations&lt;/a&gt;. L'admission est de 100$ &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0UsEmMnCezWPFglb_BQO0wbqRc2HOhxpUIF5GuPYJGKXOcGFQma_y7HdDBkigXEQ7UP8uLRaobGlVtI1be7NUmMAYlptb0HxHwZByPu0DS-zpBLqSvRRGy172AxPkDOwyCnSOslp6FI9zye2bOL63nzpUFpIO1fSy13WeGgNqMuL8aj8ya3epdugzRulNdz33pVbzxrvrryRE2WIVsgyfxL" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;Cliquez ici&lt;/a&gt; pour réserver vos billets pour Ottawa.Toronto, ON: samedi, 7 novembre 2009, 18h30La soirée-gala et collecte de fonds CJPMO comprend un repas quatre services, et un spectacle d'humour.Delta Chelsea - salle Mount Batten Ball (2è étage), 33 rue Gerrard West, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z4 (indications routières ci-bas). Visitez le site web de CJPMO pour toutes les &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0UpX5lwSI0g73PVikMqLZOTPdt9kX8P5ThNpqwmErXL2heKUpiD0l54PrS8wLQtIajdQqCuJwQMQkt3S1KdrA0cM3Y3jGIossu_EXipZPmF1g8Q2KRttyv1izFXgi-S9ysPhlYklGl2ZXC4t5fOVrMnqYt6-eTHzhg=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;informations&lt;/a&gt;. L'admission est de 125$ &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0VUD6vt03w_HQr6khZSrhFXq5Hs-E-JTabUwWs3ow1lVnNRcxJOA_wVvHljZih_zEe9QC7MNcr7A63c9SlXmHEqEAwEWIpDo9Tt2LfLA2Td9K2Mwxni28kXI80ouenh-YsteiVDFwjxQCOrEvGTZRy5xm6XajG2BGmOdCwTMzGvPY3b997xczGddyo8puyEXpwzp4CBdZRdNzAeJOa9dTRr" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;Cliquez ici&lt;/a&gt; pour réserver vos billets pour Toronto.&lt;br /&gt;London, ON: dimanche, 8 novembre 2009, 19h00&lt;br /&gt;Spectacle d'humour et collecte de fonds CJPMO.Wolf Performance Hall, London Public Library, 251 rue Dundas, London, ON, N6A 6H9 (indications routières ci-bas). Visitez le site Web de CJPMO pour toutes les &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0VWcA74-XRxg34liF86MgM32OsX2LlJip_Ib220sAHEYgxBUb9vsZOPF35FlWFsHZb0IitNleX1Sr7HIMjFVVY6bW8weB76fFMMkN1oNt-mcVEm4GQeqHtKoLfOOcVAFGuNVX2gmi_44rV0moKBivQwuyTXMAFCOLY=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;informations&lt;/a&gt;. L'admission est de 30$ (20$ pour les étudiants sur présentation d'une pièce d'identité). &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0VA0Hg4k57TilgN6hRqXdwK1XOfNontgupHXKrtJJWfgXU1Z8Ry1JjSEvx45WcPwTaYBoEKryAag4q7SNaRfjo2t2g4QqkM9gq2HIcdthnU6q88pCSMOcuNWp6zsipqHQXHylMvm6_MO0yjfEGFXaLvDl3TMZIxPMISbQuzZlW4h4Bzle2uFoX39hDQ5Fs6ESIiL1tNqs5Xo93ZoXacyoXg" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;Cliquez ici&lt;/a&gt; pour réserver vos billets pour London.INFORMATIONS SUR DEAN OBEIDALLAHDean Obeidallah estime que l'humour peut être utilisé pour stimuler le dialogue et aborder les stéréotypes négatifs. Il s'est produit dans Stand up for Peace aux côtés de l'humoriste juif Scott Blakeman, ainsi que dans son one-man show I come in Peace, un regard humoristique sur sa propre vie en tant qu'arabo-américain depuis les événements du 11 septembre.&lt;br /&gt;Né et élevé au New Jersey, le sens de la comédie de Dean Obeidallah vient en grande partie de ses racines familiales uniques, en tant que fils d'un père palestinien et d'une mère sicilienne. Dean, un ancien avocat devenu un humoriste primé, est apparu dans le spécial d'humour Axis of Evil de la chaîne câblée Comedy Central (également diffusé au Moyen-Orient sur Showtime Arabia) et fut le co-créateur et co-directeur de la série Internet The Watch List sur Comedy Central.com, une série acclamée par la critique mettant en vedette une distribution d'humoristes aux origines moyen-orientales et américaines performant des monologues et des sketchs comiques. Dean est également apparu à la télévision dans The View sur la chaîne ABC, et dans Saturday Night Live sur CNN et NBC. Plus récemment, il fut l'un des cinq humoristes à être présenté dans un spécial d'une heure de la chaîne PBS intitulé Stand Up: Muslim-American Comics Come of Age.Cette soirée divertissement et collecte de fonds est fièrement présentée par Canadiens pour la justice et la paix au Moyen-Orient (CJPMO).Soutenez cet événement en faisant circuler ce message librement parmi vos amis et connaissances.Pour de plus amples informations sur cet événement et les autres activités de CJPMO, visitez &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0XeYGeCH0h8Gl7194KH3VkcIUZSWjcVsdsgA-DZnimS6E0ioEL8bHBZWyOk6-aUg6lfoP49j_5DLzI7Qwm7EaO0-uxr0A6oM80=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;le site Web CJPMO&lt;/a&gt; ou téléphonez au 514-745-8491.Nous espérons vous voir en grand nombre!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="mailto:info@cjpme.org" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:info@cjpme.org"&gt;Écrire à l'équipe de CJPMO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(109,109,109)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799618140&amp;amp;s=1470&amp;amp;e=001_NIG7ijeH0WwJgWlJJ7EaHZ-GIj8AUXZFMbRsKgvEDggcbqNW4biIbyFsES0ozfnhOAy7C1p6sn2zi_XMthCdYgDUWymgrjgdh6qeJdUFro=" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"&gt;Le site Web de CJPMO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK13"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Map / Indications: Montreal, Thursday - jeudi, November 5, 2009. 7:00 PM.&lt;br /&gt;Address - Adresse:&lt;br /&gt;Centre syriaque3000 Édouard-MontpetitLaval, QCH7T 2T5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-5449945283336134389?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.cjpmo.org/' title='Arab-American comedian Dean Obeidallah in MONTREAL tomorrow'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/5449945283336134389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/arab-american-comedian-dean-obeidallah.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/5449945283336134389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/5449945283336134389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/arab-american-comedian-dean-obeidallah.html' title='Arab-American comedian Dean Obeidallah in MONTREAL tomorrow'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGkFTAIgJI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/QHNoiFBlU6U/s72-c/dean.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2874596145573504762</id><published>2009-11-04T06:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-04T07:03:45.096-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MSA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pink'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cancer'/><title type='text'>PINK Hijab day for Breast Cancer: Bake Sales</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGXeRe7vxI/AAAAAAAAAMI/1D3oUUDNZKo/s1600-h/phh.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400263974538952466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGXeRe7vxI/AAAAAAAAAMI/1D3oUUDNZKo/s400/phh.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGXXj3VKcI/AAAAAAAAAMA/CbY4Jf7Nads/s1600-h/ph.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400263859214035394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGXXj3VKcI/AAAAAAAAAMA/CbY4Jf7Nads/s400/ph.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Pink Hijab Day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is dedicated to cancer patients and hope for a cure. &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Cancer&lt;/span&gt; does not discriminate based on religion, "race," ethnicity, nationality or any other constructed things. It can affect anyone from anywhere. While it is a fundraiser for &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Breast Cancer, Pink Hijab Day&lt;/span&gt; also intended to shatter stereotypes of Muslim women, as well as raise awareness and funds for &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;breast cancer&lt;/span&gt; research.Interesting story of how The &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Pink Hijab Day&lt;/span&gt; came to be:&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Pink Hijab Day&lt;/span&gt; began small, in a high school in Columbia, MO. A group of girls decided to wear &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;pink hijabs&lt;/span&gt; one day to encourage others to ask questions about their hijabs and about Islam. After more and more people began participating, the Susan G Komen Foundation was contacted and &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Pink Hijab Day&lt;/span&gt; had its start.Mission:What is the purpose of &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Pink Hijab Day&lt;/span&gt;?1) To encourage people to ask questions about Hijab, and extinguish stereotypes people may have about hijab2) To raise awareness and funds for &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;breast cancer foundations&lt;/span&gt; across the globe3) To encourage Muslim women to participate in helping their own communitiesLocation: Concordia University: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4TH in the HALL BUILDING (7th floor). There will be delicious baked goodies and more!McGill University: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th from 11:30 to 4:00 in Shatern/SSMU basement and Redpath Liberary. There will be a yummy baked goods!The money will be collected and go to the &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Breast Cancer Association&lt;/span&gt;. Support the cause and help &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;CANCEL CANCER!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start Time:&lt;br /&gt;Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:00pm&lt;br /&gt;End Time:&lt;br /&gt;Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:05pm&lt;br /&gt;Location:&lt;br /&gt;Mcgill and Concorida MSA &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UubryrPZn14&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UubryrPZn14&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded&lt;/a&gt;#&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpi7JO7S1rc&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpi7JO7S1rc&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nermine Barbouch&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGXeRe7vxI/AAAAAAAAAMI/1D3oUUDNZKo/s1600-h/phh.