Just learned this from a Client in Edmonton !
in 1871.......
hocked:
First Muslim in Canada
In the hopes of beginning a new life of peace and prosperity the first Muslims arrived in Canada
in 1871.......hocked:
in 1871.......
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They arrived by boat on Canada’s east coast :
and by 1931 the Census of Canada registered 645 Muslim residents....
and by 1931 the Census of Canada registered 645 Muslim residents....
Mayor John Fry was approached by a group of Muslim ladies
for a plot of land on which a mosque could be built for the growing Muslim community.
An amount of 5000 dollars was needed to buy the land that was located next to the
Royal Alexandra Hospital.
for a plot of land on which a mosque could be built for the growing Muslim community.
An amount of 5000 dollars was needed to buy the land that was located next to the
Royal Alexandra Hospital.
This historic undertaking that would be the first mosque built in North America. 
The official opening of the Al Rashid Mosque was on December 12, 1938..........
never knew thishocked:
never knew this
hocked:
so they were running from whom
From getting loaded on to dem Ships :
To Berbice ???
this was 1871
To Berbice ???
this was 1871
you that ship did not get lost and ended up in canada
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