Zarqa Nawaz is a Canadian-Muslim creator, producer, filmmaker, and author renowned for breaking ground in how Western media represents Muslim communities. Nawaz made history by creating the world's first Western sitcom centered on a Muslim community. #canadianislamicheritagemonth 🇨🇦

Lila Fahlman (1924–2006) was an Educator and social justice advocate. She was the first woman in Canada with a PhD in Educational Psychology, and the first Muslim woman to serve on a public school board (Edmonton, 1985)
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El-Farouk Khak is a human rights and refugee lawyer. He founded Salaam, Canada's first gay Muslim organization, and advocates for sexual orientation sensitivity in refugee law, and gender-based violence protection. He lives in Toronto with his husband Troy Jackson.
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Hilwie Hamdon (1905 -1988) was a Muslim Canadian who lived in Edmonton and led the organization and fundraising to build the Al-Rashid Mosque—Canada's first mosque—which opened in 1938. #canadianislamicheritagemonth 🇨🇦