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Islam is the second-largest religion in Canada practised by approximately 5% of the population. Canadian Muslims are one of the most ethnically diverse religious groups across the country. Muslims have lived in Canada since 1871 and the first mosque was established in 1938. [2] Most Canadian Muslims are Sunni, while a significant minority are Shia.
Islamophobia in Canada refers to a set of discourses, behaviours and structures which express feelings of anxiety, fear, hostility and rejection towards Islam or Muslims in Canada. [ 1 ] Particularly since the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States , a variety of surveys and polls as well as reported incidents have consistently given ...
2008. A. Largest mosque in Canada. [2][3][4] Bosnian Islamic Centre of Hamilton. Hamilton. Ontario. 2001. S. Mosque established by Muslims of Bosniak origin in the greater Hamilton area and Niagara Region of Ontario.
According to the Pew Research Center in 2017, the largest Muslim population in a country is in Indonesia, a country home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.1%), India (10.9%) and Bangladesh (9.2%). [ 8 ][ 18 ] About 20% of Muslims live in the Arab world. [ 19 ]
Faisal Kutty - community leader, activist and law professor. Hamid Slimi - imam and community leader. Navaid Aziz - imam and Islamic scholar in Calgary. Ibrahim Hindy - Religious Director of Yaqeen Canada, imam, khateeb, & Islamic scholar in Toronto. Hilwie Hamdon - (1905-1988), was a Muslim woman in Edmonton, Alberta, who organized support and ...
National Council of Canadian Muslims. The National Council of Canadian Muslims ( NCCM) is a non-profit Canadian Muslim civil liberties and human rights advocacy organization. [ 1] The organization was established in 2000 to focus on combatting Islamophobia, hate and racism through legal action, public advocacy, education, and media representation.
Zunera Ishaq (born 1986) is a Canadian Muslim woman living in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, who was at the centre of a debate about the right to wear a niqāb— a veil that covers most of the face—when taking the Oath of Citizenship at a public citizenship ceremony administered under the Citizenship Act, RSC 1985, c C-29, [3] which became a point of controversy during the 2015 Canadian ...
Religion in Canada encompasses a wide range of beliefs and customs that historically has been dominated by Christianity. [4][5] The constitution of Canada refers to God', however Canada has no official church and the government is officially committed to religious pluralism. [6] Freedom of religion in Canada is a constitutionally protected ...