Tag: Islam

Finding a religious and spiritual community at Queen's

“There’s this myth out there that religion/faith/spirituality is declining, and that people are becoming less and less religiously oriented, but I really don’t think that’s the case,” Ryan Farrell, associate pastor at Queen’s Christian community Geneva House, said in an interview with The Journal. “I...

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Intolerance of Muslim Canadians isn't new

Discrimination against Muslims within our country is a real problem and Canadians shouldn’t need a survey to believe it. In an attempt to measure the broad acceptance of Muslims in Canada, 1,028 Canadians took part in an online poll commissioned by Think for Actions and Insights Matter. The survey...

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Breaking down misconceptions of women in Islam

Islamic Awareness Week brings together students from various faculties and groups participating in activities and presentations to bring knowledge about Islam to the student body. Opening the series of talks being held throughout the week, Chaplain Kate Johnson and Mona Rahman, a post-doctoral fellow...

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Prayer space expands on campus

While Queen’s was founded by pious Scottish Presbyterians, students with religious beliefs today are in a firm minority. But a Christian background does mean the University is designed with Christian students in mind — particularly through its adherence to the Christian calendar. “Even if they are...

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Anti-immigrant group should be condemned

Gilad Streiner, ArtSci ’16 Voices of intolerance are growing louder in Germany. A grassroots, anti-immigration organization founded in the predominantly white province of Saxony and known as Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West (PEGIDA) is quickly gaining momentum. PEGIDA-organized...

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