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGXeRe7vxI/AAAAAAAAAMI/1D3oUUDNZKo/s1600-h/phh.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGXeRe7vxI/AAAAAAAAAMI/1D3oUUDNZKo/s1600-h/phh.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2874596145573504762?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2874596145573504762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/pink-hijab-day-for-breast-cancer-bake.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2874596145573504762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2874596145573504762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/pink-hijab-day-for-breast-cancer-bake.html' title='PINK Hijab day for Breast Cancer: Bake Sales'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvGXeRe7vxI/AAAAAAAAAMI/1D3oUUDNZKo/s72-c/phh.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2078611418064491392</id><published>2009-11-03T10:12:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-07T17:56:14.579-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tareq Ramadan'/><title type='text'>Conférence de Tariq Ramadan le 6 novembre</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvByqHjmazI/AAAAAAAAAL4/2c_NQ_1T9VY/s1600-h/tr.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399942021125663538" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 261px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvByqHjmazI/AAAAAAAAAL4/2c_NQ_1T9VY/s400/tr.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);"&gt;Présence Musulmane Montréal organise une conférence, le 6 novembre 2009, qui sera présentée par le professeur Tariq Ramadan. Il est à noter que les billets seront mis en vente uniquement le jour de la conférence à l’accueil.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2078611418064491392?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.presencemusulmane.org/accueil.php' title='Conférence de Tariq Ramadan le 6 novembre'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2078611418064491392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/conference-de-tariq-ramadan-le-6.html#comment-form' title='28 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2078611418064491392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2078611418064491392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/conference-de-tariq-ramadan-le-6.html' title='Conférence de Tariq Ramadan le 6 novembre'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvByqHjmazI/AAAAAAAAAL4/2c_NQ_1T9VY/s72-c/tr.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>28</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1716164804921501159</id><published>2009-11-03T10:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-03T10:10:21.731-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rabbi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FMC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='human rights'/><title type='text'>Rencontre Rabbins pour les droits humains au Centre communautaire islamique</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvBxvDjiWGI/AAAAAAAAALw/V2Xn7BlUb2g/s1600-h/rabbins.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399941006439372898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvBxvDjiWGI/AAAAAAAAALw/V2Xn7BlUb2g/s400/rabbins.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Meet a Human Right Rabbi in the Islamic Community Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Rencontre Rabbins pour les droits humains au Centre communautaire islamique&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(version Français ci-dessous)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Canadian Muslim Forum (CMF-FMC) in cooperation with the Islamic Community Center ICC-Brossard&lt;br /&gt;Are pleased to invite you to a distinguished opportunity to meet with;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rabbi Arik AschermanExecutive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights&lt;a href="http://www.rhr.org.il/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.rhr.org.il/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in an open dialogue about relation between Muslims and Jews looking for justice in Palestine&lt;br /&gt;“How Muslims and Jews who believe in Justice and Human Rights can work together”That will take place on&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 between 6:00PM - 8:30PM&lt;br /&gt;at the Islamic Community Center ICC 5905 Grande-Allée Boulevard, Brossard, Quebec, J4Z 3G4 (see directions below)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more info please contact:&lt;br /&gt;Houssam Badran (514) 827-2526 &lt;a href="http://us.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hbadran@fmc-cmf.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://us.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hbadran@fmc-cmf.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leanore Lieblein (514) 489-5651 &lt;a href="http://us.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=leanore.lieblein@mcgill.ca" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://us.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=leanore.lieblein@mcgill.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Direction to the Islamic Community Centre, 5905 Grande-Allée Boulevard, Brossard&lt;br /&gt;From Montreal take:&lt;br /&gt;* Jacques-Cartier Bridge to South Shore, follow Taschereau Boulevard going WEST (slightly right), turn left onto Avenue Auguste (0.9 km),&lt;br /&gt;* When Auguste hits Grand-Allée bear RIGHT and continue 3.5 km on Grande-Allée corner Rue Belmont&lt;br /&gt;or&lt;br /&gt;* Champlain Bridge to South Shore, follow Taschereau Boulevard going EAST (slightly right and take left turn), turn right onto Avenue Auguste (0.7 km),&lt;br /&gt;* When Auguste hits Grand-Allée bear RIGHT and continue 3.5 km on Grande-Allée corner Rue Belmont&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------&lt;br /&gt;(French)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Forum musulman canadien (FMC-CMF), en collaboration avec le Centre communautaire islamique, CCI-Brossard&lt;br /&gt;sont heureux de vous inviter à une occasion exceptionnelle pour rencontrer; Le rabbin Arik Ascherman Directeur exécutif de Rabbins pour les droits humains &lt;a href="http://www.rhr.org.il/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.rhr.org.il/&lt;/a&gt; dans un dialogue ouvert sur les rapports entre les musulmans et les juifs à la recherche de la justice en Palestine "Comment les musulmans et les juifs qui croient en la justice et les droits humains peuvent travailler ensemble" Cette Conférence aura lieu le Mardi 3 novembre 2009, entre 18h00-20h30 au Centre communautaire islamique CCI 5905 boulevard Grande-Allée, Brossard, Québec, J4Z 3G4 (voir les directions ci-dessous) Pour plus d'informations s'il vous plaît contacter: Houssam Badran (514) 827-2526 &lt;a href="mailto:hbadran@fmc-cmf.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:hbadran@fmc-cmf.com"&gt;hbadran@fmc-cmf.com&lt;/a&gt; Leanore Lieblein (514) 489-5651 &lt;a href="mailto:leanore.lieblein@mcgill.ca" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:leanore.lieblein@mcgill.ca"&gt;leanore.lieblein@mcgill.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Direction au Centre islamique communautaire, 5905 boulevard Grande-Allée, Brossard De Montréal, prendre: * Le Pont Jacques-Cartier à la Rive-Sud, suivre le boulevard Taschereau vers l'ouest (légèrement à droite), tourner à gauche sur l'Avenue Auguste (0.9 km),&lt;br /&gt;* Quand Auguste coupera Grand-Allée, garder la droite et continuer 3,5 km sur le boul. Grande-Allée jusqu’au 5905 à droite.&lt;br /&gt;ou * Le Pont Champlain vers la Rive-Sud, suivre le boulevard Taschereau vers l'Est (légèrement à droite et prendre un virage à gauche), tournez à droite sur l'avenue Auguste (0.7 km),&lt;br /&gt;* Quand Auguste coupera Grand-Allée, garder la droite et continuer 3,5 km sur le boul. Grande-Allée jusqu’au 5905 à droite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forum musulman canadien \ Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF)&lt;br /&gt;C.P. 92037, Brossard,&lt;br /&gt;Québec, Canada, J4W 3K8&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com" href="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com"&gt;mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fmc-cmf.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.fmc-cmf.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1716164804921501159?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://fmc-cmf.com/newSite/' title='Rencontre Rabbins pour les droits humains au Centre communautaire islamique'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1716164804921501159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/rencontre-rabbins-pour-les-droits.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1716164804921501159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1716164804921501159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/rencontre-rabbins-pour-les-droits.html' title='Rencontre Rabbins pour les droits humains au Centre communautaire islamique'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SvBxvDjiWGI/AAAAAAAAALw/V2Xn7BlUb2g/s72-c/rabbins.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-6674651780531859023</id><published>2009-10-14T21:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-14T22:57:07.383-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='niqab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MCM'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nermine'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sta5nqEh9QI/AAAAAAAAAKY/HDtYcZMrV3o/s1600-h/n826775149_6161144_4738270.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 186px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392701694782076162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sta5nqEh9QI/AAAAAAAAAKY/HDtYcZMrV3o/s200/n826775149_6161144_4738270.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Peace and Greetings to each and all,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;As you all know, the Hijab and Niqab debate is back again. (and will always do) But this time after the whole story of Sheikh Tantawi of Al Azhar University in Egypt and after the comments and opinions of the MCM, regarding Niqab!