CCMW is hosting a book talk by Dr. Murray Hogben for his new book, Minarets on the Horizon on August 29 at 1pm.
Minarets on the Horizon is a ground-breaking work on the Muslim pioneers who helped to build Canadian Muslim communities.
Dr. Murray will read excerpts from four pioneering Canadian Muslim women. CCMW pioneers who are featured in the book will also speak briefly at the event. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions after the reading.
The event will take place via Zoom and will be moderated by CCMW President Nina Karachi-Khaled.
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About the Book
Minarets on the Horizon chronicles the life of Muslim pioneers building a community in Canada.
Minarets on the Horizon is a ground-breaking work on the Muslim pioneers who helped to build Canadian Muslim communities.
The book provides a detailed look at Muslim presence in Canada.Told partially in their own words, the stories collected here give us a rare insight into the lives and successes of pioneer Muslims.
Murray was one of the pioneers of the original Muslim Society of Toronto. He is the key between our past and our future as Canadian Muslims and his own recollections and interviews with other pioneers are very important. Many of those pioneers have passed away, and Murray’s interviews and recollections are all that we have left of them.
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About Dr. Murray Hogben
Author Murray Hogben was born in Toronto and grew up in Ottawa. In 1956, became a Muslim after meeting and falling in love with Alia Rauf, who he went on to marry. He pursued a degree in journalism, joining the CBC in 1958. In 1960 he became the secretary of the new Muslim Society of Toronto. After earning a doctorate in history from the University of Toronto and teaching history for a number of years, he then reverted to working in journalism until his retirement. He and Alia now live on their hobby farm near Gananoque. They have three children and four grandchildren.