Calgary Muslim mayor celebrated for his participation

The Globe and Mail – July 5, 2011 The participation of Naheed Nenshi, the Mayor of Calgary, as grand marshal for his city’s Gay Pride celebrations this coming September is depicted in this article as a model of the kind of acceptance that Pride events are meant to exemplify. Particularly in comparison with the city…

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Calgary Muslim Candidate’s Campaign Office Vandalized

The Calgary Sun – September 12, 2010 Vandals tossed a chunk of concrete through the front window of mayoral hopeful Naheed Nenshi’s campaign office early Sunday morning, hours after several of his signs were damaged and stolen throughout the northwest. Stopping short of calling it an attack against his Muslim faith, Nenshi noted the vandalism…

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