Muslim Link

Muslim Link is an online hub that provides a forum for people from all backgrounds to read and write stories exploring the diversity of Muslims in Canada. Muslim Link aims to inform, connect, inspire and celebrate Muslims living in Canada. We build community through storytelling. Muslims in Canada come from a diversity of ethno-cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Some have newly arrived as refugees, others are third generation Canadians. Some are struggling on social assistance in subsidized housing, others are making three-figure salaries and living in expensive neighbourhoods. Some have recently retired, others are just trying to get that first job while still in high school. Some identify strongly with Islam as a way of life, others are still working out what being Muslim means to them. Muslim Link hopes to create a space where the diversity of these experiences can be captured and explored in order to increase Canada's Muslims’ understanding of themselves and each other. Muslim Link also strives to build bridges between Canada's Muslim and non-Muslim communities. By showcasing the diversity of Ottawa's Muslim community, non-Muslims will have an opportunity to explore its complexity. By profiling the lives and work of non-Muslims, our Muslim readership will gain a better understanding of their non-Muslim friends and neighbours. Muslim Link is independent of and not affiliated with any Muslim organization in Canada or abroad. This independence allows us to be free to explore the diversity of perspectives within Canada’s Muslim communities. Muslim Link strives to not directly or indirectly favour any Muslim organization or group over another. Coverage of news related to Muslim organizations does not equal endorsement.