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'd like to hear your opinion on the matter, be it you are for or against Niqab. You may write your comments here or e-mail them to me, like some of you did in the past. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will be back later to elaborate more on my personal opinion and views. But for now, I leave you with my short intervention yesterday at Dumont's Show. (The videos are in french). Click on links below to watch.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://vtele.ca/emissions/dumont360/episodes/2009/10/981/3269.php"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Video.1.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://vtele.ca/emissions/dumont360/episodes/2009/10/981/3268.php"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Video.2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Walk in peace,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nermine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-6674651780531859023?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://vtele.ca/emissions/dumont360/episodes/2009/10/981/3268.php' title=''/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/6674651780531859023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/10/peace-and-greetings-to-each-and-all-as.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6674651780531859023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6674651780531859023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/10/peace-and-greetings-to-each-and-all-as.html' title=''/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sta5nqEh9QI/AAAAAAAAAKY/HDtYcZMrV3o/s72-c/n826775149_6161144_4738270.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-3843832324071707229</id><published>2009-09-17T09:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-17T09:18:59.231-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='olympic'/><title type='text'>Taekwondo Hijabs-Olympic</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SrJhITWMZRI/AAAAAAAAAJI/-rYdOJnFU6w/s1600-h/h.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382471299921372434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 179px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SrJhITWMZRI/AAAAAAAAAJI/-rYdOJnFU6w/s400/h.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Olympic Newsdesk -Taekwondo Hijabs; Fox Olympic TV Bid Depends on Chicago&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9/16/2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Taekwondo Allows Hijab for Muslim WomenMuslim women competitors will be allowed to wear head scarves for the first time at the World Taekwondo Championships, which will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark Oct. 14-18.The World Taekwondo Federation first let Muslim women wear hijabs during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, then made it permanent after revising the federation’s competition rules at the WTF General Assembly in January.“The decision allowing the wearing of hijabs in taekwondo tournaments, including during the Olympic Games, is motivating women who have strong religious beliefs to take a more active part in the sport and the Olympic movement,” said WTF technical committee chairman Dae Won Moon in a statement.“This measure means that taekwondo is one of the few sports that treats women and men equally in the Muslim world. We believe that our respect for others’ cultures and beliefs will allow taekwondo to enhance its status as an Olympic sport.”Taekwondo joins a number of sports, including softball and table tennis, which allow Muslim women to don the hajib in competition.International Softball Federation spokesman Bruce Wawrzyniak told Around the Rings that softball allowed the wearing of hijabs in competition two years ago and says it has helped enhance the growth of the sport among women in the Middle East.“It has meant a lot for us in the development of our sport in the Middle East,” Wawrzyniak told ATR. “It helps make our sport that much more accessible to women in the Middle East. “It makes it simpler for women and removes more obstacles for them to play softball. There are no more barriers for them to overcome other than simply learning the game.”Chicago 2016 Would 'Tempt' MurdochNews Corp. CEO Rupert Murdock said his company is unlikely to bid for broadcasting rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics unless Chicago is selected to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, reports the MediaDailyNews.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The&lt;br /&gt;News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said his company has no plans to bid for the Olympics but might be enticed if Chicago hosts the 2016 games. (Getty Images)United States broadcast right's bidding for the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2016 Olympics will take place after the 121st IOC Session &amp;amp; XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen next month. On Oct. 2 at the Copenhagen meeting, the 2016 Summer Olympics will be awarded to either Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo. Murdoch said broadcasting the a potential 2016 Chicago Olympics games "may be very tempting." Yet, Murdoch told the Web site that he views the Olympics largely as a "money loser" and that his company has not thought broadcasting the games.However, NBC has said it made a profit from the Beijing Games although the exact total has not been disclosed. NBC has broadcasted the Summer Olympics since 1988 and the last two winter games. NBC Universal will broadcast the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics and London 2012. NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said he hopes to continue broadcasting the Olympics after 2012 but only if it is profitable.NBC, News Corp. and Walt Disney's ESPN were expected to compete for broadcast rights."I imagine the bidding will be high. And in spite of all the propaganda and everything—I don't want to call anybody a liar – but no one's ever made any money out of them," Murdoch said.Disney CFO called the Olympics a "marquee property."Murdoch, Zucker and Staggs made their comments on Tuesday at the two-day Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVIII Conference in New York. Recently, the IOC has reached a number of deals to broadcast the 2014 and 2016 Olympics including a deal with Spanish public broadcaster RTVE worth $100 million. The IOC still has not reached deals for the 2014 and 2016 games for broadcasting in Great Britain, Germany, France and the United States.Media Center Takes Shape for 2012 OlympicsLondon 2012 organizers complete the structure of the International Broadcast Center for the Olympics. The 4,500-tonne steel structure was built in Stratford, east London in just 10 weeks.The IBC, combined with the Main Press Center (MPC), will accommodate around 20,000 broadcasters, photographers and journalists during the Games. Post-2012 the facilities will create a just under 900,000 square feet (83,613 sq m) of business space which will be sold off.The IBC foundations are now complete and work is under way on the roof lining, flooring and cladding. The foundations of the MPC are 50 percent finished and due to be completed later this fall. Sebastian Coe, chair of the London 2012 organizing committee, said the IBC will be “a vital, yet mostly unseen part of Games-time operations, pumping out hundreds of thousands of hours of the sporting action around the world and providing a hub for the tens of thousands of broadcast media who will be telling the stories of our Games”.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The IBC includes around 52,000 square meters of studio space.Sochi Joins World Union of Olympic CitiesSochi,&lt;br /&gt;The media center for the 2012 London Olympics. (ATR/Panasonic:Lumix) the 2014 Winter Olympics city, was inaugurated into the World Union of Olympic Cities on Tuesday.Sochi Mayor Anatoliy Pakhomov and Daniel Brelaz, Mayor of Lausanne, signed an agreement adding the Russian city to the Union Mondiale des Ville Olympiques (UMVO) at a ceremony in Moscow.Among representatives from the Russian and Swiss governments and the Olympic Movement were: Gilbert Felli, the IOC’s Olympic Games executive director, Sochi 2014 president and CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko and Vyacheslav Bykov, Russian ice hockey’s national coach, who is a double Olympic champion and Sochi 2014 ambassador.The World Union of Olympic Cities is an organization for existing Olympic cities and future hosts who want to maintain a close association with the Olympic Movement. It aims to offer a platform for an exchange of experience and competencies between member cities in consultation with the IOC.Felli and other speakers noted the importance of the Olympic Games to host cities as well as the enhancement of Russian-Swiss relations.“It's very important to the IOC that Olympic host cities receive a sustainable boost in development terms and also that the Games leaves a noticeable legacy,” he said. “Russia is a great country and I can confirm that all promises given by the Sochi 2014 organizers at the bid stage continue to be kept.” Chernyshenko said the inauguration of Sochi to the group was a “a real honor”.“In the two years since Sochi won the right to host Russia’s first Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Sochi has already seen significant transformation which will accelerate over the next few years,” he said.“Ultimately, hosting the Winter Games will leave a major Olympic legacy for the people of Sochi and Russia, and being part of the UMVO will help us to share ideas to enhance that legacy and help pass on best practice to future hosts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;”Written by &lt;a href="mailto:mark@aroundtherings.com"&gt;Mark Bisson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:goshust@aroundtherings.com"&gt;Greg Oshust&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:sam@aroundtherings.com"&gt;Sam Steinberg&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-3843832324071707229?