Stay tuned for a weekend course on the Sirah of the Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him) by Imam Abdul Latif from the Deen Intensive Foundation.
The course will be from Friday September 17 - Sunday September 19, 2010.

If you would like to be informed when registration for the course commences, please email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Tickets for the Muslim Art Movement II are $15 and are available for purchase through our website. Click here to buy tickets now.

The Muslim Art Movement is back for 2010!

We have a number of talented local artists and musicians lined up for this year’s Movement along with a special guest - Boonaa Mohammed!

Dubbed the “voice of a generation,” Boonaa Mohammed is a critically acclaimed award winning writer and performer with accolades including a playwright residency at Theatre Passe Muraille, a short story published in a Penguin Canada anthology called “Piece by Piece” and various slam poetry titles credits including winner of the 2007 CBC Poetry Face-Off “Best New Artist” award. As an Artist he has toured and traveled across the world and frequently conducts writing workshops and seminars, sharing his experience and expertise in social justice based story telling with mainly youth from all walks of life.

We thought it appropriate to launch The Western Muslim Initiative by inviting Tariq Ramadan to speak at the University of Calgary on March 17th.

Interest in issues regarding North American Muslims have risen in recent years and we feel it is necessary to gain the perspective of scholars from diverse backgrounds to speak on these issues. The Muslim population in Alberta has risen considerably over the past ten years including first and second generation Muslims from various ethnic backgrounds. As these mainly young, dynamic Muslims strive to establish an identity, they seek to reconcile differences between their faith and Islamic teachings. By inviting fresh new ideas into this newly emerging community, we are trying to bring about new solutions to the challenges being faced.

Click here for more information about the event.

Asalaam Alaikum (peace be upon you)
Welcome to the Western Muslim Initiative!

We are anxiously waiting to hear your ideas about how to make our community a better place to live. Have a read through our about and FAQ sections to find out more about who we are. Make sure you peruse through the articles as well. For those of you who were familiar with the Western Muslim magazine and those that are now interested because we just mentioned it, you will be happy to know that our goal is to have a condensed version of the magazine on this website.

Our website is a work in progress so we will be adding more information over the coming weeks and months so check back often.

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