Canadian Muslims Erect First Minaret in the Arctic

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…

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Mosque Travels from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Inuvik, Northwest Territories

The Globe and Mail – September 2, 2010 By the time it reaches Inuvik, the prefabricated mosque strapped to Kevin Anderson’s truck will have earned a place in the record books – even before the first worshippers pass through its door. The structure will become the most northerly mosque in North America. The mosque is…

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