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Tim Bousquet
2 days ago
Is marketing the lives of vulnerable people the mission of Souls Harbour? An excellent piece by
@suzannerent.bsky.social
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Is marketing the lives of vulnerable people the mission of Souls Harbour? - Halifax Examiner
As the gospel says, "do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing so that your giving may be in secret."
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/is-marketing-the-lives-of-vulnerable-people-the-mission-of-souls-harbour/
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Suzanne Rent
19 days ago
In this essay,
@mmughees.bsky.social
reflects on her first year of working with the Examiner. It's been a joy watching her cover a range of stories. She writes about her fear but I never sensed that fear and knew from the first interview she has great courage.
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This one’s for a year full of wisdom and those who make this world worth living in - Halifax Examiner
This job proved to me how important it is for a fish to leave the ocean and see how big it is.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/this-ones-for-a-year-full-of-wisdom-and-those-who-make-this-world-worth-living-in/
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Tim Bousquet
18 days ago
.
@mmughees.bsky.social
has been working for the
@halifaxexaminer.ca
for a year. She has really come into her own, and she's helped me expand my horizons. This one’s for a year full of wisdom and those who make this world worth living in
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This one’s for a year full of wisdom and those who make this world worth living in - Halifax Examiner
This job proved to me how important it is for a fish to leave the ocean and see how big it is.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/this-ones-for-a-year-full-of-wisdom-and-those-who-make-this-world-worth-living-in/
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Halifax Examiner
26 days ago
Trans activist returns peace medal in solidarity with Rana Zaman as YMCA added to Canada-wide boycott list By
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Trans activist returns peace medal in solidarity with Rana Zaman as YMCA added to Canada-wide boycott list - Halifax Examiner
Chris Catherine Cochrane, a Black trans activist and drag performer who also goes by the stage name Elle Noir, said the medal “no longer reflects" her thoughts.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/trans-activist-returns-peace-medal-in-solidarity-with-rana-zaman-as-ymca-added-to-canada-wide-boycott-list/
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Tim Bousquet
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‘It’s not about me’: Rana Zaman speaks after YMCA rescinds her award reported by
@mmughees.bsky.social
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'It's not about me': Rana Zaman speaks after YMCA rescinds her award - Halifax Examiner
The YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth awarded her its Peace Medal for equity, diversity and inclusion on Nov. 19, and rescinded it on Nov. 27.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/local-news/its-not-about-me-rana-zaman-speaks-after-ymca-rescinds-her-award/
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Suzanne Rent
2 months ago
Where are the warning labels about alcohol’s negative impacts on society? Commentary by me
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Where are the warning labels about alcohol's negative impacts on society? - Halifax Examiner
We're better at understanding the health effects of drinking, but there's still work to be done to understand the larger dangers to all of us.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/where-are-the-warning-labels-about-alcohols-negative-impacts-on-society/
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Suzanne Rent
2 months ago
If you like your news covered real reporters, please subscribe to
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Suzanne Rent
2 months ago
I’m working on a story about an event in
#Halifax
today. It’s becoming more frequent that I’m the only reporter at some events such at the recent town halls with Mayor Andy Fillmore. I really enjoy covering these stories. They’re produced by a real reporter (me) and not AI!
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Halifax Examiner
2 months ago
Concerned citizens mobilize to defend proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area By
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Concerned citizens mobilize to defend proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area - Halifax Examiner
Ingram Action Group is providing a community platform to turn opposition to planned clearcutting into meaningful action.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/concerned-citizens-mobilize-to-defend-proposed-ingram-river-wilderness-area/
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Suzanne Rent
3 months ago
It would be nice indeed.
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The Intercept
3 months ago
Birth in Gaza often means sharing incubators, giving birth without anesthesia during power outages, and risking infection because water and sanitation systems are destroyed.
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Suzanne Rent
3 months ago
Canadian health care professionals declare Oct. 6 as annual day of action on planetary health Story by
@mmughees.bsky.social
The health of the environment and our health is all connected.