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=33197' title='Taekwondo Hijabs-Olympic'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/3843832324071707229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/taekwondo-hijabs-olympic.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3843832324071707229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3843832324071707229'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/taekwondo-hijabs-olympic.html' title='Taekwondo Hijabs-Olympic'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SrJhITWMZRI/AAAAAAAAAJI/-rYdOJnFU6w/s72-c/h.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-8547830730098026018</id><published>2009-08-27T14:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-27T14:55:49.463-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Back</title><content type='html'>Peace be with All,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd like to wish all my fellow muslim sisters and brothers a very happy and blessed Ramadan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just came back from my 2 month vacation in Egypt and Tunisia and hopefully, I will be back blogging again and reading you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walk in peace!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-8547830730098026018?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/8547830730098026018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/08/back.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8547830730098026018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8547830730098026018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/08/back.html' title='Back'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-9095997743546847763</id><published>2009-06-24T20:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T20:29:51.331-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FMC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fete Nationale du Quebec'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SkLuiNhbxlI/AAAAAAAAAJA/rP_D2ZIkaZ8/s1600-h/fete+national+quebec_fmc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351101578782426706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SkLuiNhbxlI/AAAAAAAAAJA/rP_D2ZIkaZ8/s320/fete+national+quebec_fmc.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;(English below)&lt;br /&gt;Et voir en bas le communiqué publié il y a 2 jours/and see below the press release issued 2 days ago&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;FMC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; :&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;Rapport sur la participation au Défilé de la Fête National du Québec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Forum musulman canadien (FMC-CMF) remercie tous les Québécois et Québécoises de confession musulmane qui ont participé au Défilé de la Fête National du Québec sous la bannière du FMC, à la suite de l’appel du FMC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CMF :Report on the participation in the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;« Défilé de la Fête National du Québec »&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) thanks all Muslim Quebecers who participated in the « Défilé de la Fête National du Québec » under the CMF’s banner, in response to the CMF’s invitation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lettre ouverte à tous les Québécois et Québécoises&lt;br /&gt;Le Forum musulman canadien (FMC-CMF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fmc-cmf.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.fmc-cmf.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Forum musulman canadien (FMC-CMF) appelle tous les Québécois et Québécoises de confession musulmane à nous joindre pour célébrer notre Fête Nationale. Le rassemblement aura lieu le 24 juin 2009 à 13h00 au coin Fullum et Sherbrooke&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Montréal, le 22 juin 2009 – À la veille de la Fête Nationale du Québec, le 24 juin, nous, les membres du conseil d’administration du Forum musulman canadien (FMC-CMF) félicitons notre communauté et les citoyens et citoyennes Québécoise en entier à l’occasion de la Fête Nationale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Fête Nationale du Québec est une occasion de célébrer notre identité commune. En tant que Québécois et Québécoises, nous partageons une identité qui ne distingue pas entre les citoyens et citoyennes Québécoise et qui ne fait aucune différence entre nos enfants. En tant que Québécois et Québécoises, nous partageons une identité commune qui nos rassemble.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alors que nous célébrons la Fête Nationale, nous croyons que les quelques personnes qui propagent la haine, n’ont aucune place dans notre société. Un jour, la coexistence les éloignera très bientôt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En ce jour d’identité commune nous croyons que notre message d’unité et respect est celui de tous les Québécois et Québécoises de confession musulmane ainsi que celui de toute la société Québécoise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;Joyeuse St Jean Baptiste, Joyeuse Fête Nationale du Québec&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour le FMC;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch (514) 806-3257&lt;br /&gt;Dania Fawaz (514) 887-2627&lt;br /&gt;Houssam Badran (514) 827-2526&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-9095997743546847763?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/9095997743546847763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/06/english-below-et-voir-en-bas-le.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/9095997743546847763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/9095997743546847763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/06/english-below-et-voir-en-bas-le.html' title=''/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SkLuiNhbxlI/AAAAAAAAAJA/rP_D2ZIkaZ8/s72-c/fete+national+quebec_fmc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-116194690536968557</id><published>2009-06-21T18:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-21T18:52:37.747-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FMC'/><title type='text'>La Fête Nationale du Québec:  24 juin</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sj7jlbZWjEI/AAAAAAAAAI4/SMSus7wWmX8/s1600-h/fnq.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349963639511485506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sj7jlbZWjEI/AAAAAAAAAI4/SMSus7wWmX8/s320/fnq.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lettre ouverte à tous les Québécois et Québécoises&lt;br /&gt;Pour Diffusion Immédiate &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Forum musulman canadien (FMC-CMF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fmc-cmf.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.fmc-cmf.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Forum musulman canadien (FMC-CMF) appelle tous les Québécois et Québécoises de confession musulmane à nous joindre pour célébrer notre Fête Nationale. Le rassemblement aura lieu le 24 juin 2009 à 13h00 au coin Fullum et Sherbrooke&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Montréal, le 20 juin 2009 – À la veille de la &lt;strong&gt;Fête Nationale du Québec, le 24 juin&lt;/strong&gt;, nous, les membres du conseil d’administration du Forum musulman canadien (FMC-CMF) félicitons notre communauté et les citoyens et citoyennes Québécoise en entier à l’occasion de la Fête Nationale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Fête Nationale du Québec est une occasion de célébrer notre identité commune. En tant que Québécois et Québécoises, nous partageons une identité qui ne distingue pas entre les citoyens et citoyennes Québécoise et qui ne fait aucune différence entre nos enfants. En tant que Québécois et Québécoises, nous partageons une identité commune qui nos rassemble.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alors que nous célébrons la Fête Nationale, nous croyons que les quelques personnes qui propagent la haine, n’ont aucune place dans notre société. Un jour, la coexistence les éloignera très bientôt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En ce jour d’identité commune nous croyons que notre message d’unité et respect est celui de tous les Québécois et Québécoises de confession musulmane ainsi que celui de toute la société Québécoise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joyeuse St Jean Baptiste, Joyeuse Fête Nationale du Québec&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour le FMC;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch (514) 806-3257&lt;br /&gt;Dania Fawaz (514) 887-2627&lt;br /&gt;Houssam Badran (514) 827-2526&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forum musulman canadien \ Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF)&lt;br /&gt;C.P. 92037, Brossard,&lt;br /&gt;Québec, Canada, J4W 3K8&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com" href="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com"&gt;mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fmc-cmf.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.fmc-cmf.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fondé en 1993, le Forum musulman canadien (FMC-FMC) est une organisation communautaire, non partisane sans but lucratif. Le FMC-CMF représente l’intérêt commun et collectif de la communauté musulmane sur les questions relatives à la politique publique et veille à protéger leurs droits civils.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Established in 1993, the Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) is a community, non-partisan and non-profit organization. The FMC-CMF represents the collective and common interest of the Muslim Community on issues relating to public policy and defends and protects their civil rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-116194690536968557?