Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives (MSGP), Levana and OPIRG-Kingston are co-sponsoring a talk given by Dr. Eve Haque, York University entitled “Remembrance, Multiculturalism and ‘honour killings’" on Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 at 5:30 pm in Watson Hall Rm 217, Queen’s University (near Bader lane).

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Abstract: With Islamaphobia on the rise and violence against Muslim women most frequently invoked as a rationale for Islamaphobia, this presentation will contribute to the discussion that examines the connection between gendered Orientalism and white settler nationalism, specifically in Canada.  This presentation will examine the memorialization in Pelham – a small town in rural Southern Ontario – of the ‘honour killing’ of Aqsa Parvez which took place in Mississauga, Ontario in 2007. This presentation will examine the specific events and rationales that led to the town’s decision to create and dedicate a memorial to Aqsa Parvez, even though there had never been any personal connection between Aqsa, her family and the town of Pelham, Ontario. In particular, discourses of multicultural tolerance will be examined to understand how they operate as a central strategy in the articulation of forms of exclusion such as Islamaphobia and concrete assertions of white settler national identity and solidarity.