Muslim Link partnered with Inspirit Foundation to commemorate the first anniversary of the Quebec Mosque attack

11
Feb

2018

Young Muslim Canadians Reflect on Muslim Identity & Islamophobia in Canada After The Quebec Mosque Attack

Written by Chelby Daigle

Published in News

Muslim Link partnered with Inspirit Foundation, a national, grant-making organization that supports young people aged 18 to 30 in building a more inclusive and pluralist Canada, to commemorate the first anniversary of the Quebec Mosque attack by bringing together young Muslims from across Canada to share short reflections on Muslim idenity in Canada and/or how they are working to resist Islamophobia.

Listen to what they have to say.

Farah Islam is a mental health professional based in Brampton, who recently developed a course on Muslim youth's mental health.

Aquil Virani is a Montreal-based visual artist focused on creating collaborative art projects to advance social change.

Idil Ibado is a Montreal-based sociologist and has spent ten years working in community, private and public sector organizations in Canada.

Nakita Valerio is the VP External Affairs with the Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council (AMPAC) based in Edmonton.

Hanan Hazime is a writer, poet, and arts educator based in Toronto.

Mohamed Salih is a city councillor in London, representing Ward 3.

Aatif Baskanderi is an engineer from Clarenville, Newfoundland & Labrador.

Nasra Adem is a multidisciplinary artist and former Youth Poet Laureate of Edmonton.

Sarah Jama is a social justice advocate involved with the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) in Hamilton.

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Chelby Daigle

Chelby Marie Daigle is Muslim Link’s Editor in Chief and Coordinator. Under her direction, Muslim Link adopted its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy so that the website strives to reflect the complexity of Muslim communities in Canada. She knows that she fails to do justice to this complexity every day but she will continue to try to improve as she recognizes the frustration of being both marginalized in the mainstream and also marginalized in Muslim communities. As Coordinator, she works to build relationships with Muslim and mainstream organizations and manages the website's social media, event listings, and directories. She organizes regular Muslim Link gatherings. She also works closely with the Publisher to find ways to keep Muslim Link sustainable. Find her on Twitter @ChelbyDaigle