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.fmc-cmf.com/' title='La Fête Nationale du Québec:  24 juin'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/116194690536968557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/06/la-fete-nationale-du-quebec-24-juin.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/116194690536968557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/116194690536968557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/06/la-fete-nationale-du-quebec-24-juin.html' title='La Fête Nationale du Québec:  24 juin'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sj7jlbZWjEI/AAAAAAAAAI4/SMSus7wWmX8/s72-c/fnq.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-5681046171232326688</id><published>2009-05-30T08:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-30T08:36:37.691-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monia Mazigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gaza'/><title type='text'>Monia Mazigh: Thoughts on joining delegation to Gaza</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/images/bizphotos/435x290/200810/17/16965.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 435px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px" alt="" src="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/images/bizphotos/435x290/200810/17/16965.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Monia Mazigh: Thoughts on joining delegation to Gaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By &lt;a href="http://www.rabble.ca/taxonomy/term/3727" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;Monia Mazigh&lt;/a&gt; May 28, 2009&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rabble.%20ca/blogs/%20bloggers/%20gazadelegation/%202009/05/monia-%20mazigh-thoughts-%20joining-delegati%20on-gaza" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.rabble.%20ca/blogs/%20bloggers/%20gazadelegation/%202009/05/monia-%20mazigh-thoughts-%20joining-delegati%20on-gaza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;To be allowed to enter into Gaza or not to be allowed? This is the question swirling in my mind these days as I am getting ready to travel with a Codepink delegation to Egypt and then to Gaza. Last March, I missed the opportunity to join a similar delegation mostly composed of women from all over the world who commemorated International Women’s Day with Palestinians women. They also visited this tiny territory where 1.5 millions of people, half of them children and youth, who have struggled to live through almost two years of siege and terrible ongoing war. But this time, when I knew that there was going be another attempt by the same organizers to cross the Egyptian borders to Gaza and help build a playground as well as meet with different NGOs working with children affected by depression, anxiety and mental problems caused by the war, I didn’t hesitate a second. As a mother, I think it is important for me to go there and help bring some support to the children of Gaza. It is also important to let them know that the International community cares about their plight.Unfortunately, things are not as simple and straightforward as we always wish them to be. Gaza has been closed to the world and many international delegations of medical workers, peace activists have been prevented from crossing the border in order to bring humanitarian assistance. Food aid is said to be waiting, sometimes spoiled, in warehouses at the Egyptian borders. Just last week, a ten-member Canadian delegation led by Sandra Rush, who went already to Gaza with the March delegation, arrived at the border but was prevented from crossing the border until today. Are we going to be treated similarly? I have no doubt in my mind that we should be hopeful and determined but also we should definitely keep our expectations moderate.But beyond all these questioning, hesitation and mixed feelings, one thing emerges: the objective of this delegation. Going physically to Gaza is great, meeting with children and bringing them toys and medical supplies is a noble action. But if for some reasons, we were denied entry then it is not the end of the story. One day I can say to myself and to my own children that I didn’t forget the children of Gaza and that I did my best to help. In the meantime, I have to finish my packing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-5681046171232326688?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/5681046171232326688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/monia-mazigh-thoughts-on-joining.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/5681046171232326688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/5681046171232326688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/monia-mazigh-thoughts-on-joining.html' title='Monia Mazigh: Thoughts on joining delegation to Gaza'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-4898172633764941982</id><published>2009-05-28T19:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T09:37:51.071-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fredy Villanueva'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FMC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Press Release'/><title type='text'>The Canadian Muslim Forum on Fredy Villanueva</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9Fe_chLNI/AAAAAAAAAFY/zNDgr1vU1E0/s1600-h/FreddyVillanueva400.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341064081814138066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9Fe_chLNI/AAAAAAAAAFY/zNDgr1vU1E0/s320/FreddyVillanueva400.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Press Release&lt;br /&gt;For Immediate Release&lt;br /&gt;The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fmc-cmf.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.fmc-cmf.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) is calling for a public inquiry in the Racial Profiling&lt;br /&gt;(Montreal, May 26, 2009) The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) received comfortably the decision of Judge Sansfaçon, to suspend the Coroner’s inquest into the police shooting death of Montreal teen Fredy Villanueva indefinitely.&lt;br /&gt;“We were not comfortable with this type of inquiry that will never address the real issue. We repeat our earlier demand which asks for a real inquiry on the entire question of Racial Profiling practices” said Mohamed S. Kamel, the president of the CMF.&lt;br /&gt;The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) is reminding the Government of Quebec that if we had seriously treated the earlier killing of Mohamed Bennis, the killing of Fredy Villanueva would never have taken place.&lt;br /&gt;“We urge the public security minister, M. Jacques Dupuis, to take a courageous decision and to open a public inquiry in the killing of every single person by the police, especially those that are clouded by the suspicion of Racial Profiling” added Mohamed S. Kamel, the president of the CMF.&lt;br /&gt;Media Contact&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch&lt;br /&gt;(514) 806-3257&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:nbarbouch@fmc-cmf.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:nbarbouch@fmc-cmf.com"&gt;nbarbouch@fmc-cmf.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mohamed S. Kamel&lt;br /&gt;(514) 863-9202&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com" href="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mskamel@fmc-cmf.com"&gt;mskamel@fmc-cmf.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;------------------------End-------------------------&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SiAPTUG2iRI/AAAAAAAAAGw/h5_X8isKctU/s1600-h/sig-2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341285982550788370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 76px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SiAPTUG2iRI/AAAAAAAAAGw/h5_X8isKctU/s320/sig-2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-4898172633764941982?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/4898172633764941982/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/canadian-muslim-forum-on-fredy.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/4898172633764941982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/4898172633764941982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/canadian-muslim-forum-on-fredy.html' title='The Canadian Muslim Forum on Fredy Villanueva'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9Fe_chLNI/AAAAAAAAAFY/zNDgr1vU1E0/s72-c/FreddyVillanueva400.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-7776492681144893448</id><published>2009-05-28T18:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T09:44:05.511-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='98.5'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quebecoise'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FFQ'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='convertie'/><title type='text'>3 Québécoises de "souche" discutent du Hijab sur 98,5 (Audio)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9CSOWDnmI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/V1_TdO9J7bE/s1600-h/199547797_a19f4f2aa9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341060563940384354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9CSOWDnmI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/V1_TdO9J7bE/s320/199547797_a19f4f2aa9.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bonjour &amp;amp; Salam,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sur 98,5, Isabelle Maréchal a accueilli 3 québécoises (de souche) dont deux sont musulmanes et la troisième est revenue à son catholicisme. Elles ont parlé de leurs conversions et de leurs points de vue sur le foulard. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bonne écoute!