Vigil1 — Yousef Abu Baker offered peace-themed readings from the Quran, the holy book of Islam, during the Affirmation of Peace – Salaam ceremony held at StFX University on Friday evening to honour the victims of a shooting incident at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City. Representatives from nine different Antigonish-based faith and cultural groups lit candles as a show of solidarity following Baker’s presentation.

StFX ceremony honours Quebec City mosque shooting victims

February 8, 2017

ANTIGONISH: A show of solidarity and unity, along with elements of defiance, unfolded at StFX University on Friday evening, six nights after violence at a Quebec City mosque took six lives and left 19 others injured. The auditorium at the Antigonish campus’ Schwartz School of Business drew nearly 300 people for an Affirmation of Peace…

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