Waterloo School Board stops using the words “festival” and “celebration” to describe Ashura in its calendars

The Waterloo Region District School Board has become the first Canadian Public School Board to stop using the words “festival” and “celebration” to describe Ashura in its calendars.

“I want all our Shia teachers to stand up for the truth and use their platform to spread the truth”, say Malihe Elias, who is a teacher with the Waterloo Region District School Board and who was given the privilege to write the proper definition of Ashura for the board.

Alhamdulillah, may the true meaning of Ashura be spread everywhere around the world.