A crowd gathered and are bowing for a prayer service at the corner of Hyde Park and South Carriage road. Alex Allan/ XFM News/ Photo by Alex Allan
A vigil happened yesterday in honour of the Afzaal family. The vigil took place at the corner of Hyde Park and South Carriage Road where the targeted vehicle crash happened a year ago. A prayer service took place before speakers went to the podium to talk about the family and unveiling the mural.
North America’s Muslim text and chat helpline booth is set up at the vigil to help anyone with their mental health. Alex Allan XFM News/ Photo by Alex Allan
Around 6 p.m. a large crowd started to gather at the vigil to show their support in memory of the Afzaal family. Closer to 7 p.m. speakers took the stage to discuss about the march that happened on the weekend. Throughout the speeches the mural is unveiled at the corner of Hyde Park and South Carriage Road to commemorate for the Afzaal family.
The mural is unveiled where the vigil was held in honour of the Afzaal family. Alex Allan/ XFM News / Photo by Alex Allan
A cousin of the Afzaal family Esa Islam was affiliated with the creation of the mural and says:
“It was a really nice healing process to be able to talk a lot with both Yumnah friends and family as I was her cousin, and I was able to just connect with those people and talk about how they lived and how happy they were as people”.
A stage is at the corner of Hyde Park and South Carriage road for the vigil being held in honour of the Afzaal family. Alex Allan / XFM News
On June 5, a march happened for the Afzaal family down Oxford Street Road. The march started at Oakridge secondary school where thousands of people showed up to show their support. Before the march went underway to the London Muslim Mosque. A string of speakers took the stage to discuss about the importance of this day, memories of the Afzaal family and raising awareness to stop Islamophobia.
The crowd started at Oakridge Secondary school to walk down Oxford Street to London Muslim Mosque in honour of the Afzaal family. Alex Allan/ XFM News
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