Quebec’s Muslims to have their own cemetery
MONTREAL: Quebec’s mayor announced Friday that the city’s Muslim community will have their own cemetery, despite objections from right-wing groups and rising anti-Muslim sentiment.
The city had promised a separate Muslim graveyard after a shooting attack by a white supremacist at a mosque in January that left six people dead. The Muslim cemetery will be set up on land adjoining one of the city’s main cemeteries.
“The city of Quebec has accepted, subject to the approval by City Council, an offer submitted by the Islamic…