Canadian Muslim Union

Canadian Muslim Union

The Canadian Muslim Union (CMU) is a registered not-for-profit corporation in Canada.

The CMU was started on August 20, 2006 following an unsuccessful attempt to resolve deep divisions in the Muslim Canadian Congress (MCC) board. The attempt failed when members representing one of the factions did not show up for the Board meeting called to resolve the differences and to elect a new executive. The board members who attended, which included all of the executive (including El-Farouk Khaki) and a majority of the total board from the Toronto area (including Gary Dale), decided unanimously to resign from the MCC and form a new, democratic organization.

The CMU, while advocating separation of Religion and State, works with and within the Muslim community, engaging it in issues of human rights, human dignity, social justice and alternate progressive and inclusive visions of Islam. In doing so, it aims to instill joy in the celebration of identities as Muslims and as Canadians with social consciences & a commitment to social justice.

The CMU has hosted a number of events including several mixed-gender woman-led Friday afternoon prayers and has co-sponsored a "Peace Iftar" with [http://www.salaamcanada.org/ Salaam] each Ramadan since 2006.

External links

* [http://muslimunion.ca/ Canadian Muslim Union]
* [http://www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=6253 Progressive Muslim group implodes] by Reuel S. Amdur, "The Arab-American News"


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Progressive Muslim Union — The Progressive Muslim Union of North America is a liberal Islamic organization. The group officially launched on November 15, 2004 in Manhattan. The Progressive Muslim Union (PMU) is the result of almost two years of conversation and… …   Wikipedia

  • Muslim Canadian Congress — The Muslim Canadian Congress was organized to provide a voice to Muslims who support a progressive, liberal, pluralistic, democratic, and secular society where everyone has the freedom of religion. The organization claimed to have 300 dues paying …   Wikipedia

  • Canadian Islamic Congress — The Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) refers to itself as Canada s largest national non profit and wholly independent Islamic organizationcite web url = http://www.canadianislamiccongress.com/cicfacts.php title = Facts about the CIC accessdate =… …   Wikipedia

  • Muslim Association of Canada — The Muslim Association of Canada is a non profit organization which provides religious and educational services for the Muslim community in Canada. A national, grassroots organization, MAC currently operates in 11 Canadian cities. With a vision… …   Wikipedia

  • Canadian Arab Federation — The Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) was formed in 1967 to represent the interests of Arab Canadians with respect to the formulation of public policy in Canada. It presently consists of over 40 member organizations.In discharging its political… …   Wikipedia

  • Muslim Students' Association — The Muslim Students Association, or Muslim Student Union, of the U.S. and Canada, also known as MSA National, is a religious organization dedicated to establishing and maintaining Islamic societies on college campuses in Canada and the United… …   Wikipedia

  • New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election — This is a list of nominated candidates for the New Democratic Party in the 40th Canadian federal election, which resulted in a Conservative minority government.[1] Contents 1 Newfoundland and Labrador 7 seats 2 Prince Edward Island 4 seats …   Wikipedia

  • Islam in the Soviet Union — Muslims lived in Siberia and other regions.The Bolsheviks wanted to include as much as possible of the former Russian Empire within the Soviet Union. This meant they were faced with a number of contradictions as they set out to establish the… …   Wikipedia

  • Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats — Infobox Philippine Political Party party name = Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats of the Philippines party colorcode = #FFFF00 chairman = Fidel V. Ramos president = Prospero Nograles leader = Gloria Macapagal Arroyo spokesperson = Juan Miguel… …   Wikipedia

  • University of Manchester Students' Union — Institution The University of Manchester Location Steve Biko Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, England Established 2004 (after merger of USA and UMU …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”