TORONTO (May 13, 2020) – Over the past few months Canada’s leaders have stepped up to address the COVID-19 pandemic. But as we move through recovery and build back a better region, there’s a unique opportunity to increase diversity in our leadership ranks and plug new...
Farrah Marfatia Manager of Policy and Programs Muslim Association of Canada Educator. Problem solver. Civic leader. Farrah Marfatia is someone who is constantly shaping the minds of others. As Manager of Policy and Programming at the Muslim Association of Canada...
Being nice. Being free to love. Being an outsider. What does being Canadian mean to you? When have you felt most or least Canadian? We asked 10 Canadian citizens living in and around Toronto about when they have embraced their Canadian identity and when they have been...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban against Muslims came as no surprise to Canadian Muslims, though they did not expect how harshly and quickly it happened. Then came the massacre at a Quebec City mosque that struck another blow to a community already numbed by...
Marfatia was born and raised in Etobicoke after her parents arrived from Pakistan. The mother of two boys, 6 and 4, is principal of Maingate Islamic Academy in Mississauga. What is something people find surprising about you? I think people will find it interesting...
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