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Canadian health care professionals declare Oct. 6 as annual day of action on planetary health - Halifax Examiner
According to Health Canada, the immediate effects of wildfire smoke lead to approximately 240 deaths and $1.8 billion in health care expenses annually.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/climate/canadian-health-care-professionals-declare-oct-6-as-annual-day-of-action-on-planetary-health/
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Yvette d’Entremont
3 months ago
"Policymakers are only speeding up the climate catastrophe all around the world due to their negligence and corporate ties," writes
@mmughees.bsky.social
in this disheartening but important (and robust) commentary.
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'Preference for profits over the environment': I come from a country most affected by climate change, and believe Canada is headed in the wrong direction - Halifax Examiner
A climate catastrophe is imminent, and it's written on the wall, but money and power have a strong ability to obscure the facts.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/preference-for-profits-over-the-environment-i-come-from-a-country-most-affected-by-climate-change-and-believe-canada-is-headed-in-the-wrong-direction/
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“It’s clear that this entity is on life support (and acts with impunity) because of the economic, diplomatic, political, and military support it receives,” Neil Balan said.
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Private member's bill aims to amend loopholes in arms trade, open doors for Canada-Israel arms embargo - Halifax Examiner
A new campaign is urging Canadians to call or write their MPs to vote yes on the proposed legislation.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/private-members-bill-aims-to-amend-loopholes-in-arms-trade-open-doors-for-canada-israel-arms-embargo/
3 months ago
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Caitlin Johnstone
3 months ago
The World Doesn't Hate Jews, The World Hates Israel The world hates Israel because Israel is an evil state whose evil actions are tormenting millions of people, and are having a direct effect on our own lives to a greater and greater extent as well.
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The World Doesn't Hate Jews, The World Hates Israel
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-world-doesnt-hate-jews-the-world
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Tim Bousquet
4 months ago
Still waiting for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore to say something, *anything*, about their earlier jump to blame Palestinians for this.
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"I grew up in Gaza, and for as long as I can remember, my life was marked by war. In 2006, I lost my father when Israeli forces killed him on his farmland." 'Every day is a struggle': A Palestinian-Canadian marching against the Davis Cup tells her story
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'Every day is a struggle': A Palestinian-Canadian marching against the Davis Cup tells her story - Halifax Examiner
Najlaa Alzaanin's family has been facing bombing, displacement, and starvation in Gaza for two years.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/every-day-is-a-struggle-a-palestinian-canadian-protester-marching-against-the-davis-cup-tells-her-story/
4 months ago
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Suzanne Rent
4 months ago
@mmughees.bsky.social
puts herself into the story as a way to bear witness. Powerful work.
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Suzanne Rent
4 months ago
Excellent reporting and photos by
@mmughees.bsky.social
of Friday's protest of the Davis Cup in
#Halifax
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Hundreds marched on the streets of Halifax protesting Israeli tennis team's presence in the city - Halifax Examiner
Friday was the first match day of the Davis Cup tie between Israel and Canada at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/drafthundreds-marched-on-the-streets-of-halifax-protesting-israeli-tennis-teams-presence-in-the-city/
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Tim Bousquet
4 months ago
Hundreds marched on the streets of Halifax protesting Israeli tennis team’s presence in the city reported by
@mmughees.bsky.social
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Hundreds marched on the streets of Halifax protesting Israeli tennis team's presence in the city - Halifax Examiner
Friday was the first match day of the Davis Cup tie between Israel and Canada at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/drafthundreds-marched-on-the-streets-of-halifax-protesting-israeli-tennis-teams-presence-in-the-city/
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb
4 months ago
just “a small mob of extremists,” they said
@seantucker.bsky.social
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Suzanne Rent
4 months ago
I contacted
#Halifax
communications and the city WILL NOT be giving the $50,000 to the Davis Cup. “the event no longer delivers the tourism, economic and other benefits that would have been expected had it proceeded as originally planned.”
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Ted McCormick
4 months ago
My name was added to this letter without my consent. It is perhaps worth noting that it lists my old professional affiliation rather than my current one. It may also be worth noting that I checked the letter when Nathan posted it and did not see my name, so it may have been added since last night.
