Grant from Inspirit Foundation to support MiCA’s storytelling capacity
We’re excited to announce that the Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA) project has been awarded a three-year grant from Inspirit Foundation. The funds will directly enable MiCA’s outreach and storytelling capacity about Muslim’s heritage in Canada.
We are extremely grateful to Inspirit Foundation for their leadership in addressing the missing narratives about Muslims in Canada. Inspirit’s support will help MiCA develop the infrastructure for Muslims to connect and tell their stories, on their own terms.
Introducing Storytelling Archivist: Mitra Fakhrashrafi
We’re pleased to welcome Mitra Fakhrashrafi as our new full-time Archivist at MiCA, thanks to the generous grant from Inspirit. Mitra was a Senior Fellow with MiCA in 2022-2023. She now holds a Master of Information as well as a Master of Arts in Geography & Planning, both from UofT.
Mitra’s unique work experience and education combines the worlds of information management, exhibit and curatorial design, as well as creative placemaking and community-building. These skills will allow Mitra to further evolve MiCA’s storytelling capabilities.
As the Archives continue to grow, we’ll be able to share the various materials, stories, and reflections that give insight into the lives of diverse Muslims in Canada. We’re excited to showcase new and exciting stories from the archives through varying media formats such as videos, exhibits, blogs, and more.
Seeding MiCA in British Columbia
MiCA has always intended to be national in its scope; a network of community archives that would have a local presence in each province and territory.
It’s with great enthusiasm that we announce MiCA’s partnership with the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies (CCMS) at Simon Fraser University, an important step towards building a national project dedicated to documenting and sharing Muslim life. The CCMS is hiring an Outreach Coordinator to develop the archives in BC.
To learn more about the requirements and details of this position, please the full posting on CCMS’ website: https://www.sfu.ca/ccms/events-stories/stories/now-hiring.html
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Grant from Inspirit Foundation to support MiCA’s storytelling capacity We’re excited to announce that the Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA) project has been awarded a three-year grant from Inspirit Foundation. The funds will directly enable MiCA’s outreach and storytelling capacity about Muslim’s heritage in Canada. We are extremely grateful to Inspirit Foundation for their leadership […]
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