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A Muslim youth group says it’s launching a month-long campaign in cities across the country “to provide Canadians an opportunity to learn about the true teachings of Islam.”

The organization, Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, distributed pamphlets in Place Émilie-Gamelin on Sunday, saying its campaign is to counter misunderstanding about Islam.

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The group says it’s in response to a mass shooting in a mosque in Quebec City that left six people dead in January and other acts of Islamophobia.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is a sect of Islam that was founded in the 19th century in what was the Punjab region of British India.