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Spiritual Landmarks Around ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï: CCIQ Commemorative Trees

June 2018 Commemorative Tree Ceremony
June 2018 Commemorative Tree Ceremony
In June 2018, six ironwood trees were planted outside Dawson Hall with an accompanying plaque honouring the lives and mourning the loss of the six men who were murdered in the tragic shootings of January 29, 2017, at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec - CCIQ  (Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City): Abdelkarim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane, Boubaker Tahabti, Ibrahim Barry, Khaled Belkacemi and Mamadou Tanou Barry.
CCIQ Commemorative Tree
CCIQ Commemorative Tree

Commemorative plaque
Commemorative plaque
The same year that the trees were planted, members of the ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï community created the CCIQ Memorial Award in commemoration of the six men who lost their lives in this massacre. The award is bestowed annually on a current ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï student who has demonstrated a commitment to fostering the inclusion of Muslims within Quebec and Canadian society. Thanks in large part to the 2021 fundraising efforts of the ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Muslim Alumni Society and a ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï24 match, the award is now funded in perpetuity. 

Listen to the CCIQ Commemorative Trees segment of MORSL's Spiritual Landmarks Around ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï tour.

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