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Interfaith Marriages: Un-Holy Matrimony?

Summer is wedding season. In Canada’s ‘cultural mosaic’, people of different races, religions, and cultures are bound to fall in love with each other. For those of you who are considering matrimonial bonds with a person [...]

More 'acceptable' censorship – internet in the Middle East

On the topic of censorship, did you know that many countries in the Middle East regulate public and private ISPs by maintaining a ‘black list’ of certain websites to be blocked from public access? Online marketers [...]

Clever Wonderbra Ad targets Middle-East censorship

I saw this ad a few months ago on AdBlogArabia. For those of you who are not familiar with censorship in the Middle East, many countries in the region usually take a black marker and censor [...]

Do you know Ben Barry?

Many of the models used in Dove’s international smash hit “Campaign for Real Beauty” commercials were supplied by Ben Barry talent agency. Ben’s is a true story of young Canadian entrepreneurial talent and drive. At the [...]

When people call your Facebook bet

Bruce Frisko is a News Anchor with a following. Love him or hate him, users of the popular social network Facebook have dedicated atleast 14 Groups to him, including one Greg Yorke of Halifax, Nova Scotia. [...]

Starbucks strikes Ethiopia deal

I have been following this situation since Ethiopia first announced their intentions to trademark their coffee beans and, together with Oxfam, lobby Starbucks to pay more for their Ethiopian supply of Coffee beans. The new rates [...]

Amr Khaled: Time’s 13th most influential person in the world?

The Time 100 is an annual list of ‘the 100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world’. One of this year’s voted 100 is Amr Khaled: An Arabic Media Sensation [...]

Sharia-Compliant Financing in Canada

An article on the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business indicated that mainstream Canadian banks and regulatory bodies are beginning to seriously consider offering Muslim-friendly banking solutions. Sharia (in Layman) is the religious social doctrine and [...]

Cadbury Bombs

My earliest recollection of the London Underground comes from childhood visits to the fog capital of the world. I distinctly remember following my parents in a labyrinth of narrow underground pathways as they rushed to catch [...]

Big City, Narrow Minds – Yemen's Battle of the Sexes

Can the philosophy of segregation survive our fast changing times? Sanaa, Yemen’s beautiful capital city, is realizing the alarming introduction and popularity of mixed-gender coffee shops and smoke (sheesha) parlors. Women and men share the same [...]

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