A Muslim Newfoundlander comes home
Aatif Baskanderi, who now lives in Calgary. Recently, he returned to Newfoundland to tell his story of what it was like growing up brown and Muslim in tiny Clarenville. Heather Barrett’s documentary is called “Salaam B’y”.
Aatif Baskanderi is living the 21st century Canadian dream.
He's a child of immigrants, a practising Muslim, and an engineer who works in science policy. He and his Bangladeshi Canadian doctor wife live in Calgary.
By his own account, Aatif is a "sunny ways" kind of guy.
Recently, he took some time off work for an unusual project. He sent himself on a speaking tour of rural Newfoundland, because that's where he grew up — in Clarenville, a town of four thousand people.
And that's why, Aatif says, he is who he is.
Heather Barrett caught up with Aatif Baskanderi on tour. Her documentary is called "Salaam B'y."
