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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