Ahmadiyya Muslims across Canada are opening their homes for a #MeetAMuslimFamily campaign during the first two weeks of March, CTV News reports from Vaughan City, Ontario, Canada.
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By Mark A. Kellner | March 5, 2015
The challenges of being a Muslim in Britain and Canada have been magnified in recent weeks with reports identifying a British-educated ISIS member as "Jihadi Johnny" and a Canadian mall allegedly being targeted for an al-Shabab attack.
Partly in response to these issues, and others, Muslims in the two countries have undertaken community outreach projects to burnish their image, media reports indicate.
In Canada, a mosque in Edmonton, Alberta, held an open house to share its faith with the public, GlobalNews reported. The goal, a community leader said, was to demonstrate a commitment to peace and not violence.
Mohyuddin Mirza, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Edmonton's outreach director, said, "We just want to promote the idea we are living in your community, come and see us, you won’t see any violence."
The mosque mailed invites to residents near its location, and one resident felt the experience was positive.
"I just think that they are our neighbors, and why shouldn’t we learn something about their culture," Carol Donahue, who has lived in the area for 31 years, told GlobalNews.
Ahmadiyya Muslims across Canada are opening their homes for a #MeetAMuslimFamily campaign during the first two weeks of March, CTV News reports from Vaughan City, Ontario, Canada.
"Through this campaign Canadian Muslims will showcase to their fellow Canadians that a Muslim's faith is not in conflict with Canadian values," the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada group said in a statement.
The Safwan Choudhry family hosted Vaughan City Councilor Marilyn Iafrate and her daughter for a meal Sunday, CTV reported.
"Being together and sharing common values this is a moment where we can experience and solidify what we know — and the food is awesome," said Iafrate.
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