Muslim condo complex in Thornhill sparks heated debate

A proposed Muslim condo complex is sparking heated debate in Thornhill Woods, with hundreds of residents cramming a raucous community meeting Tuesday night to speak out about the development.

Both religious tensions and concerns about density have been stoked by the proposal, which would place two 17-storey residential towers, retail space and 61 townhouses in the low-density neighbourhood.

The Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat (ISIJ) has submitted a proposal to rezone and develop its 11-hectare property at 9000 Bathurst St., south of Rutherford Rd. The new Islamic community would be built around the Jaffari Centre mosque.

“This project is very important to us,” ISIJ president Shabbir Jeraj said in a news release. “It is a realization of a long-awaited dream and the vision of the members of the community, many of whom initially participated in the purchase of this property some twenty years ago.”

This article I tried to post from the Toronto Star, Can you remove the other thread?

If they wanted to live among themselves , why did they emigrate ?

There would be speakers blaring 5 times per day calling to prayer disturbing the neighbourhood

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/...ebate.html

Nargis people 

Peace Village, also known as Ahmadiyya Village, is a housing project of 260 homes built on a 50-acre (200,000 m[sup]2[/sup])

parcel of land in the suburban community Maple at a walking distance from the Bai'tul Islam Mosque.

All the nine streets within the neighbourhood are named after the Khalifa’s names and other prominent Ahmadi scholars.

The main street is called Ahmadiyya Ave and there is also a public park named “Ahmadiyya Park”.

The mosque is visible from all the streets.

IF I buy a condo there , can I fetch in my 2-4 carton  ??  :-\