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Enrollment in Ontario’s private Muslim schools has multiplied. But so have the tuition costs. Zainab Hasan and Shelyna Khalfan discuss why they send their children to Islamic school. By Asher Greenberg   I’ve been in the building less than five minutes and I have already committed a cultural faux pas. I awkwardly withdraw my hand [...]

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Pie charts comparing percent visible minority and white in Toronto’s city centre, City of Toronto, and Greater Toronto Area

Toronto has long seen itself as the most ethnically diverse city in the world and with almost half of its population as visible minorities, this makes sense. Yet research shows a majority white city centre. What does this mean for the city of Toronto? By Rebecca Tromsness Downtown Toronto, December 2011. Photo courtesy of Abraham [...]

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Low income is one factor that directly affects immigrants’ ability to choose where they live, creating a cultural divide between downtown and the suburbs. Many non-white immigrants come to Canada with high levels of education but are not getting good jobs, says University of Toronto social work professor David Hulchanski. This leads to a mismatch [...]

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Andrea Caceres Cahero dropped out of high school to enter the work force when her mother asked for financial help.    By Melinda Maldonado The Mexican-born 23-year-old says moving from Monterrey, Mexico to Toronto at 16 was a rough transition. Studying in English at a new school was hard. Although there were many Spanish-speaking girls at [...]

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