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Letter: We’re all in this together – even when we have to be apart

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments Christmas, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 transmission, elderly family members, elderly persons, family gatherings, gatherings, Hanukkah, holidays, Kingston, Kingston Muslim community, letter, Mona Rahman, pandemic, protecting the most vulnerable, stay at home, stop the spread, we are all in this together

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Letter: Give 30 Campaign thanks Kingston for overwhelming support

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments community, COVID-19, Dan Irwin, fundraiser, hunger, Imam AbduBakar Mulla, Islamic Society of Kingston, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Kingston Give 30 Campaign, letter, Michael Taylor, Mona Rahman, Partners in Mission Food Bank, poverty, Ramadan, record-breaking total, Ziyaad Mia

To the Members of the Kingston community, Monday, August 31, marked the final day of the Give 30 2020 Campaign.

Community responds to Third Day Worship Centre service videos

September 3, 2020December 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment anti-homosexual, anti-Muslim, Bill Gates, chipping, Christianity, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, COVID-19 cure, Edith Armstrong, fact check, flu, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homophobia, homosexuality, ID2020, Islamic Society of Kingston, Israel, Kingston, Kingston Muslim community, Mayor Bryan Paterson, microchipping, Microsoft, Mona Rahman, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Pastor Francis Armstrong, swine flu (H1N1), Third Day Fellowship of Canada, Third Day Worship Centre, vaccinations

Over the past month, members of the Kingston community have taken to social media, attempting to raise awareness of the

Ramadan Give 30 Campaign raises $7,500 for Food Bank

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments charity fundraiser, COVID-19, Dan Irwin, food security, fundraiser, Give 30, Imam AbduBakar Mulla, Islamic Society of Kingston, Mona Rahman, Partners in Mission Food Bank, Ramadan

The Islamic Centre of Kingston (ISK) is donating $7,500 to the Partners in Mission Food Bank. The money was collected

Muslim community petitions for mosque bus stop

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment access to places of worship, City of Kingston, Jeremy DaCosta, Kingston, Kingston Islamic Centre, Kingston Islamic Society, Kingston Muslim community, Kingston Transit, Mona Rahman, mosque, online petition, refugees, students, Swasan Mohammed

Members of Kingston’s Muslim community have launched an online petition asking Kingston Transit to commit to providing the city’s only

Kingston mayor denounces Islamophobic social media post

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Const. Ash Gutheinz, hate speech, Islam, Islamic Society of Kingston, islamophobia, Kingston, Kingston Muslim community, Kingston Police, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Mona Rahman, religion, social media, Twitter

When a social media account purporting to be based in Kingston posted an act of hate seemingly based in Islamophobia

Kingston Muslim community leaders encourage support for local food bank

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Kathryn Vilela 0 Comments Almsgiving, April, COVID-19, Dan Irwin, food bank, food hampers, fundraising, Give 30, Imam AbdurRashid Taylor, Kingston, Kingston Give 30 Campaign, Kingston Muslim community, Mona Rahman, Partners in Mission Food Bank, Ramadan, Zakat

By the calendar, Ramadan is set to begin this year on Thursday, Apr. 23. On a typical year, the beginning