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EVENTS IN 2011

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated at Queen's Park on September 9. 2011.

Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated  on November 16, 2011 in Ottawa.

Canada Day was celebrated on June 30 - July 1, 2011.

For information about our events and the Association, please contact us at: apmo@apmo786.org or info@progressivemuslims.ca 

To join the organization and get information and applications, please contact us at members@progressivemuslims.ca  

To get some background information about past events, please click here.

We will be posting circulars and bulletins to share information about internships, scholarships etc.  Please click here for the latest.

York Regional Police and the Association are partnering to produce an educational film titled "Mosaic in Motion".  This film aims to build bridges of understanding between the diverse communities that comprise York Region, eliminate the barriers that divide us and create harmonious and cohesive societies.  This film will be widely used by the York Regional Police in the schools and will be shared with the other Regional Police Services.  Several organizations in the York Region are participating and supporting this project.  

The 13th annual Canada Day Celebrations were held on June 30- July1 at Kally's Banquet Hall Mr. Derek Vincent Lee, former Member of Parliament was the Award Recipient.  He was presented with a plaque and Sandulak's polar bear sculpture.   The inscription on the plaque was as follows: " IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR SCARBOROUGH-ROUGE RIVER FOR 23 YEARS AND YOUR PASSION FOR DEFENDING THE PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY".   Click here for story.

The 15th Annual Eid celebrations were held at Queen's Park on Friday, September 9, 2011.   

His Excellency Rafet Akgünay, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey was recognized for his "DISTINGUISHED CAREER AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS AMBASSADOR TO CANADA AND YOUR PASSION TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY."

His Excellency was also the Keynote speaker.  His complete speech can be read in the section for speeches.  You can click here also for it

For details and photos of event, please click here.

The Association celebrated the 17th annual Eid-ul-Adha celebrations on September November 16, 2011.  Ambassador David Jacobson of the United States of America was the Award Recipient.  He was recognized  for  "reaching out to Canadians from coast to coast to coast to strengthen relationships between our two countries and his passion to serve his country".  The Keynote address was by Ms. Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Department of State.  For story and photo album, please click here.

 NEWS

Mr. Mobeen Khaja was appointed to the Order of Ontario in a ceremony that took place on January 27, 2011, at Queen's Park.  He was among 30 recipients who were chosen for their contributions to arts, justice, science, medicine, history, politics, philanthropy, community service and the environment.

He was recognized for "his contributions to promoting peace and cross-cultural understanding between Muslims and other religious and ethnic groups.  He founded the Association of Progressive Muslims of Ontario and Canada ".

The following citation was read when he was presented with medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable David C. Onley.

"For more than half the 36 years he has been in Canada, Mobeenuddin Khaja has actively promoted peace and cross-cultural understanding between Muslims and other religious and ethnic groups. He founded the Association of Progressive Muslims of Canada and the Association of Progressive Muslims of Ontario. Every Eid, these organizations unify Muslims and others in simultaneous celebrations in Ottawa , Ontario and the City of Toronto. Believing that religious intolerance negatively affects us all, Mr. Khaja has worked with churches, the police, tourism officials, governments, schools and communities to find ways to break down cultural stereotypes and misconceptions and replace them with understanding. Mr. Khaja’s work is representative of a Canadian society that celebrates diversity".

Group photo of all recipients with Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable David C. Onley and Premier Dalton McGuinty (left of Lieutenant Governer)

The Association had produced an educational film  titled  FRAGILE MOSAIC" as a sequel to "NO DISTANCE BETWEEN US".  This film captures the experiences and sentiments of Canadian Muslim since 9/11, the issues that have persisted, and some solutions that could work.  If you would like to order a DVD, please email us at info@progressivemuslims.ca or apmo@apmo786.org   The cost is $10.00 for shipping and handling.

Copies of the educational film, "No Distance Between Us" are available as DVDs.  Please contact us by email, if you want copies.  The cost for shipping and handling is $10.00.

If you want DVDs of both films, there will be just one shipping and handling charge of $10.00.

Please note that "NO DISTANCE BETWEEN US". can be seen on Youtube.  Please go to "Projects" for a link or click below...

For details, please click here.