I was attending a wedding last night and I heard the story which I heard long time ago but almost forgot. The story is a about three old people visiting a family. One day a woman came out of her house and got surprised to see three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not know them. She invited them to come in and eat something as they might be hungry.
However, they asked, “Is the man of the house home?”. She told them that …

I went to Britania Park Ottawa to enjoy the first ever Muslim Festival in Ottawa on August 1, 2009. The weather was very nice that day, lots of sun shine but no rain. It has been raining most of the time during this summer in Ottawa. So sunny day without any rain was indeed a blessing of Allah.
The Festival started officially at 11:00am. There were food stalls selling, shawarma, pizza, kababs and other ethnic foods. By the time I went there with my wife and children, all the parking lots …

Ottawa residents have a chance to plant a tree for free  with Councilor Christine Leadman and MPP Yasir Navqvi  on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 10:30am in Byron Linear Park, Ottawa (Corner of Byron Ave and Golden Ave) for a greener Ottawa community. Councilor Leadman and MPP Naqvi will plant a tree in the Byron Linear Park and then give the remaining white spruce trees to local residents to take with them and plant at home.
The Ottawa residents who are interested in obtaining a white spruce tree to plant in …

The Ottawa Muslims Association (OMA) organized the 4th Annual OMA BBQ  at Vincent Massey Park on July 19, 2009.  The event was a great success!  Over 200 visitors attended the event and  approximately $4,000 in donations were raisedfor the Ottawa Main Mosque. 
 The day was filled with lots of delicious food, fun activities, prizes for the kids, and beautiful weather for all to enjoy alhamdulillah. 
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Canadian Muslim Association is organizing First Muslim Festival in Ottawa on August 1, 2009. Please do come to …

Ottawa Muslim community gathered at Britania Park Ottawa today for a family picnic which was organized by South Nepean Muslim Community (SNMC). Over 500 Muslims showed up at the picnic spot and enjoyed some very good food. There were some other activities for everyone.
We talked to some of the officials of the South Nepean Muslim Community and here is what they have to say about the today’s event and masjid project.
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South Nepean Muslim Community offered their first prayer on the …

The solar eclipse on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be the longest total solar eclipse of the
21 century. The next solar eclipse what will be longer than this one will be on June 13, 2132. The solar eclipse will last for up to 6 minutes and 44 seconds and will be visible in India, some of the Japanese islands, China and Pacific Ocean.
The eclipse begins with the sunrise in the western part of India, travels to eastern part of
India, crosses to Mynamar (Burma), small islands of Japan and China.
A solar …

According to CNN, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday that he is planning to increase the size of the U.S. troops by up to 22,000 troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and other missions around the world during the next three years.  The new deployment will expand the U.S. troop level from the current 547,000 to a maximum of 569,000 during the next three fiscal years.
The increased level of US troops will help to ease the strain of deployment, as many troops have faced repeated lengthy rotations in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Gates said that tThe …

July 20th, 1969 was the day when forty years ago, two American astronauts  Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong  set foot on the moon and carved their names in history as first human beings to do so.
All this was made possible due to the  dedication of  thousands of scientists and spending millions of dollars on the Apollo Program.  The result was one of mankind’s most remarkable achievements in the history.
This video shows some of the high resolution pictures of the Apollo 11 mission to Moon.
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Stand up for the Champions….. Pakistan cricket team won the ICC T20 world cricket cup this year. So Pakistani Cricket team is a champion. You will observe some very funny things in the land of champions when you visit Pakistan.
So if you see what you watch in this video while in Pakistan, don’t be surprised. Just laugh and have fun.
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The title of Commy Mirza’s new book is “Dreamer Businessman Humanitarian”. Commy Mirza is Ottawa, Canada based author, entrepreneur and consultant. He has authored three books and worked in strategic development of a number of successful businesses.
Dreamer Businessman and Humanitarian is a collection of quotes, short anecdotes, poems, business advice and thoughts. Commy Mirza believes that reading his book will inspire and motivate the readers to chase their dreams. Here is excerpt from “Dreamers Businessman Humanitarian”which is one of my favourites.
Absorbing knowledge from books can change your life. Unlike other things in life, there is no …