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.985fm.ca/chmp/audio/audioplayer.php?url=http://mediacorus.corusquebec.com/webcorus/audio/content_Audio/203151.mp3"&gt;http://www.985fm.ca/chmp/audio/audioplayer.php?url=http://mediacorus.corusquebec.com/webcorus/audio/content_Audio/203151.mp3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SiAQwctN53I/AAAAAAAAAHA/CT5XzAsT5g4/s1600-h/sig-2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341287582587021170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 76px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SiAQwctN53I/AAAAAAAAAHA/CT5XzAsT5g4/s320/sig-2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-7776492681144893448?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/7776492681144893448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/3-quebecoises-de-souche-discutent-du.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7776492681144893448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7776492681144893448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/3-quebecoises-de-souche-discutent-du.html' title='3 Québécoises de &quot;souche&quot; discutent du Hijab sur 98,5 (Audio)'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9CSOWDnmI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/V1_TdO9J7bE/s72-c/199547797_a19f4f2aa9.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-7197698837806541284</id><published>2009-05-28T18:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T16:31:39.060-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='signes religieux'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FFQ'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religious symbols'/><title type='text'>Le port des signes religieux ostentatoires dans la fonction publique : le débat continue…</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9ACTRrWvI/AAAAAAAAAFI/G9ypk3HlwTA/s1600-h/femme+net.GIF"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341058091363031794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9ACTRrWvI/AAAAAAAAAFI/G9ypk3HlwTA/s320/femme+net.GIF" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341056927495122994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 3px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 1px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh8--jh8cDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/4a4eEiWrIs0/s320/header_interne_gauche1.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Correspondante : Greta Hofmann Nemiroff Publié le : 27/05/2009 à 08h13Catégorie : Opinions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Le port des signes religieux ostentatoires dans la fonction publique : le débat continue… *Greta Hofmann Nemiroff&lt;br /&gt;Je me permets ici d’offrir quelques pistes de réflexion sur les questionnements qui ont eu lieu au sein de la Fédération des femmes québécoises (FFQ)[1] dernièrement, ainsi que dans la société québécoise dans son ensemble [2] autour de la proposition du Conseil du statut de la femme d’interdire le port des signes religieux ostentatoires dans la fonction publique. J’étais fort étonnée de lire les attaques faites par plusieurs groupes et journalistes québécois à l’endroit de la FFQ quant à la position prise par les membres de celle-ci concernant la proposition du Conseil du statut de la femme. Ces arbitres auto-proclamés de la femme musulmane « acceptable » se permettent non seulement de définir « l’islam acceptable » mais aussi de qualifier faussement d’islamiste toute personne qui serait être d’un avis contraire sur cette question. Certains insinuent aussi qu’à la lumière de la position adoptée par les membres de la FFQ, cette dernière a perdu la légitimité nécessaire pour défendre le droit à l’égalité des femmes au Québec. Bien que n'ayant jamais été moi-même membre de la Fédération, cette organisation a gagné ma confiance grâce aux nombreuses batailles menées au nom de la défense des droits des femmes. À cet effet, je tiens à souligner la reconnaissance opportune de la démographie changeante au Québec par la FFQ ainsi que les démarches entreprises vis-à-vis des femmes des autres communautés tant locales que globales. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://netfemmes.cdeacf.ca/les_actualites/lire.php?article=14255"&gt;(Suite...)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://netfemmes.cdeacf.ca/les_actualites/lire.php?article=14255"&gt;http://netfemmes.cdeacf.ca/les_actualites/lire.php?article=14255&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-7197698837806541284?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/7197698837806541284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/le-port-des-signes-religieux.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7197698837806541284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/7197698837806541284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/le-port-des-signes-religieux.html' title='Le port des signes religieux ostentatoires dans la fonction publique : le débat continue…'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh9ACTRrWvI/AAAAAAAAAFI/G9ypk3HlwTA/s72-c/femme+net.GIF' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-3271922074981231744</id><published>2009-05-27T13:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T09:45:31.695-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Neighbor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='islam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='voisin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationship'/><title type='text'>Hallway culture clash</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh2fkOHTqGI/AAAAAAAAAEk/F0_XmCVB4TU/s1600-h/neighbours.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340600177744128098" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh2fkOHTqGI/AAAAAAAAAEk/F0_XmCVB4TU/s320/neighbours.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cccccc;"&gt;Few days ago, I came across this article titled “&lt;em&gt;Hallway culture clash&lt;/em&gt;” please see link bellow if you are interested in reading the article.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1618828"&gt;http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1618828&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;I couldn’t believe what I’ am reading for I can’t believe this was the behavior of a Muslim neighbor. Not only it’s choking but at the same time, ironically enough, it made me laugh. Why laugh? It’s very simple. If you only knew, what are the teachings of Islam and of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about neighbors and respect to others…you would then be very surprised of this behavior…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This article and the readers comments gives us the impression that Muslims are not, cannot and do not want to be friendly neighbors. But quite the opposite, most if not all of the Muslims I know, here in Canada and elsewhere, they are very respectful and friendly to all of their neighbors no matter from which religious or ethnical background they are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him not harm or annoy his neighbour…”. God also says in the Quran: “Worship God and join none with Him in worship, and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, the poor, the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet)... Verily, God does not like such as are proud and boastful.” (Quran 4:36)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Islam also teaches us that even a Smile or a kind word is considered charity. Respect is highly valued in Islam. Our prophet and teacher Muhammad (PBUH) had the best of manners and every muslim should follow his sunnah and teaching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If this is truly what happened between both neighbors, I pray that this Muslim man had learned something out of this unfortunate incident and that the author of this article understands that this sad encounter and incident does not represent Islam or Muslims in general.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I personally have excellent relationship with my neighbors muslims and non-muslims. We greet and we visit each other. We share meals when we cook a special dish. If something’s missing at home such as milk, sugar or bread, it’s with pleasure that we give each other what we need. If there are special celebrations or holidays it’s with great pleasure and happiness that we visit and wish each other happy holidays or happy marriage. We visit the sick and we take good care of each other. These are my neighbors from the first to the 4th floor and neighbors from the house next door and the house next to the house next door….this is how I wish it is, everywhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nermine Barbouch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;I invite you to read the following quotes and Hadiths related to Neighbors in Islam.&lt;br /&gt;I will also add some links for further readings on the matter (please see bellow). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;~*~*~*~ ~*~*~*~ ~*~*~*~ ~*~*~*~ ~*~*~*~ ~*~*~*~ ~*~*~*~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;The best friend in the sight of Allah is he who is the well-wisher of his companions, and the best neighbour is one who behaves best towards his neighbours. Transmitted by Tirmidhi. - Al-Tirmidhi, Number 120&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Give presents to one another, for a present removes rancour from the breast, and a woman should not despise even the gift of half a sheep's trotter from her neighbour." Tirmidhi transmitted it. - Al-Tirmidhi, Number 899&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed: He will not enter Paradise whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct. - Sahih Muslim, 15&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (trouble) his neighbor. And I advise you to take care of the women, for they are created from a rib and the most crooked portion of the rib is its upper part; if you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked, so I urge you to take care of the women." - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Number 114&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neighbors: Up to Seven Doors Away:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.islamawareness.net/Neighbours/7doors.html"&gt;http://www.islamawareness.net/Neighbours/7doors.