Trial of man accused in deaths of Afzaal family to be moved from London
The trial of a London man charged with four counts of murder in the hit-and-run deaths of a London Muslim family will not be held in London.
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‘So many misconceptions out there’: Muslims explain their faith at workshop
Muslim community leaders hope to turn the tide of Islamophobia through education, giving Londoners the chance to learn about their faith on the anniversary of the Afzaal family tragedy.
‘So many misconceptions out there’: Muslim Londoners explain their faith at workshop
Muslim community leaders hope to turn the tide of Islamophobia through education, giving Londoners the chance to learn about their faith on the anniversary of the Afzaal family tragedy.
Organizers of rained-out Afzaal vigil to post speeches online
Organizers of Monday’s vigil for the Afzaal family that was rained out 15 minutes after it began are planning to make the rest of the evening’s program available online. “We’re actually in the process of making plans to record the speeches we didn’t get to (Monday) evening,” said Selma Tobah, one of the organizers with […]
‘She left a legacy’: Memorial art exhibit joins Yumnah Afzaal’s mosque mural
A promising young artist, 15-year-old Yumnah Afzaal would spend hours working on her hand-painted mural in the basement of the London Muslim Mosque. But the piece was “never celebrated,” Hanni Shahatto, Yumnah’s Grade 7 home room teacher, said Monday as a temporary art exhibit honouring the teenager and her family, killed in a collision a […]
PHOTOS: Remembering a family, taking a stand
Community events continue Monday to mark the one-year anniversary of the deaths of four members of London’s Afzaal family in an attack police said was motivated by anti-Muslim hate. Here’s a selection of photos by Free Press journalists from the events that also called on the community to stand against Islamophobia.
‘Remember, reclaim, heal’: London honours family on sombre anniversary
A city still in mourning but determined to fight back came together in dozens of ways Monday to honour a London Muslim family killed a year ago in a collision police allege was intentional. Morning and evening prayers book-ended a sombre first-anniversary day of events that included London students symbolically completing a walk the Afzaal […]
Memorial for Afzaals unveiled at vigil cut short by storm
After falling off-and-on since the late afternoon, the rain began in earnest at the corner of Hyde Park and South Carriage roads in Hyde Park just before 7 p.m. Within 15 minutes, the downpour had turned torrential and the evening vigil planned to honour the memory of the Afzaals – who have come to be […]
‘She left a legacy’: Memorial art exhibit joins Afzaal daughter’s mosque mural
A promising young artist, 15-year-old Yumnah Afzaal would spend hours working on her hand-painted mural in the basement of the London Muslim Mosque. But the piece was “never celebrated,” Hanni Shahatto, Yumnah’s Grade 7 home room teacher, said Monday as a temporary art exhibit honouring the teenager and her family, killed in a collision a […]
Seeds of hope: Garden beds dedicated to Afzaal family in emotional ceremony
Thousands of flowers, notes of love and pain, candles and other small tokens covered the corner of Hyde Park and South Carriage roads after the deadly hit-and-run that claimed the lives of three generations of the Afzaal family on June 6, 2021. When the sprawling impromptu memorial was finally removed weeks later, the bouquets were […]
PHOTOS: Honouring a family, taking a stand
Community events continue Monday to mark the one-year anniversary of the deaths of four members of London’s Afzaal family in an attack police said was motivated by anti-Muslim hate. Here’s a selection of photos by Free Press journalists from the events that also called on the community to stand against Islamophobia.
Afzaal memorial events: Anti-Islamophobia workshops planned Tuesday, Wednesday
Six days of community events in London to honour the Afzaal family continue Tuesday and Wednesday with special workshops: TUESDAY: Anti-Islamophobia workshop (open to the public, registration required) What: Open conversation and in-person workshop about Islam and Muslims, titled Islamophobia: Recognize, Resist, Respond. Organized by the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration, Islamic […]
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