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Metro Muslims End Month Of Fasting, Muslims in Canada and throughout the world have been observing fasting of the month of Ramadhan, which ended yeste(...)
Metro Muslims End Month Of Fasting, Muslims in Canada and throughout the world have been observing fasting of the month of Ramadhan, which ended yeste(...)

Metro Muslims End Month Of Fasting, Muslims in Canada and throughout the world have been observing fasting of the month of Ramadhan, which ended yeste(...)

Date9/15/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Metro Muslims End Month Of Fasting; Muslims in Canada and throughout the world have been observing fasting of the month of Ramadhan; which ended yesterday. This morning; about 10;000 of 50;000 members of the Muslim community in Metro attended a special ceremony in Varsity Arena on Bloor St. called Eid-ul-Fitr -- festivities of breaking fast. It involved half an hour of prayers in thankfulness to God. A child stands near father as he and other prostrate themselves toward Mecca.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013327F
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
5/28/1987
5,000 Metro-area muslims at prayers, About 5,000 Muslims from Metro and the suburbs gathered this morning in the Coliseum at Exhibition Place to offer(...)
5,000 Metro-area muslims at prayers, About 5,000 Muslims from Metro and the suburbs gathered this morning in the Coliseum at Exhibition Place to offer(...)
12/2/1976
Wandering eyes: Hamzah Qureshi, 6, is caught in a restless moment during the Eid-ul-Adha festive celebrations that attracted thousands of Muslims to the Metro East Trade Centre yesterday
Wandering eyes: Hamzah Qureshi, 6, is caught in a restless moment during the Eid-ul-Adha festive celebrations that attracted thousands of Muslims to the Metro East Trade Centre yesterday
6/1/1993
Two sides: Canadian Arabs and Muslims, like metro family above praying during gulf war, often found themselves at odds with some war sympathizers
Two sides: Canadian Arabs and Muslims, like metro family above praying during gulf war, often found themselves at odds with some war sympathizers
1/28/1991
More than 1,000 Muslims gathered at the International Centre in Mississauga today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ahmadiyya Movement, which (...)
More than 1,000 Muslims gathered at the International Centre in Mississauga today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ahmadiyya Movement, which (...)
3/23/1989
Overhead view of large number of people bent over praying with a young girl standing and a path ...
Muslims kneeling to pray during a festival at the Canadian National Exhibition
7/13/1989
Muslims praying in Toronto's Jami Mosque represent a new facet of Canadian religious life
Muslims praying in Toronto's Jami Mosque represent a new facet of Canadian religious life
1/5/1979
Salim Qureshi calls Toronto muslims to prayer, In Islam there are no religious services as such - just a prayer meeting
Salim Qureshi calls Toronto muslims to prayer, In Islam there are no religious services as such - just a prayer meeting
6/27/1964
Holy Day: About 6,000 members of Metro's Muslim community hug each other in a greeting yesterday in Markham where they gathered to mark the end of Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia
Holy Day: About 6,000 members of Metro's Muslim community hug each other in a greeting yesterday in Markham where they gathered to mark the end of Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia
6/22/1991
A man in traditional Muslim attire is flanked by his two children, also in traditional attire.
Muslim celebration. Haider Khan with his daughters Seema, 4, and Huma, 7, celebrate the end of Ramadan in Earl Bales Park, North York
8/1/1981
Our authenticity has been supported by scholars and theologians throughout the world, says Visvakarma Das, president of Krishna Consciousness in Toron(...)
Our authenticity has been supported by scholars and theologians throughout the world, says Visvakarma Das, president of Krishna Consciousness in Toron(...)
4/23/1978
About 100 Followers of Sakyapa branch of Tibetan Buddhism attend a service conducted by Sakya Trizin who visited Toronto during a six-month North Amer(...)
About 100 Followers of Sakyapa branch of Tibetan Buddhism attend a service conducted by Sakya Trizin who visited Toronto during a six-month North Amer(...)
7/4/1978