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;Some Hadiths on Neighbours :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.islamawareness.net/Neighbours/neigh_hadiths.html"&gt;http://www.islamawareness.net/Neighbours/neigh_hadiths.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SiAREJAlHAI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Tqa8wXliNQE/s1600-h/sig-2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341287920896908290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 76px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/SiAREJAlHAI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Tqa8wXliNQE/s320/sig-2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-3271922074981231744?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/3271922074981231744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/hallway-culture-clash.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3271922074981231744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/3271922074981231744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/hallway-culture-clash.html' title='Hallway culture clash'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Sh2fkOHTqGI/AAAAAAAAAEk/F0_XmCVB4TU/s72-c/neighbours.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-2475176751493328083</id><published>2009-05-25T19:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-11-04T07:57:59.681-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blood drive'/><title type='text'>Blood Drive - Collecte de sang:</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/18_2007/GiveBloodGiveLife.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/18_2007/GiveBloodGiveLife.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Samedi 30 mai, 10 h à 16 h&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, May 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Organisée par / Organized by&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*Association Musulmane du Canada (MAC) / Muslim Association of Canada&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*Comite' de la femme musulmane canadienne (CFMC) / Canadian Muslim Women Committee (CMWC)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;École Dar AL-IMAN School&lt;br /&gt;4505 Henri-Bourassa Ouest / West&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pour toute question concernant l’admissibilité au don de sang, communiquez avec:&lt;br /&gt;Any question regarding donors eligibility, contact:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;HÉMA-QUÉBEC&lt;/span&gt; 1 800 847-2525.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-2475176751493328083?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/2475176751493328083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/blood-drive-collecte-de-sang.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2475176751493328083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/2475176751493328083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/blood-drive-collecte-de-sang.html' title='Blood Drive - Collecte de sang:'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-6861857076582229179</id><published>2009-05-24T10:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T13:22:02.443-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='soudan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><title type='text'>Une Québécoise au Soudan</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShmIzKJ3pmI/AAAAAAAAABw/IltQ_r9Io8A/s1600-h/72586.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339449245704889954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShmIzKJ3pmI/AAAAAAAAABw/IltQ_r9Io8A/s400/72586.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999999;"&gt;Alexandra Sicotte-Lévesque serait fière d'inviter quiconque à Khartoum afin de présenter les femmes exceptionnelles qu'elle côtoie et qui choisissent de porter le voile, ou non.&lt;br /&gt;Photo AFP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;Un signe de domination?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alexandra Sicotte-Lévesque&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il y a quelques années, je me préparais pour mon premier séjour au Soudan. Mes nuits étaient remplies de cauchemars. Ce serait mon premier séjour dans un pays majoritairement musulman (au nord) où la charia est imposée par le gouvernement. Je ne savais à quoi m'attendre. Je ne pensais qu'au pire: un régime comme celui des talibans, devoir me couvrir de la tête aux pieds et ne pas pouvoir être libre de mes allers et venues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voilà maintenant plus d'un an que je vis à Khartoum, capitale du Soudan. Mes amis québécois me posent souvent cette question: dois-tu porter le voile? Non, absolument pas. Bien que je vive sous la charia, un «outil» surtout politique plutôt que religieux au Soudan, pas une fois ne m'a-t-on imposé de porter le voile. M'a-t-on dévisagée parce que je n'étais évidemment pas musulmane, ou m'a-t-on tenu des propos discriminatoires? Jamais. Certes, le Soudan est un pays coupé de l'extérieur, éprouvé par une guerre désastreuse au Darfour et qui se relève à peine d'une guerre civile entre le Nord et le Sud qui a duré 20 ans. Mais j'y rencontre quotidiennement un peuple incroyablement tolérant et accueillant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amal Baher est une jeune Soudanaise de 27 ans. Elle est responsable des finances d'un organisme international réputé ayant son siège à Khartoum. Elle prend sa tâche au sérieux et s'assure d'une main de fer que toutes les dépenses de l'organisme soient comptabilisées sans erreur, sans fraude. Ses collègues, surtout des hommes, la font rire lorsqu'ils racontent qu'ils craignent sa grande autorité. Pour moi, Amal est devenue une soeur avec qui je partage mes espoirs et inquiétudes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pourtant, Amal porte le voile. Mais cela ne me gêne pas.&lt;br /&gt;À Khartoum, ce ne sont pas toutes les femmes qui portent le voile. Certaines le portent bien serré encadrant leur visage, ne dévoilant pas un cheveu. D'autres semblent l'avoir enroulé un peu par mégarde, à la dépêche en sortant de la maison. Super pour cacher quelques cheveux rebelles, m'a-t-on dit un jour, en me faisant un clin d'oeil. Jamais n'ai-je vu une femme soudanaise se cacher le visage. Parmi une vingtaine d'étudiants que j'ai formés en journalisme à l'Université de Khartoum, la grande majorité étaient de jeunes femmes qui portaient le voile.&lt;br /&gt;À des milliers de kilomètres du Québec, je suis surprise de lire les propos tenus par Pauline Marois récemment à l'Assemblée nationale ou par Denise Bombardier dans Le Devoir. Moi qui me sens le plus souvent privilégiée d'être Québécoise, d'avoir eu la chance de vivre dans un pays pacifique et interethnique, je suis estomaquée de voir qu'on puisse tenir encore aujourd'hui un tel discours. Le foulard, un signe de domination? Des femmes qui viennent au Québec «pour fuir les affres de systèmes moyenâgeux»? Je ne nie pas qu'il existe des extrémistes musulmans, qui sans doute désirent voir la femme dominée dans un monde patriarcal. Et c'est bien sûr le cas aussi chez certains chrétiens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Au Soudan, je travaille avec des femmes fortes, qui se font entendre, qui occupent des postes importants dans la société et surtout qui se font respecter. Le voile, qui est devenu un symbole si fort pour nous, est le moindre des obstacles auxquels elles font face. Comme toutes les autres femmes du monde, ce sont elles qui portent les pires fardeaux associés à la pauvreté et à la guerre. Ces voiles de toutes les couleurs, si étincelants, font partie de leur identité. Pour cela, je n'oserais jamais leur imposer mes préjudices de privilégiée occidentale.&lt;br /&gt;Je ne voudrais pas à avoir à hésiter à inviter au Québec mon amie Amal; elle serait peut-être questionnée quant à son «soi-disant» choix. Mais je sais avec certitude que je serais fière d'inviter quiconque à Khartoum pour leur présenter les femmes exceptionnelles que je côtoie et qui choisissent de porter le voile, ou non.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Québécoise, l'auteure travaille présentement au Soudan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/opinions/forums/la-presse/200905/20/01-858000-un-signe-de-domination.php"&gt;http://www.cyberpresse.ca/opinions/forums/la-presse/200905/20/01-858000-un-signe-de-domination.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-6861857076582229179?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/6861857076582229179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/une-quebecoise-au-soudan.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6861857076582229179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/6861857076582229179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/une-quebecoise-au-soudan.html' title='Une Québécoise au Soudan'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShmIzKJ3pmI/AAAAAAAAABw/IltQ_r9Io8A/s72-c/72586.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-4333773890966217226</id><published>2009-05-24T10:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T13:21:07.812-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muslim women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='femme musulmane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politic'/><title type='text'>Une femme musulmane voilée à la Maison Blanche</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShmGwOlalGI/AAAAAAAAABo/4NUWj0wKshw/s1600-h/dalia_350.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339446996331304034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShmGwOlalGI/AAAAAAAAABo/4NUWj0wKshw/s400/dalia_350.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dalia Mogahed, conseillère aux affaires religieuses dans l’administration de Barack Obama&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Une femme en hidjab à la Maison-Blanche ? Impossible ? C’est pourtant une réalité depuis quelques mois. Dalia Mogahed, une jeune Egyptienne d’origine, a été nommée conseillère des affaires religieuses dans l’Administration du président Barack Obama.