One of my most interesting assignments involve advising an Imam who wishes to limit his liability exposure during Exorcisms. While most popular culture images of exorcisms arose from the 1973 move called “The Exorcist” starring Linda Blair as the demonic child, interest continues with widely-disseminated stories of Catholic priests performing exorcisms. The most famous appears to […]
The Muslim Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto recently launched a campaign to raise money to bring a full-time paid chaplain to support Muslim students at the University. First widely reported in a Toronto Star story, this has generated a lot of interest, comment, and even excitement. The stated goal is to raise $70,000 000 to cover the immediate […]
Diverse representatives from the GTA’s Muslim community met for the first time with Public Safety Minister Vic Toews on Friday June 8, 2012 in Hamilton, Ontario to discuss a wide range of issues. In fact, to our knowledge, this was the first substantive meeting in the GTA between the Muslim community and any Conservative Minister […]