CALGARY, AB The Canadian-Muslim Vote (TCMV), a non-partisan voter education and mobilization charity, released a list of 18 Calgary and Edmonton electoral divisions where the number of Muslim voters exceeds the projected margin of victory. These include 13 of the 15 (87%) divisions projected to be won by just 5% or fewer votes, including Calgary-Acadia, which is projected to be pivotal for a 44-seat majority. In the remaining two divisions projected to be won by 5% or less Muslims are within a few hundred votes of the projected margin of victory.

In 2019, Saima Jamal was a speaker at TEDxYYC in Calgary, Alberta.

The Alberta Provincial Election is taking place on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 

Being the hub of Canada’s oil and gas industry, Calgary may not seem like the sort of city that harnesses creative energy the way cities like Toronto or Montreal do. Take a second look, and you might discover that there’s more to this city than meets the eye.