Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Assalamu Alaikum.
As you may remember from our earlier announcements, MANAL is collaborating with Memorial University for an important and timely project that seeks to form a Muslims Archive in our province.
Despite our longstanding settlement and contributions, we Muslims are often perceived as members of a newcomer / transient religious minority group. This wrong perception is partly due to the shortage of archival information and materials documenting NL Muslims’ long history and rich heritage.
Our Project seeks to fill this gap by gathering post-1925 Muslim narratives and archival materials (i.e. photos, letters, certificates, newspaper articles, video recordings etc.).
In that context, we encourage all members of our Muslim community to please donate archival items they may have. More recent materials representing the experiences of relatively newer members are also welcome.
To inform you about the project and archival donation process, our Project Lead Dr. Jennifer Selby and MUNL Archivist Ms. Colleen Quigley will be holding an in person information session at the Social Hall of our Mosque. The session is scheduled for 7:15 PM pm on Saturday, September 25.
All members of our community are invited to attend, provided that they are healthy and not required to self isolate.
Due to physical distancing requirements, we will have limited capacity and attendees will be required to wear a face mask. Tea / coffee will be served while observing social distancing.
If you will be attending the event or have any event related inquiries please email Sr. Ayse Akinturk at aysesule@yahoo.com after writing "NL Muslims Archival Project" in the subject line.
If you already have some archival materials to donate, you are welcome to bring them to the session to share them with the Project team.
The link to project website is copied below for those who would like to learn more.
Jazakumullahu Khairan,
MANAL Executive Committee
The Muslim Narratives and Lives in Newfoundland and Labrador Community Project