News Agencies – March 7, 2012 The province of Ontario has granted a license to the Toronto Muslim Cemetery Corporation, allowing it to operate the site in Richmond Hill. The corporation says the cemetery is a joint project between Sunni and Shia Muslim communities and will open in June. The group plans to open the…
There was dancing, but no boys – in mixed company, young Muslim women cannot dance or wear revealing clothing. No one was sneaking in alcohol – drinking is strictly forbidden by Islam. And there was no prom Queen: Instead, every graduate wore a tiara. The “Sister’s Prom” has become an annual event among Toronto’s Muslim…
Toronto architect Zak Ghanim designed the upgraded 25,000 square-foot mosque to accommodate the tremendous growth of the central Toronto Muslim community and to give the location a traditional Islamic look with minaret, domes, and adorning crescents. The new mosque will feature a large prayer hall for thousands of worshippers, an upper mezzanine for segregated women’s…
