Calgary’s Naheed Nenshi becomes Canada’s first Muslim mayor – The Globe and Mail

 

JOSH WINGROVE

CALGARY— Globe and Mail Update

Published Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 2:45AM EDT

If you don’t know the name Naheed Nenshi, take note. 

A grassroots campaign driven by volunteers has delivered Canada its first Muslim mayor – Mr. Nenshi, who scored a staggering win in Calgary’s mayor’s race Monday.

He defeated two better-funded candidates, including one backed by Stephen Harper’s campaign team, and saw his support surge in the final few weeks. To say Mr. Nenshi’s campaign was austere is understatement – he delivered his speech in a basement that was donated by a supporter at the last second.

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Naheed Nenshi wins Calgary mayoral race – National Post

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Stuart Gradon / Calgary Herald

Calgary’s next mayor Naheed Nenshi arrives at his downtown headquarters in Calgary on Monday, October 18, 201

Kevin Libin in Calgary, National Post · Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010

Calgarians had a distinct choice to make on Monday in their selection of a mayor. The frontrunners came down to a nine-year city councillor with a small business background and a reputation for championing taxpayers. There was also the trusted, spunky TV anchorwoman Calgarians had relied on for the last 21 years. And then there was the guy who, up until a few months ago, almost no one in the city had ever heard of.

That guy won.

So unknown was Naheed Nenshi that early in the campaign he released a YouTube video explaining how to properly pronounce his name. A lot of people still get it wrong.

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