Jami Mosque

Jami Mosque

Located just east of High Park in Toronto, Jami Mosque (مسجد جامع) is the oldest Canadian Islamic centre in the city.Jami Mosque: [http://www.jamimosque.com/some_words_about_us.php About us] ]

Formerly a Presbyterian church, the building was purchased in 1969 by Toronto's small Muslim community and converted into the city's first worship centre. In November 1977, Ahmed Khadr and Maha Elsamnah were married at the mosque. [Shephard, Michelle. Guantanamo's Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. ISBN 0470841176.]

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External Weblinks

* [http://www.jamimosque.com/some_words_about_us.php Official Website]


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