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Tuesday 16 Feb 2016 - 13:38 Makkah mean time-7-5-1437
Shima Safwat. Image from MetroNews Canada
Calgary city, Canada (IINA) - Ranchlands Mosque in Calgary city in Canada will open its doors to Muslims and non-Muslims alike on Sunday, to give Calgarians the opportunity to come, eat food and ask any burning questions they have about the Muslim faith, MetroNews Canada reported.
The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at Ranchlands Mosque.
Shima Safwat is combating Islamophobia in Calgary with open arms and open doors at the Ranchlands Mosque.
Safwat held a similar event last year called “Meet Your Muslim Neighbours”, which she felt helped clear up common misconceptions about the faith.
“Some people were asking about the status of women, are they oppressed?” she said. “Of course they are not. We have to follow the rules of our religion, but we still have our freedom.”
Safwat said the next logical step was to hold an event at her mosque. Following the terror attacks in Paris and the U.S. last year, Safwat felt hatred towards Muslims in Calgary had reached the point where many of her friends who wear hijabs or niqabs, were afraid to leave home unaccompanied.
She is hoping this event will allow people to ask questions freely and see how the religion practices first hand and inspires other cultures and religions in Calgary to open their doors in a similar fashion.
“We need to do more events to get people together, to learn about every culture,” said Safwat. “To be honest, I don’t know enough about other cultures, other than my own and Canadian culture.”
She encourages Calgarians to organize more events to bring different people together.
“Canada is a country of diversity, but we need to connect other cultures together.”
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