Oct 18, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
October 9, 2018 Toronto Jewish Hebrew day school, Leo Baeck, in the heart of one of the oldest Jewish neighbourhoods in Toronto, was targeted by hatemongers. Young Jewish kids were met with the following words on signs just outside the school: “Free Palestine,” “Long...
Oct 15, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
The Muslim convention Carry the Light took place October 6 and 7 in Toronto. Organized by ICNA Canada, the Islamic Circle of North America, the annual convention is aimed at inspiring Muslims to implement the true spirit of Islam in their lives and...
Sep 23, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
Machiavelli watched the Borgia’s at work at war. I read The Prince and books about Machiavelli and this is one of the lessons that I took from his writings: if someone says they are going to kill you-believe them. That and “Never attempt to win by force what can...
Sep 12, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
Chris Selly posted his opinion on free speech in an article he wrote for the National Post. He is a regular contributor. His article is about “how capricious, self-serving and addlepated governments often are when dealing with rights.” After discussing...
Sep 1, 2018 | News, Politics, Religion / Spirituality
I recently published an article about the Muslim Halal Festival of the Sacrifice. Here is a video of a group of Muslims participating in this special celebration. This video, Qurbani in Canada, documents the Halal slaughter during Eid Al-Adha, Festival of...
Aug 31, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
The Muslim world recently celebrated the Festival of Sacrifice. Eid al-Adha is the second and most important of the two Eid festivals. In the Hebrew Bible Abraham is called upon to sacrifice Isaac. At the last moment Abraham’s hand is stayed and he finds a ram...