Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu.

To celebrate the proclamation of October as the Islamic History & Heritage Month in St. John's, we are organizing a family event in collaboration with NL Public Libraries.

The event will be hosted at A.C. Hunter Children's Library and will be held at 2.30 pm on Saturday, November 9th. The details can be found in the event poster (please click on the image above).

Please make an effort to attend with your school aged children as we seek to promote awareness and appreciation of Muslim inventions and contributions to civilization. You may reach us at manal@manal.ca if you have any questions.

Jazakum Allahu Khairun,

MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu,

In 2007, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed October as the Islamic History Month. Since then, few large cities, including Toronto, celebrate it as the Islamic Heritage Month.

Recently, we requested the City of St. John's to consider making a similar proclamation. Alhamdulillah, our request was welcomed and during the City Council meeting of October 21st, Mayor Danny Breen proclaimed October as the Islamic History & Heritage Month in St. John's.

This is an important milestone for our Muslim community. It provides a stronger and more structured ground to promote awareness and appreciation of Muslims' contributions and achievements in many fields, especially in our province.

MANAL will keep you updated about possible events we may be hosting to celebrate this proclamation.

Happy Islamic History & Heritage Month St. John's!

Jazakum Allahu Khairan,

MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu.

We would like to inform you that the 14th Annual Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue will be held from 7.30 PM to 9.30 PM on Tuesday, October 29th at the Main Auditorium of the Medical School (HS-2nd floor).

The topic of this year's Dialogue is "Religion in an Age of Anxiety". The distinguished guest speakers include:

-Dr. Mahmoud Haddara, Former Imam and President, Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Professor Emeritus, Memorial University.

-Rev. Robert Cooke, Rector, St. Marks' Anglican Parish, and Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies, Queen's College

-Dr. Steven Wolinetz, President, Jewish Community Havura, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Memorial University.

We encourage you all to make an effort to attend this important event. You may find program and parking information on this poster.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan,

MANAL Executive Committee

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahu Wa Barakatuhu.

We would like to invite you to our Mosque on Saturday, October 12, from 3 pm to 4.30 pm for an Open House about the upcoming federal elections and the concerns / expectations of various local faith communities.

The event is hosted by the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (MANAL) and co-organized together with the Anglican East NL and the Religious Social Action Coalition.

At the beginning of the program, the co-organizers will each make a brief introduction on one of the following three topics:

-Poverty reduction

-Challenges of seniors and refugee newcomers

-Systemic racial and religious discrimination, including Islamophobia

Then, electoral candidates from St. John's East and St. John's South - Mount Pearl will respond to these introductions by outlining how they perceive these topics and how they plan to address them if and when elected. The program will continue with a Q&A session during which the electoral candidates will answer questions from the wider audience.

At the end, there will be a reception which will provide all participants an extended forum for informal exchanges.

Please click on this link to the event poster for your information.

For any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at manal@manal.ca.

Looking forward to seeing you on October 12.

Jazakum Alahu Khairun,

MANAL Executive Committee