A fact from Ausma Malik appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 November 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Ausma Malik is the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to be elected to public office in Canada?
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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 02:45, 3 November 2022 (UTC)Reply
... that Ausma Malik is the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to be elected to public office in Canada? Source: CTV News: "From 2014 to 2018, she served as a Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 10-Trinity-Spadina, becoming the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to be elected to public office in Canada"
This hook is well worthy of the mainspace. Everything is in order and checks out. EchetusXe 01:07, 1 November 2022 (UTC)