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.afrik.com/article16643.html"&gt;http://www.afrik.com/article16643.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mercredi 22 avril 2009, par notre partenaire El Watan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le nouveau locataire du bureau ovale, lui-même grande surprise de l’année 2008, a en effet signé le 5 février dernier un décret exécutif instituant le « Bureau des partenariats religieux » à la Maison-Blanche où siège la jeune Dalia Mogahed. De fait, elle est la première musulmane américaine d’origine arabe à entrer tous les matins à la Maison-Blanche avec son voile islamique pour conseiller le président des Etats-Unis. C’est sans doute un grand tabou qui vient d’être cassé pour une Amérique puritaine voire allergique à tout ce qui touche l’Islam et les musulmans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.afrik.com/article16643.html"&gt;(suite...)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-4333773890966217226?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/4333773890966217226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/une-femme-musulmane-voilee-la-maison.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/4333773890966217226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/4333773890966217226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/une-femme-musulmane-voilee-la-maison.html' title='Une femme musulmane voilée à la Maison Blanche'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShmGwOlalGI/AAAAAAAAABo/4NUWj0wKshw/s72-c/dalia_350.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-1298139097260925302</id><published>2009-05-24T10:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T13:21:21.384-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tolerence'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hijab'/><title type='text'>D’abord, de quelle tolérance parlez vous ?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Shl_el38o4I/AAAAAAAAABU/Cho2A-8UWdw/s1600-h/hijab101.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339438996764009346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Shl_el38o4I/AAAAAAAAABU/Cho2A-8UWdw/s400/hijab101.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;D’abord, de quelle tolérance parlez vous ? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En réponse à l’article : « Port du voile dans les écoles : Le pour et le contre » par le journaliste Steeve Duguay, dans le Journal Metro du Mardi 30 Novembre 2004.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By: Nermine Barbouch, une Citoyenne Canadienne. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monsieur Duguy,&lt;br /&gt;D’abord, de quelle tolérance parlez-vous ?&lt;br /&gt;Est-ce vraiment une « tolérance » de vouloir bannir le voile de nos écoles et d’empêcher une femme d’exercer son droit en tant que Canadienne de confession Musulmane sous prétexte d’égalité et d’intégrité des sexes ou même de laïcité? Mais voyons ! D’ailleurs, qu’en savez vous de l’égalité des sexes en Islam ou de la signification du voile ?&lt;br /&gt;À l'inverse de plusieurs préjugés et idées inexactes qui sont véhiculées depuis un certain temps et mal interpréter de la part de beaucoup de gens, le voile de la femme en Islam n'est en aucun cas le symbole d'une revendication politique, ni une marque de soumission et d'infériorité quelconque par rapport aux hommes (époux, pères, frères etc.…) et encore moins un simple vêtement traditionnel, lié à certaines cultures.&lt;br /&gt;Le port du hijab, est un élément de soumission envers Dieu seule. (que vous le croyez ou pas !).&lt;br /&gt;En premier lieu, en portant le voile la femme musulmane fait acte de soumission et d'obéissance envers Dieu. En deuxième lieu, le Hijab agit pour sa protection morale, en préservant sa pudeur et sa chasteté.&lt;br /&gt;C’est à l’age de puberté que les jeunes filles sont introduites au « Hijab ». Bien sure, le chemin spirituel est différent selon chacune. L’une peut se sentir prête de le porter toute suite tandis que les autres préfèrent attendre. Mais en aucun cas , nul Homme peut se donner le droit d’imposer le hijab !!&lt;br /&gt;Mais voilà que des gens comme vous veulent imposer à ces filles de ne pas se voiler tout en recevant une éducation. « Pratiques dénigrantes » vous dites ? C’est VOTRE point de vue et pas celui de l’Islam ! Nous nous vous imposons pas notre religion mais nous demandons le respect .&lt;br /&gt;En d’autre part, c’est vrai que dans certain pays musulmans les touristes sont conseillées de respecter certaines normes mais je vous assure qu’ils profitent d’une grande liberté par rapport à la façon de s’habiller comme à celle de manger ou de boire. Même que des lieux de cultes sont a leurs disposions. Allez voir des pays comme l’Egypte, la Tunisie, Dubaï, la Syrie, le Liban et autres… demander aux touristes ce qu’ils en pensent. Sauf bien sure si vous faite référence a des exemples extrême, tel que l’Afghanistan. Si vous prenez seulement des cas comme celui-ci et que vous voulez parler de « l’inverse », alors là j’ai l’impression qu’on agit comme des gamins : Si tu ne me laisse pas jouer au Nintendo dans ta maison et bien tu ne peux pas jouer chez moi non plus.&lt;br /&gt;Est-ce si difficile de fonctionner ensemble, d’accepter et de respecter les autres comme ils sont dans une société si riche et mosaïque ? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je crois que c’est une question de volonté. Jamais je ne vous imposerais mon point de vue, mais avant de faire allusion à l’égalité des sexes, faite l’effort de comprendre et de respecter les différentes cultures et religions formant notre société ! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-1298139097260925302?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/1298139097260925302/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/dabord-de-quelle-tolerance-parlez-vous.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1298139097260925302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/1298139097260925302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/05/dabord-de-quelle-tolerance-parlez-vous.html' title='D’abord, de quelle tolérance parlez vous ?'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/Shl_el38o4I/AAAAAAAAABU/Cho2A-8UWdw/s72-c/hijab101.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232546638440587593.post-8546141790466079261</id><published>2009-04-11T10:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T13:21:40.045-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travels'/><title type='text'>Some Shots of different Travels</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoN__yZBoI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/7zksCw9_PFs/s1600-h/vvvvv.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595701306852994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoN__yZBoI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/7zksCw9_PFs/s400/vvvvv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoN7SWnfuI/AAAAAAAAAEI/Y8ip7RdZrKM/s1600-h/vvvv.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595620391288546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoN7SWnfuI/AAAAAAAAAEI/Y8ip7RdZrKM/s400/vvvv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoNu7oxV_I/AAAAAAAAAEA/CoeTtAZXGPc/s1600-h/vvvvvv.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595408134985714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoNu7oxV_I/AAAAAAAAAEA/CoeTtAZXGPc/s400/vvvvvv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoNqhlCCMI/AAAAAAAAAD4/Vr2_yYjd1iM/s1600-h/vvvvvvv.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595332420503746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoNqhlCCMI/AAAAAAAAAD4/Vr2_yYjd1iM/s400/vvvvvvv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoNlmAgPpI/AAAAAAAAADw/Nhcy4TmJ0yc/s1600-h/ny.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595247710125714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoNlmAgPpI/AAAAAAAAADw/Nhcy4TmJ0yc/s400/ny.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoMn7ML-uI/AAAAAAAAADo/lzxv2WA-1s0/s1600-h/vvv.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339594188244384482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoMn7ML-uI/AAAAAAAAADo/lzxv2WA-1s0/s400/vvv.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoMfksaCII/AAAAAAAAADg/e7VtxnZC5y4/s1600-h/vv.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339594044766554242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoMfksaCII/AAAAAAAAADg/e7VtxnZC5y4/s400/vv.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoMZNOVgyI/AAAAAAAAADY/IOZW5qJDfoU/s1600-h/v.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339593935387198242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoMZNOVgyI/AAAAAAAAADY/IOZW5qJDfoU/s400/v.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:):):)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;I have visited most of these places many times during my childhood and it always feel so good to re-visit now, as an adult.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5232546638440587593-8546141790466079261?l=nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/feeds/8546141790466079261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/04/central-parks-ny.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8546141790466079261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5232546638440587593/posts/default/8546141790466079261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nerminebarbouch.blogspot.com/2009/04/central-parks-ny.html' title='Some Shots of different Travels'/><author><name>Nermine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11263926583655549278</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X7es1NCWRe4/TtayiXJsNAI/AAAAAAAAAZY/d9kGJOOjt0I/s220/blog%2Bphoto.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k6GqNB3I0b8/ShoN__yZBoI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/7zksCw9_PFs/s72-c/vvvvv.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
