Thread of 1000 Stories
Curating Canada’s largest collection of stories of faith in everyday life.
#51: Fasting Strengthens Communities
by Irshad Osman on June 16th, 2016
The communal objective of present day Ramadan is no different than how our early generation of role models perceived it. Ramadan is not just a time to rejoice upon its arrival, dismay upon its departure, lose the rewards eventually, regress to the previous state, and wait for another one year for its return. Instead, Ramadan should be viewed with this broader outlook of community building and welcomed wholeheartedly for what it aspires to establish within us.
#50: Prominent Toronto Synagogue Hosts Iftar
by IQRA repost on 2016-06-15
Holy Blossom Temple, one of Canada’s most influential synagogues, hosted an Iftar gathering that brought Muslims and Jews together to learn about each other’s traditions of fasting and to share in the fast-breaking meal. Read more ›
#49: The Sacred Art of Fasting
by Muneeb Nasir on 2016-06-14
On June 27th, 2014 the Intercultural Dialogue Institute (IDI – GTA) held a Pre-Ramadan Dinner at the Art Gallery of Mississauga as part of its annual series of “Community Iftar (fast-breaking) Dinners” during the month of Ramadan. Read the address by Muneeb Nasir here. Read more ›
#48: 30 Canadian Mosques in 30 Days
by IQRA repost on 2016-06-09
Himy Syed is looking to answer the question, ‘Is there one Muslim Canadian Identity? Or many?’ He's travelling Canada to visit 30 Mosques in 30 days. Read more ›
#47: Women of Faith Build Hope and Homes
by Raheel Raza on 2016-06-07
"Since I came to Canada twenty eight years ago, there has always been an urge to give back to this wonderful country that is my adopted land and that has given me and my family a roof over our heads, jobs, security and most of all freedom. I realize that many people don't have these luxuries in their native lands or take them for granted in Canada" Raheel Raza Read more ›
#46: A Calling at Oxford
by Peter Stockland on 2016-06-06
Thana de Campos, Brazillian academic living in Ottawa, Ontario, discovered God while studying at Oxford. Read her story here. Read more ›
#45: Positive in Spirit
by Stephanie Schoenhoff on 2016-06-03
Stephanie Schoenhoff sat down with Andrea Nemtin, Executive Director of Inspirit Foundation to talk about religious pluralism in Canada. Read the interview here. Read more ›
#44: Walking Home
by Stephanie Schoenhoff on 2016-05-30
Himy Syed has been involved in Jane’s Walks since its beginning in 2007. This December he led a public walk on the history of Muslims in Toronto. Read more ›
#43: Henri Nouwen's Journey to Toronto
by Stephanie Schoenhoff on 2016-05-27
Henri Nouwen's spiritual walk was travelled on the road to Richmond Hill after two decades teaching in the Ivy Leagues. Learn more about his life and works through the words of Karen Pascall, Executive Director of the Henri Nouwen Society in Toronto. Read more ›
#42: A banquet of hospitality for Fort McMurray evacuees
by Peter Stockland on 2016-05-24
Upon hearing news of the Fort McMurray fire, Suzanne Gross thought evacuees needed a meal fit for a banquet- so she gave them one. Read Peter Stockland's report here. Read more ›
#41: Al Rashid- Mosque and Refuge
by Peter Stockland on 2016-05-24
Peter Stockland visits Al Rashid in Edmonton, Canada's first Mosque, to talk about their efforts to rebuild community and offer support to evacuees of Fort McMurray. Read more ›
#40: Give Where You Live
by Peter Stockland on 2016-05-19
Gertie Groenweg's faith called her to serve her neighbours in distress. Reporting from Edmonton, Peter Stockland watches how faith communities have responded to the Fort McMurray Fire. Read more ›
#39: Syrian refugee extends hope to Fort McMurray evacuees
by Peter Stockland on 2016-05-17
Syrian refugee, Basel Abou Hamrah, volunteers at Edmonton's Evacuee Reception Centre to help residents of Fort McMurray who were forced to flee in the wake of forest fire catastrophe. Read more ›
#38: Help in the Wake of the Fort McMurray Fires
by Peter Stockland on 2016-05-16
Peter Stockland reports from Edmonton in the wake of the Fort McMurray fires to see how faith communities respond to the catastrophe: "As she seems to do with everyone, Dalia Abdellatif listens calmly to the agitated young man in front of her at Edmonton’s Evacuee Reception Centre." Read more ›
#37: A Stand for Faith
by Judy Csillag on 2016-05-12
"A woman of valor, who can find?" asks the book of Proverbs. "Far beyond rubies is her value." I had found my woman of valor in an everlasting friendship with Tanya Khan. Read more ›
#36: Religion in Canada’s Public Square
by Stephanie Schoenhoff on 2016-05-11
For Dr. Sam Reimer, Professor of Sociology at Crandall University in New Brunswick, it isn’t hard to determine whether faith communities contribute to the flourishing of Canadian society. Read more ›
#35: Something Most Significant
by Damian MacPherson on 2016-05-09
What I have in mind is the type of an event which should be told over and again. What I am about to describe here is unusual, simply because of its infrequent occurrence. Read more ›
#34: Yom Hashoah with Canadian Roots
by Belle Jarniewski on 2016-05-05
Since 1953, the 27th of Nisan on the Jewish calendar, which in 2016 falls today, has been marked as a day for observing with solemn ceremony the most terrible tragedy to befall our people. Read more ›
#33: 50 Years of Yes
by Peter Stockland on 2016-05-02
Fifteen years into ministry, he questioned himself rigorously about carrying on as a priest. Thirty-five years later, now retired, he still sometimes asks himself “why” he said yes time after time. Read more ›
#32: In Every Generation
by Belle Jarniewski on 2016-04-29
A little over a week ago, Jews all over the world marked the Passover Seders together. Read Belle Jarniewski's article on collective story-telling and heritage. Read more ›