June 2018 Commemorative Tree Ceremony
In June 2018, six ironwood trees were planted outside Dawson Hall with an accompanying plaque honouring the lives and mourning the loss of the six men who were murdered in the tragic shootings of January 29, 2017, at the
Centre culturel islamique de Québec - CCIQ (Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City): Abdelkarim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane, Boubaker Tahabti, Ibrahim Barry, Khaled Belkacemi and Mamadou Tanou Barry.
CCIQ Commemorative Tree
Commemorative plaque
The same year that the trees were planted, members of the McGill community created the CCIQ Memorial Award in commemoration of the six men who lost their lives in this massacre. The
award is bestowed annually on a current McGill student who has demonstrated a commitment to fostering the inclusion of Muslims within Quebec and Canadian society. Thanks in large part to the 2021 fundraising efforts of the McGill Muslim Alumni Society and a McGill24 match, the award is now funded in perpetuity.
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