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Bible Hill Muslim Cemetery, Canada鈥檚 First Muslim Cemetery: A Talk by Waleed Kadray

October 20 | 6:00 PM

天美mv天美 Downtown Campus, Harbour Centre Room 7000

The subject of Islam in Canada has been severely underrepresented in many aspects of history. This presentation is an attempt to remedy this under representation by shedding light on the history of the first Muslim cemetery in Canada. Waleed Kadray has undergone research over the last five years on this cemetery by scouring census documents, newspapers, and conducted audio and video interviews with members of the early Muslim community in Nova Scotia. This presentation is a culmination of five years of research and interviews with the early Muslim community of Nova Scotia.

This presentation would focus on presenting the history of the cemetery in a succinct lecture-style fashion to an audience. The presentation will be divided into several parts:

1. Welcome and Opening Remarks
2. Early History of Islam in Canada, with specific focus on the history of enslaved African Muslims in Canada
3. Systemic Discrimination of Ottoman Muslims
4. Establishment of the Muslim cemetery in NS
5. Immigration and Growth
6. Discussion of Notable Characters
7. Interview Clips

Waleed Kadray鈥檚 Bio:

Waleed is a 3^rd-generation Muslim-Canadian from Nova Scotia, who currently lives on the unceded, traditional territories of the x史m蓹胃k史蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam), S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh (Squamish), and s蓹lilw蓹ta涩 (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. He is an educator and historian who completed his Bachelor鈥檚 degree in History from Dalhousie University, his Master鈥檚 degree in Global Studies from the University of Ottawa and his Bachelor鈥檚 in Education from UBC. Waleed has also spent the last 5 years researching the little-known subject of Canada鈥檚 first Muslim cemetery, which was established in 1935. This subject is also personal to him, as many members of his family were a part of the early pioneer Muslim community in Nova Scotia.