Daniyal Elahi and Harris Elahi reflect on the research process that led them to discover Private Hasan Amat, Canada’s first Muslim soldier killed in the First World War.
Their initial paper on Amat was posted on Active History in 2025 and can be found here: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/12...
Daniyal Elahi and Harris Elahi In December 2025, ActiveHistory.ca published our first piece on Private Hasan Amat, a soldier of the 1st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, killed at the Battle…