Albania

Immigration

Three former Guantanamo prisoners were cleared by the U.S. — but will Ottawa let them join their Canadian wives? A ruling in the case of Ayub Mohammed, who wants to move to Montreal, could have an impact on two other Uyghur men once held at Guantanamo

May 7, 2019   

(National Post) It’s been more than a decade since U.S. authorities freed Ayub Mohammed from their Cuban prison, having decided he was not, after all, an “enemy combatant.” In that time the ethnic Uyghur from China has earned a business degree from […]

History

Mosque scrapped Shoah exhibit over ‘security threat and Yad Vashem link’ Leading Muslim warns moderates are ‘held to ransom’ by extremists after Golders Green mosque abandons Holocaust event

January 4, 2019   

(Jewish News) A leading Muslim activist has warned “forward-thinking” members of his community are being “held to ransom” by extremists, after Golders Green mosque abandoned an exhibition about Muslims who helped Jews during the Holocaust over security threats and the event’s links […]

History

Golders Green mosque cancels Muslim Shoah heroes exhibit No reasons given for cancellation as Jewish interfaith activist insists the community will still work on building local relations

January 3, 2019   

(Jewish News) A planned exhibition celebrating Muslim Albanians who helped, protected and rescued their Jewish neighbours during the Holocaust has been scrapped. No reason has been given for the cancellation, but Rabbi Natan Levy, head of operations at Faith Forums for London, […]