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Local Muslim students pull back the veil on Shari’ah law
KELOWNA – It’s a sensitive subject that local Muslim students want to talk about. Shari’ah…
Muslim inmate’s discrimination complaint against Kamloops prison will be heard
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Muslim prisoner who says correctional officers at the Kamloops prison…
Uneasy times for Muslims, even in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – For Roaa Ramadan, the newly implemented U.S. travel ban hits close to home.…
‘It’s one individual’: Salmon Arm says anti-Muslim graffiti not representative of wider community
SALMON ARM – Police believe a case of racist graffiti in Salmon Arm is an…
Thompson-Okanagan Soldiers of Odin: Are these the guys you want protecting your streets?
LANGUAGE ADVISORY THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – They call themselves the Soldiers of Odin and say they are…
Local prejudice against Muslims tackled at UBCO
'IF WE DON'T SPEAK ABOUT THESE ISSUES... WE START DEVELOPING ALL THESE MISCONCEPTIONS.' KELOWNA - A UBC Okanagan graduate is organizing a forum on campus to address some of the misconceptions about his religion that are clearly still a problem in Kelowna. Adnan Akiel Ahmad Bhat holds a masters in electrical engineering from the Okanagan...