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Now this is getting amusing
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4 months ago
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Yvette d’Entremont
4 months ago
In addition to adding his name without his consent, the letter incorrectly listed his name as “Nathan Kalman.” "So the fact that it was wrong, I think, is a pretty good signal that I did not put it down there," Nathan Kalman-Lamb said. Story by
@mmughees.bsky.social
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Halifax Examiner
4 months ago
N.B. academic says his name was included on Gaza genocide denial letter without his consent By
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N.B. academic says his name was included on Gaza genocide denial letter without his consent - Halifax Examiner
Nathan Kalman-Lamb, a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause, said his stance against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the Davis Cup event in Halifax has made him "many enemies."
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/canada/n-b-academic-says-his-name-was-included-on-gaza-genocide-denial-letter-without-his-consent/
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Owen Jones
5 months ago
Israel murdered five al-Jazeera journalists, including Anas Al-Sharif. They did so because they're now liquidating Gaza City, and want to silence the remaining witnesses. To Western journalists silent about the slaughter of your colleagues: Their blood is on your hands, too.
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Rachel Gilmore
5 months ago
FUCK you
@nationalpost.bsky.social
. This is unforgivable, traitorous shit from people claiming to be journalists. How dare you accept this framing from a state that is SLAUGHTERING our colleagues. How DARE you.
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Rachel Gilmore
5 months ago
sitting at my desk frozen trying to figure out how to report yet another story about Israel slaughtering journalists in a way that might inspire a lick of empathy and action from those in power, knowing I'm likely to fail no matter how I convey it
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Sometimes, being vulnerable is necessary, which is why I chose to write this piece.
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5 months ago
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Yvette d’Entremont
6 months ago
“(Functional) societies don’t have these problems. They tax the rich appropriately so we can make sure that everybody gets what they’re entitled to (in order to) have their basic needs met,” Acadia University professor Lesley Frank said. The latest by
@mmughees.bsky.social
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Yvette d’Entremont
6 months ago
So
@timbousquet.bsky.social
has said the first 50 people who take a photo of a Halifax Examiner ad INSIDE a bus and post that pic here with the route or bus number (and the hashtag
#ExaminerBus
) will get a bag of Examiner swag (stickers and a pen) mailed to them. A wee bit of early summer fun!
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Tim Bousquet
6 months ago
Several Nova Scotia Jews share views on Israel-Gaza war and the rift it has created
@mmughees.bsky.social
did an excellent job with this article. It's thoughtful, generous, and revealing. I learned a lot from it.
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Several Nova Scotia Jews share views on Israel-Gaza war and the rift it has created - Halifax Examiner
We interviewed various Jewish voices in Nova Scotia to try and better understand their perspectives on interfaith harmony, religious intolerance, Jewish heritage, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/canada/several-nova-scotia-jews-share-views-on-israel-gaza-war-and-the-rift-it-has-created/
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Wajahat Ali
8 months ago
This is genocide. My God.
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Halifax Examiner
8 months ago
‘They are completely on their own’: Advocates say vulnerable workers in Nova Scotia need better protections By
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'They are completely on their own': Advocates say vulnerable workers in Nova Scotia need better protections - Halifax Examiner
The Halifax Workers' Action Centre is conducting free workshops as part of a new workplace justice program intended to educate and empower precarious workers to demand better protections.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/labour/they-are-completely-on-their-own-advocates-say-vulnerable-workers-in-nova-scotia-need-better-protections/
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Colonization is not over yet
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8 months ago
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Yvette d’Entremont
8 months ago
Part 1 of a 3-part series by
@mmughees.bsky.social
is a wonderful, well-written weekend read. “Cricket might not be as big here as it is, say, in South Asia, but the idea of people gathering together around sport is something that is familiar and is kind of an intercultural kind of phenomenon.”
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Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University
9 months ago
Thanks to
@mmughees.bsky.social
for this wonderful feature story on Dr. Lynn Jones, in the
@halifaxexaminer.ca
. Saint Mary's University proudly houses The Lynn Jones African Canadian & Diaspora Heritage Collection in the University Archives.
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Suzanne Rent
9 months ago
A lovely story by
@mmughees.bsky.social
Halifax drumming group uses universal language of music to inspire unity, charity, and hope
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Halifax drumming group uses universal language of music to inspire unity, charity, and hope - Halifax Examiner
In recognition of Olugu Ukpai's services, Halifax Mayor Andy Filmore declared March 20, 2025, as Random Goodness Act of Kindness Day and April 25, 2025 as Malaria Disease Awareness Day in Halifax Regi...
