Islamic History Month 2025 Updates

September 25, 2025 - For the 19 th year in a row, Kingston’s City Council has proclaimed October
as Islamic History Month. Inaugurated in 2007, Islamic History Month is a nationwide celebration that seeks to share the history, heritage, and culture of Muslims with fellow Canadians, and
Kingston has participated since its inception.

The theme for Islamic History Month 2025 is: Pioneer Communities in Canada: Cultivating Spaces for Comfort, Growth, and Learning Over Time.

Local events, both associated with this year’s theme but also with connections to Islamic History in
general, are being organized throughout various spheres of the community, among which are the
following events:

 October 1: Illumination of City Hall in Green to commemorate Islamic History Month,
starting at 6:30 pm.
 October 15 (tentative): Celebrating Together: Islamic History Canada 2025, RMC.
Note: this event is not open to the public.
 October 19: National Open House Weekend at the Islamic Centre of Kingston, from 2-4
pm. Come and meet some of the Islamic Society of Kingston’s founding members and glance
into the history of the Muslim community in Kingston.
 October 22: Muslim Societies Global Perspectives (MSGP) presents "Not a Minaret in
Sight: Stories of Early Muslims in Canada" a conversation with Dr. Murray Hogben
(author of Minarets on the Horizon: Muslim Pioneers in Canada) in 202 Robert Sutherland
Hall (Queen’s University) at 7 pm.
 TBD: Muslim Medical Students’ Association at Queen’s (MMAQ) presents “The Conduct of
the Physician: Islamicate Origins of Medical Ethics” with Dr. Adnan Husain at Queen’s
University. Stay tuned for details regarding location and timing.
 The Central Branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library will have a book display in
honour of Islamic History Month with a list of recommended books available.

For additional information, please go to the IHM Kingston Facebook page (@IHMKingston)

Events are being added as they are finalized. If you are organizing an event in Kingston and the
area, please let us know at: https://tinyurl.com/IHMYGK2025 so we can help you publicize.

For more information on this national initiative please see the Islamic History Month Canada
 Website (https://www.islamichistorymonth.ca) or
 Facebook Page (@IslamicHistoryMonthCanada).