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.
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.
Date: Sundays, June 7 – Mid August | Time: 10:30–11:45 AM (EDT)Location: Online via Zoom Register Here The Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) is pleased to announce that Muslims in Academia Association will launch its Summer Reading Circle on June 7, 2026, focused on “Knowledge Transmission & Education in Muslim Contexts.” The ten-week program will engage both classical and contemporary scholarship […]
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A policy report addresses the downstream unintended consequences on Canadian Muslim charities, especially humanitarian ones, of Canada’s anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, and sanctions regime.