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/halifax-drumming-group-uses-universal-language-of-music-to-inspire-unity-charity-and-hope/
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Halifax Examiner
10 months ago
Corporate security investigator testifies in Nova Scotia human rights hearing into racial profiling complaint against local store By
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Corporate security investigator testifies in Nova Scotia human rights hearing into racial profiling complaint against local store - Halifax Examiner
Sherri Borden Colley's lawyer Asaf Rashid said he found it 'alarming' the corporate security investigator had no clear knowledge about racial profiling before she began investigating the case.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/black-nova-scotia/corporate-security-investigator-testifies-in-nova-scotia-human-rights-hearing-into-racial-profiling-complaint-against-local-store/
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Suzanne Rent
10 months ago
A really good profile of Tabinda Sheikh by
@mmughees.bsky.social
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Tabinda Sheikh on resilience, perseverance, determination, and flexibility - Halifax Examiner
For Women's History Month, we are profiling inspiring women in Nova Scotia who have overcome significant challenges to carve out their careers.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/women/tabinda-sheikh-on-resilience-perseverance-determination-and-flexibility/
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“I really came to see that we live in the same place but in completely different realities, and that’s when I decided that I’m not going to enlist. It was a very isolating feeling,” Einat Gerlitz said. Story by me:
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Israeli conscientious objectors speak at Halifax event - Halifax Examiner
Einat Gerlitz and Tal Mitnick are at the forefront of a growing youth movement in Israel, defying the military occupation and fighting for Palestinian liberation
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/world/israeli-conscientious-objectors-speak-at-halifax-event/
10 months ago
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Joseph Fasano
11 months ago
Kids are writing poems with The Magic Words. This one is 🔥 My name is Rhett Today I feel like a bright light in the galaxy Sometimes I am a comet Sometimes I am a meteor But always I am amazing I ask the world 'can one dot be art?' And the answer is a bright light shining in the galaxy
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Halifax Examiner
11 months ago
Halifax imam hopeful compassion of Canadians will outweigh Trump’s influence By
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Halifax imam hopeful compassion of Canadians will outweigh Trump's influence - Halifax Examiner
He believes Canadians will not be affected by Trump's anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant sentiment.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/halifax-imam-hopeful-compassion-of-canadians-will-outweigh-trumps-influence/
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Halifax Examiner
11 months ago
Nova Scotia mother’s ongoing fight to change organ, tissue donation rules after gay son’s death
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Nova Scotia mother's ongoing fight to change organ, tissue donation rules after gay son's death - Halifax Examiner
Cindy Gates-Dee and the firm that represents her are considering a possible charter challenge.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/nova-scotia-mothers-ongoing-fight-to-change-organ-tissue-donation-rules-after-gay-sons-death/
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11 months ago
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Tyler K. Stroud
11 months ago
E-M-P-A-T-H-Y Spread it around!
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Halifax Examiner
11 months ago
‘Hopeful struggle’: Halifax Muslim women want ‘safe, modest, financially accessible and consistent swimming’ By
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'Hopeful struggle': Halifax Muslim women want 'safe, modest, financially accessible and consistent swimming’ - Halifax Examiner
Their description of a culturally sensitive and modest swimming facility includes female lifeguards, privacy while swimming (with no windows or viewing decks overlooking the pool), and regular, afford...
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/women/hopeful-struggle-halifax-muslim-women-want-safe-modest-financially-accessible-and-consistent-swimming/
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“We do seven, eight, nine surgeries in a ward in a day, and then we become very tired of the day so we go to sleep, and then we wake up the next day and there is massacre and the blood again."
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Canadian surgeon recently returned from relief work in Gaza shares firsthand accounts with Halifax audience - Halifax Examiner
Dr. Anas Al-Kassem has made multiple trips to war zones to aid in relief efforts. On Friday evening he shared his experiences during a public presentation at the Ummah Masjid.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/canadian-surgeon-recently-returned-from-relief-work-in-gaza-shares-firsthand-accounts-with-halifax-audience/
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