Tag: Muslim community
Chatsworth Fall Fair ‘keepin’ it rural’ Saturday in Williamsford
Just driving to the 162th Chatsworth Fall Fair at Williamsford arena Saturday was a celebration of rural living. The fall colours were coming on strong and the late summer smells with car windows down seemed an antidote to news cycles filled with violence and chaos. A light sprinkling of rain made way for sunshine in […]
London to honour Afzaal family, stand against Islamophobia
Londoners will gather Friday evening for prayers and reflections to honour four members of a Muslim family who were killed in a hate-motivated attack four years ago.
London police identify suspect in alleged hate-motivated incident
London police have charged a 34-year-old man after what they describe as a hate-motivated incident that happened last week. An arrest warrant has been issued for Joseph Howard Coddington, charged with assault and uttering threats after a man threatened to burn down an elderly woman’s house near Marconi Boulevard and Trafalgar Street on the morning of May 29. Police […]
Middle Eastern grocer/bakery adds cafe: ‘50% Arab, 50% Canadian’
A Middle Eastern grocery store and bakery has added a café – filling a gap in the London food scene for the Muslim community while introducing its cuisine to others, its owner says. Walking into Viola Gourmet is like diving into a Middle Eastern folktale, with the business resembling a chapter from the book 1001 […]
London Muslims ready to ‘press reset on life’ during Ramadan
The Muslim holiday of Ramadan, a sacred month in the Islamic calendar, begins this weekend with the crescent moon.