HCI hosted Imam .halid Latif 5 .
uman &oncern International hosted Imam .halid /atif from 1ew orN niversity for a fun draising event in support of or phans of the 5ohingya crisis in angladesh. The urrey event was part of the Western &anada tour organised by &I that also covered (dmonton and /ac /a iche. This brunch event on unday 2ctober was held in the 9il lage barbeTue restaurant where attendees enMoyed delicious tra ditional halva puri enerous donations from the community members and local 0uslim organi ations in total raised over . At per month per child this will sus tain needy children for one year. ome community mem bers committed to sponsoring children on going. Imam /atif shared his own ex perience of visiting the refugee camp in angladesh with pow erful imagery and stories of the daily struggle for families. is attention to detail of the con ditions in the refugee camps really amplified the gravity of the situation facing the children there. peaNers from local community included asmin llah a 5oh ingya herself with a powerful poem Aysha .han and a pas sionate reTuest by 9ice 3resi dent of the &0A hawNat asan amongst others. The &I team from Toronto abeeb Ali came from Alberta leg of the tour with Imam /atif and were hosted by local or ganisers aroon .han 3&A ousaf araNat Arab )orum )urTuan ehlen &anadian 3eace Initiative and /ocal &I oard rep IshtiaT alim. IshtiaT wanted people to note that &I