Canada: Touring Ahmadi Muslim Youth Visit Petrolia

PETROLIA — A group of young Muslims is out to promote peace, integration and the true nature of their faith.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada held an open house at the Petrolia Library Saturday to meet with the public and clear up misconceptions about Islam. The group is visiting cities and towns across the country.

US: Humanity First Haiti Director Travels To Panama With Volunteers

Doctor and volunteers to provide free medical and dental care to local communities

Chicago, IL, January 08, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Dr. Clayton Bell, Humanity First USA Country Director to Haiti, is assisting a Loyola University of Chicago medical and dental brigade as they provide medical assistance in El Tirao, Panama. The volunteer team of 41 undergraduate students and one medical student will be providing free medical and dental care to the Embera and Latin communities.

US: His Vision For A Better World - Gift Of Sight By Humanity First

Dr. Ahsan Khan, an ophthalmologist in Irvine, is one of the founders for the Gift of Sight program, which opens eye camps in small villages in Guatemala.

While most of us don't think twice about our ability to see the world around us, many lack even the basic access to eyeglasses.

Malta: Love Is A Powerful Weapon

The English sayings that time and tide wait for no man and that time flies accurately and perfectly apply as we look back at 2011. It was almost yesterday that celebrations were held all around the world to welcome 2011. People were praying for peace, wishing each other the very best and a better new year.

New York: Obscuring a Muslim Name, and an American’s Sacrifice

Talat Hamdani, 60, has fought for her son Mohammad Salman Hamdani to be given credit on the Sept. 11 memorial as an early responder.

He was buried after the Sept. 11 attacks with full honors from the New York Police Department, and proclaimed a hero by the city’s police commissioner. He is cited by name in the Patriot Act as an example of Muslim-American valor.

And Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, one of two Muslim members of Congress, was brought to tears during a Congressional hearing in March while describing how the man, a Pakistani-American from Queens, had wrongly been suspected of involvement in the attacks, before he was lionized as a young police cadet who had died trying to save lives.