 ""We have to control our destiny," - Muslim leader " - see Amen Jafri's article about us in The Metro at: http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/963082--we-have-to-control-our-destiny-muslim-leader Check out our latest blog in the Huffington Post: "Muslims Must Rally to Save Hamza Kashgari" and more at:
MUSLIMS FOR PROGRESSIVE VALUES STUDENT CLUB! We can connect students from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University to start a student club on their campus. If you are interested, please contact us at khansalter@rogers.com. There are several students who are interested at this time but need the support of more progressive Muslim students to make it happen. We are also on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=116272231721512. Order an MPV shirt and support our progressive Muslim community! (may differ slightly from style shown in photo) Here is the link: |
"Visit the sick, feed the hungry, free the captive." Prophet Muhammad. (Hadith al-Bukhari, Vol. 7, #552  THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US AT THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE OTTAWA LAUNCH OF MPV'S NEW BOOK - PROGRESSIVE MUSLIM IDENTITIES on Monday, January 30th, 2012 from 7 to 9 pm at the lower level auditorium at 120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa - and heard the stories of progressive Muslims like Yahya Abdul Rahman, Farhat Rehman, Shahla Khan Salter, Qais Ghanem, Rameez Ahmed and the review of Asif Rehman. We would love to hear your progressive Muslim story as well - please contact us to get on our email list! We still have copies of the book for $20 each. Contact Shahla Khan Salter at 613 262 8798 or at mpvottawa@gmail.com . Check out this latest article on us in The Metro: http://www.yourottawaregion.com/news/article/1280565--progressive-muslims-share-personal-stories We are occasional guests on the radio show "Dialogue with Diversity" with Qais Ghanem on Tuesdays at 10:40 pm and ask everyone to listen and sponsor at CHIN FM 97.9 in Ottawa and at the following link out of Ottawa: http://chinradio.com/wp-content/themes/chin/liveplayer/?station=CJLLFM We are now in the GTA!! Please contact Anila Muhammad and sign up on the following link for meet up information: http://www.meetup.com/Muslims-for-Progressive-Values/ Contact us at MPV Canada at mpvottawa@gmail.com or 613 262 8798 |
"...all who believe (in God and the Last Day) and do righteous deeds -shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve." The Holy Quran - 2:62 OUR PROGRESSIVE MUSLIM MONTHLY LEARNING CIRCLE - has now started in Ottawa. Thank you to all who attended on April 21, 2012. the next one is scheduled for May 26th, 2012 from 10 am to noon and all progressive Muslims are welcome. Please rsvp by emailing us at mpvottawa@gmail.com and we will forward you the location. And check out the subject of our last learning circle on April 21, 2012 on the topic of Sabr or Patience in Islam. Here is the text of the talk by Shahla Khan Salter which began the discussion:
Buy our new book - PROGRESSIVE MUSLIM IDENTITIES - PERSONAL STORIES FROM THE US AND CANADA!Contact us for a reading in Ottawa or Toronto! Here is the link to order: www.mpvusa.org  For the reaction of Muslims for Progressive Values to the Shafia murder verdict, please check out the following links:
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