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First Hijabi influencer starring in Sephora's latest 2018 campaign in Quebec.

Toronto-based Somali Canadian youth activist Habon Ali was appointed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Youth Advisory Council in June.

Muslim Link interviewed Habon about her activism and what challenges facing youth in Canada that she hopes to raise with the Prime Minister.

Selected leaders of Muslim organizations based in Ottawa or Toronto but with a national focus attended a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Caucus on Tuesday, June 19.

Ottawa, June 20, 2018 – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, today issued this statement on World Refugee Day:

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and the Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council (AMPAC) have issued press releases in response to the alleged arson at the Islamic Society of Edson, that took place late in the evening on Saturday, June 16.

Muslim Link would also like to thank the many people who have been sending messages through our website to the Islamic Society of Edson, expressing their support for Muslims in the community.

After the historic results of June 7, we will be seeing many new faces in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Muslim Link would like to introduce you to some of the new Muslim Canadian Members of Provincial Parliament we hope to be hearing great things from over the course of their political careers.

In order to help our readers get to know these MPPs better, we have compiled some videos about the candidates and interviews they have participated in, so readers can become more familiar with their lives and work.

Maryam and Nivaal Rehman, 16 year old activist vloggers, joined the Malala Fund at the G7 Summit in Whistler, BC.

As you may be aware, our neighbourhood, Herongate, is currently undergoing the largest eviction campaign in Canada. We are being mass evicted, our affordable townhouses destroyed and our community torn apart. This is a gross violation of human rights.

Mercy Mission Canada has launched a new project aimed at encouraging more Muslim Canadians to become foster parents.

The project is called FosterLink.

Muslim Link interviewed the project’s founder Shahzad Mustafa about the initiative.

My name is Iman Berry. I was recently selected as one of thirty youth in a national competition with hundreds of Canada's top leaders to represent our great nation on an international trade mission in China. I will be participating in this mission through Global Vision a Non-Profit organization aimed at teaching Canadian youth skills they will need to succeed in the global economy. Delegates were selected for their ability to lead, communicate effectively, work in a team and most importantly their dedication to their community and country.

I am raising $6000 towards my trade mission. Global Vision funds the rest of the costs through national and regional partnerships.

LUMINOUS A Black Muslim Arts Festival will be taking place on Saturday, June 16th. An Arts Festival mixed with an Eid Festival, the event aims to celebration Toronto's Black Muslim presence.

Muslim Link interviewed the visionary behind LUMINOUS, Timaj Garad, about her hopes for the festival.

Getting educated on party platforms and election issues is tough and time consuming no matter when you do it.

During Ramadhan, we know it's even harder.

So the Canadian Muslim Vote (TCMV) interviewed each of the party leaders, to ask them questions about the provincial issues that you told us were the most important to you, via the pre-election Provincial Issues Survey.

Herongate is located where Heron Rd emerges from Walkley Rd in Ottawa’s southeast. It is the most diverse neighbourhood in Ottawa. It is also one of the poorest. The neighbourhood has a significantly large and multigenerational Muslim community.

The north side of Herongate is owned almost entirely by one company, Timbercreek. The Toronto-based corporation acquired housing in the Herongate area in 2012 and 2013.Many tenants feel that Timbercreek has purposefully neglected the houses in Herongate because they knew they intended to evict the tenants, demolish the houses, and build housing that is targeted towards higher income tenants. Explore this process of neglect in pictures online here.

In 2016, Muslim Link was asked to help Ottawa transit user Hailey DeJong find the OC Transpo bus driver who stood up for her when she was verbally attacked for wearing niqab by another passenger while on his bus. She had managed to get a selfie with him, but had not taken his name and she wanted to make sure that OC Transpo knew how much she appreciated his support.

The Kanata Muslim Association is holding a Meet & Greet with candidates running in the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election in the provincial electoral district of Kanata-Carleton.

The Meet & Greet is taking place Wednesday, May 9 at 6:30 pm at the Richcraft Recreation Complex in Kanata, Ontario.

Urges all parties to firmly reject bigotry in Canadian politics

(Ottawa - May 5, 2018) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, welcomes the decision by Ontario PC Party leader Doug Ford to remove Tanya Granic Allen as the PC candidate in the riding of Mississauga Centre.

Several Muslim Canadians are running for all three major political parties for the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election. 

Muslim Link feels our readers would benefit from learning more about each of these candidates. We have included links to the candidate's websites and social media where available.

Muslim Welfare Centre and Project Ramadan came to Ottawa on April 22nd to work in partnership with the Ottawa Food Bank to build over 100 food baskets with the help of local volunteers and city officials, including Mayor Jim Watson.

The documentary "I Am Rohingya" is coming to theatre in Ottawa (May 9), Toronto (May 11), and Waterloo (May 13). The team behind the film is partnering with local organizations in each city to host the screenings, such as Inter Pares in Ottawa, a non-governmental organization that has been working with human rights activists in Burma for decades.

"I Am Rohingya" chronicles the making of the play "I Am Rohingya" by a group of Rohingya refugee youth living in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

Being ME (Muslimah Empowered) Conference will be taking place on Saturday, May 5th at the Telus Convention Centre. There has also been a bus organized to bring women from Edmonton to the conference.