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    An Apologist’s Apology

    March 12, 2015 /
    Black and white, woman offering man flowers

    Instead of building intercultural bridges as I imagined, I was adding my bricks to the prisons so many are walled up in by their own communities...

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    Grandad’s Ghost, or, How To Fuck Up A Funeral

    December 17, 2015
    Calm, Lake Ontario

    Freedom & Fear – two sides of the same coin

    August 30, 2013
    I always wanted to be a cowboy

    In My Other Life I’m A Cowboy

    April 30, 2013
  • Bridging Cultures,  Interracial marriage,  Islam

    What made you become a Muslim?

    September 18, 2013 /
    Solitary Journey

    There are times when the faith I connect with seems a different animal viewed through the eyes of others. I wonder if I still count as a Muslim when I disagree with so much it’s purported to represent...

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    Muslim Day at Canada’s Wonderland

    July 10, 2012
    Loweswarehouse

    Lowe’s sinks to new low

    December 13, 2011
    Table with various arabic food served

    Making A Meal Of Ramadan

    June 22, 2015
  • Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Islam

    Fighting To Be Heard

    October 16, 2012 /
    muslims_facing_tomorrow_logo

    As Raheel welcomed the audience and the cameras clicked and flashed, I glanced around the auditorium; half an hour in people continued to arrive. There were no hijabs or “Islamic” beards, no segregated seating...

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    Battling BPD

    April 8, 2013
    Stewart Building, Toronto

    Toronto: Discovering the Discovery District

    March 19, 2012
    the letter C

    A-Z of Canada: C is for Cottage

    March 5, 2012
  • Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Islam

    Muslim Day at Canada’s Wonderland

    July 10, 2012 /
    muslim day at Canada's Wonderland poster

    I've been exhorted to come and enjoy Muslim Day at Canada's Wonderland. Why do muslims need a day all their own to go to the amusement park?

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    Black Friday – is it a plague? Is it a stock-market crash? No! It’s a shopaholics orgasm!

    November 3, 2011
    Looking out across the water, Lake Ontario

    The Power of Nature

    April 8, 2012
    I always wanted to be a cowboy

    In My Other Life I’m A Cowboy

    April 30, 2013

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  • Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
    Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
  • Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
    Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
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    Who Are the Taliban?
  • How People With Autism Fake It
    How People With Autism Fake It

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