Telisa Roessaptono (playing guitar & singing) and Idil Burale (singing) are performing Redemption Song by Bob Marley for the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fundraising event at T Cafe, Toronto, Canada. Both Telisa and Idil graduated from University of Toronto. Telisa is now continuing her studies in … Read More →
Category Archives: Canada
Steven Zhou
Steven Zhou is a 22-year-old graduate student at Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication. Born in Shenyang, China, he moved to West Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, when he was 8 years old. He then graduated from the University of Toronto in 2010, with … Read More →
Falak Mughal
Falak Mughal, the eldest of three was was born in Toronto. Coming from a family of high hopes, dreams and expectations, Falak was always encouraged to do more than just excel socially and academically which allowed her to take on a variety of challenges and … Read More →
Sabaah Choudhary
Sabaah is a young, Canadian muslimah who is currently doing her MBA at the University of Ottawa. Although she has many entrepreneurial ambitions, the one she is currently working on is a documentary productions company with two of her friends called S.A.Y Productions. The company hopes … Read More →
Ismaiel Beckir
85-year-old Ismaiel Beckir, originally from Bosnia, is one of the first Muslims in Hamilton, Canada, having arrived in 1950. Photo by Adam Sahib
Fatma bint Othman
Fatma, Ahmed‘s younger sister, is currently being an unproductive teenager before she embarks on another academic experience known as university. She plans to attend McMaster University in the fall studying English and History. Graduating as the valedictorian of her high school, Fatma committed herself to … Read More →
Ahmed bin Othman
Ahmed bin Othman is a 22-year-old athlete, family man and generally an outgoing guy. Having studied Police Foundations, he is currently taking a year off school to figure out what he wants in life. His keen interest and talent in athletics has allowed him to … Read More →
Hamza
8-year-old Hamza is third -generation Canadian, born in Hamilton, Ontario, just as his parents were. He represents a new generation of Muslims who will have to carve out an identity about what it means to be a Canadian Muslim. For a start, here he is … Read More →
Idrees Khan
Idrees Khan stands on top of a globe covered in doves, symbolizing world peace. It is located near Buckingham Palace in England where Idrees and his family spent their summer vacation. Idrees hopes to continue traveling around the world and England was just a start. … Read More →
Noora
“There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one of them” – Vicki Baum Photo by Adam Sahib
Silmi Abdullah
Silmi Abdullah is a Canadian who was born in Bangladesh and spent her childhood years in Saudi Arabia. She is currently in her third year of Law school, completing her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at the University of Ottawa. Prior to her entry into the … Read More →
Quadri Oshibotu
Hard working and ambitious, Quadri (‘Abdul-Qaadir) Oshibotu is currently working on obtaining his Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) at the world renowned Schulich School of Business located in Toronto, Ontario. He is learning the theory of business as well as many other subjects including … Read More →