12/29/2025
🇨🇦 O Canada! We stand on guard for thee! 🇨🇦
Almost 9 years ago, we landed in Canada as refugees from Pakistan, seeking protection against religious persecution as Ahmadi Muslims. It was -33C the night we landed in Saskatoon.
This country welcomed us and gave us protection, privileges and most of all religious freedom! We were free to call ourselves Muslims, pray in our mosque and even call it a mosque. All of these rights are denied to Ahamdi Muslims in Pakistan by the constitution.
We met and were helped and supported by so many people, friends and family, who genuinely wanted to see us succeed. We tried our first poutine, first sledding experience, camping at the lake!
In 2017 we celebrated our first Canada day! Today (and earlier this month) the girls, Imran and I took our Oath of Citizenship and have officially become Canadian citizens. The journey has been long and challenging but also so rewarding. We are required to protect and love this country as part of our faith and this is a vow we don't take lightly.
And we never thought 9 years ago that we would celebrate this day with a new Canadian-born family member! 🇨🇦
