News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
North America’s most northern minaret opens (after an epic 2,800-mile journey) The most northern mosque in North America officially opened yesterday in Inuvik, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, where there is a growing Muslim population. The opening marks the end of an arduous journey that saw the building travel over rivers – atop barges – and
News Agencies – October 27, 2010 Canadian Muslims have erected the Arctic’s first minaret, atop a little yellow mosque which serves as spiritual home to the area’s fledgling Islamic community. The prefabricated mosque arrived in Inuvik in September to serve a growing Muslim population in Canada’s far north, after traveling 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) over