Quebec City area inaugurates its first Muslim cemetery
Nearly six months after six men were killed in an attack on a mosque in Quebec City, the region will inaugurate its first Muslim cemetery on Sunday.
The Lépine Cloutier/Athos funeral home is dedicating a portion of its cemetery “Les Jardins Québec” in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures to deceased Muslims. About 500 lots will be reserved for citizens of Muslim faith.
Funeral home president Yvan Rodrigue said in April that he had planned this project several months b
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