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Time Out: A boy looks around last night during prayers at Toronto's Jami Mosque where Muslims marked the start of the holy month Ramadan
Time Out: A boy looks around last night during prayers at Toronto's Jami Mosque where Muslims marked the start of the holy month Ramadan

Time Out: A boy looks around last night during prayers at Toronto's Jami Mosque where Muslims marked the start of the holy month Ramadan

Date3/6/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Time Out: A boy looks around last night during prayers at Toronto's Jami Mosque where Muslims marked the start of the holy month Ramadan.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001920F
Canadian Muslims greet the Ramadan as the most sacred period in the Islamic calendar
Canadian Muslims greet the Ramadan as the most sacred period in the Islamic calendar
3/9/1992
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
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
You're never too young. Mohamed Hussein Joins his father Hussein, left, and Ahmed Mohamed, right, as 3,000 Metro Muslims gather at the Better Living C(...)
You're never too young. Mohamed Hussein Joins his father Hussein, left, and Ahmed Mohamed, right, as 3,000 Metro Muslims gather at the Better Living C(...)
4/4/1992
Metro Muslims gathered at the Better Living Centre in Exhibition Place today to celebrate their major festival, Idd-ul Fitr, to mark the end of the ho(...)
Metro Muslims gathered at the Better Living Centre in Exhibition Place today to celebrate their major festival, Idd-ul Fitr, to mark the end of the ho(...)
5/16/1988
Muslims in Canada face the dilemma of adapting to a liberal society while preserving their islamic heritage
Muslims in Canada face the dilemma of adapting to a liberal society while preserving their islamic heritage
3/9/1992
Fast ends, celebration begins. Hamdi Kalifa, 2 1/2, left, and Eskanda Meftuh, 3, take part with their fathers in a massive Muslim prayer celebration a(...)
Fast ends, celebration begins. Hamdi Kalifa, 2 1/2, left, and Eskanda Meftuh, 3, take part with their fathers in a massive Muslim prayer celebration a(...)
1/29/1998
The Nawaz family prepares to break their fast for the day during Ramadan, left to right, Muddaththir, 12, Zarqa, 20, father Ali, Muzammil, 19, and mother Parveen
The Nawaz family prepares to break their fast for the day during Ramadan, left to right, Muddaththir, 12, Zarqa, 20, father Ali, Muzammil, 19, and mother Parveen
5/13/1988
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
Locked-out Moslems pray in the snow, Nineteen Moslems, with shoes off, kneel on prayer rugs laid on the snow outside Jami' Mosque in last night's 32-d(...)
Locked-out Moslems pray in the snow, Nineteen Moslems, with shoes off, kneel on prayer rugs laid on the snow outside Jami' Mosque in last night's 32-d(...)
1/20/1972
Religious rights: Turkish Muslims in Bulgaria want to be free to worship in mosques such as this one
Religious rights: Turkish Muslims in Bulgaria want to be free to worship in mosques such as this one
6/3/1969
Farewell to a friend: Tearful mourners say goodbye to Kareem O'Brien outside Jami Mosque in Toronto where his funeral was held yesterday
Farewell to a friend: Tearful mourners say goodbye to Kareem O'Brien outside Jami Mosque in Toronto where his funeral was held yesterday
10/4/1990