Job Opening – Cordoba House Manager

Responsibilities Event Planning • Locate possible venues and local hosts for community dialogues, fundraisers, workshops, etc. • Handle all logistics related to selecting dates, liaising with local hosts, confirming locations, all necessary equipment, event publicity and travel arrangements for speakers and guests • Coordinate outreach activities for events and projects • Utilize the energy and

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Wandering the many rooms of Islam at Cordoba House

theSpec.com | Written by Jeff Mahoney | Wed Feb 29 2012 I found myself recently in a spacious, comfortable room, with few furnishings and a meditative uncluttered atmosphere, talking to three Muslim Hamiltonians about where we all are with each other. I knew where we were — Cordoba House — but I mean in the

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The Word on Spoken Word

theSpec.com | Written by Danielle Wong | Monday January 23, 2012  In the past, the spoken-word scene conjured up images of cigarette-smoking academics snapping their fingers in cafés. But poets at the SPEAKoutcompetition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton on Saturday night talked about the changing face of the genre — one open to artists from different

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Plan Your Weekend

theSpec.com | Written by Kathi Aitken | January 21, 2012 Hot and cool Music at Fieldcote and Hamilton All Star Jazz present Red Hot Jazz and Cool Blues at The Old Firehall, 334 Wilson St. E., Ancaster on Saturday at 8 p.m. Sit back in a cabaret-style setting, sip a glass of wine and listen

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93.3 CFMU: Salam Show

93.3 CFMU McMaster Campus Radio | Salam Show | January 9th, 2012 On January 9th, 2012, Cordoba House manager Shameela Zaman was invited by Safoora Fatima (Publications director of the McMaster Muslim Students Association) for an interview about Cordoba House on their Monday morning radio show titled “Salam Show”. To listen to the full interview

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