Quebec City Mosque Attack Commemorative lecture
On , 46 people were attacked, and 6 killed, in the Great Mosque of Quebec after Isha (evening) prayer.
In 2021, the Canadian government designated January 29 as a as a way of commemorating the terrorist attack.
On January 29, 2026, 鶹ýվ will commemorate the ninth anniversary of this tragedy with a commemorative lecture.
Impacts of Islamophobia on Muslim Mental Health
By Dr. Salam El-Majzoub, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Jewish General Hospital and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, 鶹ýվ
Date: January 29, 2026
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: Robert Vogel Council Room (Leacock 232), 855 Sherbrooke Street West
Dr. Salam El-Majzoub is an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at 鶹ýվ. She obtained her medical degree at Université de Montreal and completed her residency in psychiatry and her subspecialty training in child and adolescent psychiatry at 鶹ýվ. She works as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, serving a diverse population of children and youth between the ages of 5 and 25 at the Jewish General Hospital.
Her research interests have focused on the mental health needs of marginalized cultural communities and culturally appropriate public health measures, clinical care and training. She has co-authored chapters in the books Islamophobia and Psychiatry, recognition, prevention and treatment and Islamophobia as a Form of Radicalisation; perspectives on media, academia and socio-political scapes from Europe and Canada. She is currently interested in youth’s contemporary idioms of distress and the phenomenon of self-psychopathologization.
Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec Memorial Award
The lecture is also an opportunity to celebrate 鶹ýվ students' efforts to foster Muslim inclusion within Quebec and Canadian society, and within the 鶹ýվ community. The annual Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec Memorial Award will be awarded to the 2025-2026 winner, Susan Aloudat. Ms. Aloudat is currently completing an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in International Development, with a minor in East Asian Languages (Mandarin Chinese) and a minor in Entrepreneurship. She chose to pursue this degree to contribute to greater Muslim representation within expanding globalizing forces that shape Muslim lives. As systems that govern our lives become increasingly distant and unfamiliar, Ms. Aloudat is motivated to engage meaningfully in processes that affect Muslim communities and their wellbeing.
Muslim Awareness Week and the Green Square Campaign
The commemorative lecture is part of , a week of solidarity and exchange and an opportunity to learn about Islamophobia. Numerous events are organized throughout the week to promote learning about Islamophobia and to celebrate the many achievements Quebecers of Muslim faith have made.
All are encouraged to join us in wearing a square of green fabric to remember and stand in solidarity with the victims and survivors of the Québec City mosque attack.
Green squares will be available as you enter Leacock 232.
The annual institutional commemoration of the mosque shooting falls directly under the IAIAS recommendation to “Continue to honor the victims of the 2017 attack at Le Centre culturel Islamique de Québec, annually on the 29th of January.”
