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     The Press Office of the Muslim Council of Calgary (MCC) engages in media relations and provides journalists and media professionals with an articulate mainstream Muslim perspective on issues of local or national concern.

The Press Office can be contacted at press@muslimsofcalgary.ca

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Press Releases

MCC's Response to B'nai Brith Allegations (18-04-13)
Muslim Council of Calgary (MCC) Invites Calgary to Unity Conference (23-06-12)
Eid ul Adha 2011: Muslims Around the World Celebrate Eid ul Adha (05-11-11)
Proposed Canadian Muslim-First Nations Mediation in Support of Yemen (17-05-11)
George Galloway to launch Viva Palestina Canada in Calgary! (11-03-11)
Muslims Around the World Celebrate Eid ul Adha (11-11-10)
Calgary Mayor Elect Nenshi (19-10-10)
Premier Stelmach to Join Calgary's Muslims for EID Celebration (09-09-10)
Smooth Transitions (31-08-10)
Calgary Muslims Ask All Calgarians TO DONATE TO PAKISTAN (19-08-10)
Calgary Muslims Join World Welcoming Ramadan! (10-08-10)
Attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla (01-06-10)
Calgary Muslims Ask Our Prime Minister To Honestly Represent ALL Canadians (27-05-10)
Calgary Muslims In Unprecedented Partnership with Alberta for Youth: Mobilizing Albertan Youth (20-05-10)
Calgary Muslims Dismayed by Hosting of Ann Coulter (25-03-10)
Politicians Failing Canada (11-03-10)
Israeli Apartheid - “Friends Don’t Let Friends Do Wrong” (05-03-10)
Protest Nomination of Gerard Latulippe for President of NGO Rights & Democracy (01-03-10)
MCC Holds Public Event for Stem Cell Donors (20-02-10)
Muslim Council of Calgary Concerned by Termination of UNRWA Funding (24-01-10)
Muslim Council of Calgary Calls on City Muslims to Help Haiti (14-01-10)
The Death of Calgary Reporter - Michelle Lang (01-01-10)
Eid Ul’Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice (27-11-09)
Muslim Council of Calgary Condemns Anti-Semitic Vandalism (17-11-09)
MCC Deplores Inflammatory Mailing by Calgary-West MP Rob Anders (06-09-09)


What is in the News/Media?

Ottawa Citizen: First Woman to Wear Hijab in Canadian Forces Dies of Cancer (07-06-12)
Huffington Post: Palestinians Are NOT an Invented People (14-12-11)
Bigotry Drives Ads from US Muslim Show (11-12-11)
The Star: I Want All Muslim Women to be Able to Fulfill their True Potential (12-10-11)
Calgary Herald: Calgary Muslims’ lives forever changed by 9/11 (09-09-11)
Groups Protest Muslim Prayers at Toronto Public School (17-08-11)
Renovated & Expanded Calgary Mosque Ready in Time for Ramadan New Prayer Room Can Hold up to 4,000 Worshippers (30-07-11)
The Washington Post: Norway Attacks a Wakeup Call for a World (30-07-11)
The Oslo Terrorist and Mark Steyn's the Future Belongs to Islam (29-07-11)
National Post: Using the New Anti-Semitism as an Excuse for Censorship (21-07-11)
Haaretz: Empathy Toward the Palestinian Side Invokes Hatred & Distrust (07-07-11)
CJPME: Greece Preventing Flotilla Ships From Leaving for Gaza (02-07-11)
Canada: Hate Crimes on the Rise (27-06-11)
Calgary Herald: The Power to Unite, The 99 Features Team of Islam-Inspired Superheroes (28-05-11)
Burqa Ban Turns a Right Into a Crime (13-04-11)
Wikileaks & Free Media: A Muslim Perspective (24-12-10)
Calgary Herald: Journey Promotes Unity & Equality for Muslims (07-11-10)
Huffington Post: The Stoning of Women: Quranic Prescription or Barefaced Misogyny? (13-09-10)
Huffington Post: Are Muslims As American As Saturday-Morning Cartoons? (09-09-10)
Calgary Herald: Muslim Youths Get Help Starting at New School (01-09-10)
Calgary Sun: Local Muslim Group Slams Extremist Sects (31-08-10)
CSMonitor: Canada Arrests of Citizens Raise Concerns of Homegrown Terrorism (27-08-10)
Remarks by the US President at Iftar Dinner (13-08-10)
Calgary Herald: Sending a Canadian Boat to Gaza is Moral Thing To Do (03-08-10)
Calgary Herald: Calgarians Rally for Peace in Gaza (01-06-10)
DC News & Views: A Tale of Two Muslims in Times Square (07-05-10)
Calgary Sun: Calgary Muslims walking on eggshells (21-01-10)
Calgary Sun: Calgary Muslims launch Haiti aid campaign (15-01-10)
Calgary Herald: U.S. diplomat reaches out to city's Muslims (14-01-10)
660 News: US Consul General for Alberta meets with Calgary Muslims (13-01-10)
Calgary Sun: Diplomat meets with local Muslims (13-01-10)
Calgary Sun: U.S. envoy meeting city Muslims (12-01-10)
AM770: MCC on CHQR Rob Breakenridge (06-01-10)
CTV Calgary: Documentary aims to promote understanding (04-01-10)
660 News: Documentary combats Islamic myths (03-01-10)
Calgary Herald: Calgary West MP Anders under fire from Muslim group over political pamphlet (09-09-09)


Media Advisories

Youth Aim to End Hate Based Bullying in Calgary (22-03-12)
Calgary Muslim Youth Hosting International Anti-Violence Initiative (23-06-11)
Calgary Young Muslims Hosting Calgary Leaders to Screening of “MOOZLUM” (14-06-11)
US Ambassador Jacobson to Meet Calgary's Muslim Youth (30-05-11)
Canadian Charity Helping The Victims in Libya (24-03-11)
Action Alert: Protest Rally / Information Session (02-06-10)
Action Alert: To Protest Attack on Gaza Aid Flotilla (01-06-10)
Calgary Muslims Mobilizing Albertan Youth (12-05-10)
Prominent Swiss Muslim Scholar to Speak in Calgary (10-03-10)
U.S. Consul General Laura Lochman Visits Calgary Muslim Community (08-01-10)
Documentary: Inside Islam (03-01-10)
Calgary Muslims Celebrate End of Ramadan Fasting With Communal Holiday (20-09-09)
Muslim Council of Calgary to Host MP Rob Anders for Ramadan Dinner (11-09-09)


Opinion Editorial Pieces (OP/ED)

HuffPost: How To Really Help Yemen Stop Their Civil War (26-05-11)
HuffPost: Relax! The World's Not Ending Anytime Soon (11-05-11)
HuffPost: Will Bin Laden's Death Make a Difference? (03-05-11)
Alhamdulillah Christ Is Risen Indeed! (23-04-11)
Why we Needed an Imams' Declaration for Peace (13-08-10)


Letters

Rebuttal that Calgary Herald Refused to Publish (16-06-12)
Licia Corbella (Calgary Herald) VERSUS Dr. Bilal Philips - Debate? (08-06-12)
Canadian Union of Postal Workers' letter to president of Canada Post (28-04-10)
Calgary Herald: Race Based Justice Aalways Wrong (16-04-10)



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