In celebrating Islamic History Month, we invite you to join us for this in-person talk with Waleed Kadry, in conversation with the Muslims in Canada Archives BC (MiCA BC).
Historian and educator Waleed Kadry will share his findings detailing how early Muslims organized to build the infrastructure of everyday life – including Canada’s first documented Muslim cemetery. More specifically, Kadray has been conducting historical research on Nova Scotia's Bible Hill Muslim Cemetery, established in 1939. Alongside emerging archivist Alia Hijaab, this moderated discussion will also explore the role of archives in constructing and interpreting Muslim histories of Canada.
WHEN: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 6:30pm
WHERE: SFU Harbour Centre, [Room TBA]
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
TICKETS: RSVP here, free admission!
Historian and educator, Waleed Kadray, has been conducting historical research on the Bible Hill Muslim Cemetery, established in Nova Scotia in 1939. His research involves scouring archives, newspapers, and interviewing community members.
Alia Hijaab is Outreach Coordinator at the Muslims in Canada Archives BC, a participatory archive dedicated to preserving, documenting and sharing Muslim life across Canada. Alia is in her final year in the dual MAS/MLIS program at the University of British Columbia. Her research sits at the intersections of decolonial archival practice, archiving with diasporic communities, and land-based/place-anchored memory, with a particular focus on Arab and Muslim communities. At MiCA, Alia is working to expand BC collections.
Presented by the Muslims in Canada Archives BC, a project supported by the Centre for Critical Muslim Studies at Simon Fraser University.