Strive for peace
The following article was published by Windsor Star, on March. 15, 2013. As an Ahmadi Muslim, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Roman Catholic Christians on the election of their Pope. As the white smoke came, it was a moment worth watching to see joy on faces of Christians that once again […]
Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom
The following letter was published by The Globe and Mail, on Feb. 22, 2013. It was intolerance that led to my family’s coming to Canada in 1989, when I was barely 2. We were persecuted in Pakistan for being members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community – the same community whose mosque and community centre the […]
Unfair to Islam
The following article was published by National Post, on Jan. 26, 2013 Genghis Khan was one of the most brutal rulers in history. One of they keys to his great conquests was his of horses in the battle field. But would you say that the Mongolian horses were evil, or that the way they were […]
Majority of Muslims abhor acts of violence
This following letter was published by The London Free Press, on Jan. 24, 2013 To the many people in today’s society who view the Muslim world through the lens of small fringe groups such as the one causing havoc in Mali: this is not what Islam is about. Time and time again, our society cries […]
Legalizing marijuana would be a mistake
This following letter was published by The Hamilton Spectator on April. 25, 2012. There’s been some clamour lately for the legalization of marijuana. Having already seen alcohol’s ill effects – countless broken homes, addictions and thousands of deaths caused by drunk driving – legalization seems ridiculous. I’ve had individuals approach me to join them in […]
RANDOM KINDNESS
The following letter was published by Winnipeg Sun, on Feb. 18, 2012 How does change come about? And where lay the seeds that germinate into new vistas of hope, justice, prosperity, growth and happiness? To me, it’s in the warm smile we give to passersby. It’s in coming to the aid of somebody in need. […]
A VEILED ISSUE
The following article was published by Toronto Sun on March. 11, 2011 We have recently passed through a monumental International Women’s Day in celebration of the great many women all around us who help improve our world to great heights. One would imagine that with new profound awareness of the critical role women play in […]
Injustice in Gaza
The atrocities being committed in Gaza has led to great unrest within the region. This has led to killings of many innocent including elderly, women and children. Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad has said, “All forms of cruelty, wherever they exist, must be eradicated and stopped regardless of whether they are […]
‘Jihad of the pen’
Recently, I’ve been observing the situation in Syria and have been startled by the number of Canadians who are going there to fight in the name of “jihad” and Islam, for terrorist groups such as ISIS. They are even active on social media, while being in Syria, propagating their extremist views to other Muslim youth […]
Ask sex workers about legalization
New developments in the Berlusconi case and Justice Minister Peter MacKay’s recent comments that “exploring all possible options to ensure the criminal law continues to address the significant harms that flow from prostitution,” help show the global concern on this issue. Are we tackling side effects and symptoms or willing to delve deeper toward the […]
