Calgary elects a Muslim mayor

Mr Naheed Nenshi was elected Mayor of Calgary last night. The CBC News headline points out that he's the first Muslim mayor of a major Canadian city. In the (linked) webcast Mr Nenshi himself says that people in Canada can wake up and say that in Calgary "...I can be anything", and, indeed, symbolically, his victory is significant in a time when there is so much suspicion directed towards Muslims worldwide. Hopefully, it can contribute to the de-politicization of Islam in Canada. It's also interesting to note that he won in Calgary, rather than Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal, which are the cities that are otherwise most famous for ethnic diversity in Canada....