Hawzah News Agency- “I think what’s unique about this community is that in many ways, we are trying to figure out a mode of engaging Islam that can speak to this cultural context, without losing some of the things that we value from the places that we’ve come from'', said Aasif Bulbulia, who is the youth and community engagement officer at the Darul Falah Islamic Centre.
“It’s a very exciting moment to be living through'', he added.
Bulbulia moved from Johannesburg, South Africa this February to work at the Islamic Centre, but also at the Regina Youth Institute.
The Muslim population in Regina sits at around 20,000 people. Clothing and Quran education were some of the booths set up at the event - but food seemed to be the most attractive event.
For Bulbulia and the other organizers, they’re hoping that the festival can be a mainstay for many years to come, along with educating on Islam on a “deeper level”.
“We recognize and we understand that there may be many misconceptions that people have about Islam and about Muslims'', he said. “I think we are living in a time where there’s a deepening of polarization, there’s a deepening of misunderstandings. There’s a deepening of a lot of the racism and the bigotry that is tearing communities apart''.
Source: CTV NEWS
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