Video

Meet the Participants

The People

  • Coming to Canada/Islam
  • Pioneers
  • Key Contributors
  • Establishing Dundas St. Centre

The Mosque

  • Physical Layout
  • Renovations
  • My First Visit
  • A Place to Gather & Pray
  • Establishing An Identity in Canada
  • Role of Women
  • Dinners
  • Sunday School
  • Benefits for Children

Special Moments

  • Malcolm X’s Visit
  • Unity in Diversity
  • Cherished Memories

End of An Era

  • Challenges of a Growing Community
  • The Move to Jami Mosque
  • Later Mosques & Organizations
  • Why Was the Centre Forgotten?

Additional Stories

The Mosque

Physical Layout

Amjad Syed (0:58)
Amjad Syed (0:58)
Talat Muinuddin (0:29)
Talat Muinuddin (0:29)
Fuad Sahin (0:29)
Fuad Sahin (0:29)
Murray Hogben (0:28)
Murray Hogben (0:28)

Renovations

Alia Hogben (0:44)
Alia Hogben (0:44)
Mustafa Djukic (0:36)
Mustafa Djukic (0:36)
Murray Hogben (0:58)
Murray Hogben (0:58)

My First Visit

Amjad Syed (0:46)
Amjad Syed (0:46)
Fuad Sahin (2:05)
Fuad Sahin (2:05)
Solnaz Sahin (0:36)
Solnaz Sahin (0:36)

A Place to Gather & Pray

Mustafa Djukic (1:13)
Mustafa Djukic (1:13)
Alia Hogben (1:06)
Alia Hogben (1:06)
Fuad Sahin (0:34)
Fuad Sahin (0:34)
Murray Hogben (0:25)
Murray Hogben (0:25)

Establishing An Identity in Canada

Mustafa Djukic (1:48)
Mustafa Djukic (1:48)
Amjad Syed (0:45)
Amjad Syed (0:45)
Murray Hogben (1:56)
Murray Hogben (1:56)
Fuad Sahin (1:09)
Fuad Sahin (1:09)

Role of Women

Talat Muinuddin (1:25)
Talat Muinuddin (1:25)
Amjad Syed (1:13)
Amjad Syed (1:13)
Alia Hogben (0:51)
Alia Hogben (0:51)
Solnaz Sahin (1:02)
Solnaz Sahin (1:02)

Dinners

Amjad Syed (1:44)
Amjad Syed (1:44)
Solnaz Sahin (0:39)
Solnaz Sahin (0:39)
Fuad Sahin (1:12)
Fuad Sahin (1:12)

Sunday School

Alia Hogben (1:20)
Alia Hogben (1:20)
Fuad Sahin (1:43)
Fuad Sahin (1:43)
Talat Muinuddin (1:51)
Talat Muinuddin (1:51)
Solnaz Sahin (0:57)
Solnaz Sahin (0:57)

Benefits for Children

Amjad Syed (1:22)
Amjad Syed (1:22)
Fuad Sahin (0:53)
Fuad Sahin (0:53)

Images

Documents

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Support

This project is the beginning of a multi-year project plan to document the history of Muslims in Canada. To support this project plan, please send donations to: The Tessellate Institute 80 Corporate Drive, Suite 302 Toronto, ON M1H 3G5