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Politics : The Truth About Islam

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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (10706)10/29/2007 6:24:17 PM
From: Proud_Infidel  Read Replies (1) of 20106
 
Islamic history month fizzles in Toronto
CBC News ^ | October 26, 2007

cbc.ca

Organizers of Islamic history month are mulling over why their project has failed to achieve the same success in Toronto that it's found in other parts of the country.



The Canadian Islamic Congress declared October to be Islamic history month and received support from many cities and school boards, including Ottawa, Vancouver and Kingston, but not Toronto.

Zafar Bangash, director of the Islamic Society in York Region, said the success of black history month inspired his community to try something similar.

But he said organizers were late getting started, which may explain why the Toronto school board was reluctant to jump on board.

McKell said he's open to meeting with representatives from the Islamic community to discuss how they can get together and make the concept work next October.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ....
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