Every year, The City of Toronto, in partnership with many building owners, decide to open up their public and private spaces.
In 2014, Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) falls on May 24 and May 25.
For one full weekend the wider community may visit and enjoy free tours, learn about the architecture, or simply scratch the itch of curiosity about buildings people have only seen from the outside.
It just so happens that ALL SIX ISLAMIC Buildings participating in Doors Open Toronto 2014 have been visited and blogged about by 30 Masjids at some point during the past three Ramadans!
- Islamic Foundation of Toronto
- Masjid Toronto
- Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International
- Canadian Turkish Islamic Heritage Association Inc.
- Bosnian Islamic Centre
- Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre
Personally, I’m volunteering this year at two locations:
- Leading tours of Masjid Toronto on Saturday and Sunday Morning between 10 a.m and 1 p.m.
- Welcoming Visitors to the Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Would love to meet readers of this blog in person! Please ask if I’m around when you arrive.
Hopefully, some of you can make it out at the above times, InshAllah.
Following are complete Doors Open Details, Location, Timings, plus links to their corresponding 30Masjids blog stories:
Islamic Foundation of Toronto
Days Open
Architecture
Come experience and see a full pledge mosque this weekend at @Doors_OpenTO. You are all welcome. Our doors are open. pic.twitter.com/tYkDxG9GrP
— Islamic Foundation (@iftlive) May 20, 2014
.@iftlive a must-see during this year’s #DOT14. What a stunning space! Visit http://t.co/dTwm9bWvzV for details such as hours and a map. — Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) May 20, 2014
30 Masjids:
- Day 10 – Iftar – Islamic Foundation of Toronto – Nugget Mosque
- ITIKAAF: Day 10 – Islamic Foundation of Toronto – Nugget Mosque
Masjid Toronto
Days Open
Architecture
Masjid Toronto is proud to be part of Doors Open Toronto 2014. On the weekend of May 24 and 25,
— Masjid Toronto (@MasjidToronto) May 6, 2014
we look forward to welcoming visitors into our mosque and showing them how this bank building became a place of worship.
— Masjid Toronto (@MasjidToronto) May 6, 2014
Visitors will be taken on tours that will take them through the prayer spaces and ablution facilities.
— Masjid Toronto (@MasjidToronto) May 6, 2014
After the tour, visitors will be invited to sample treats from around the Muslim world and get their names written in Arabic
— Masjid Toronto (@MasjidToronto) May 6, 2014
— Masjid Toronto (@MasjidToronto) May 6, 2014
30 Masjids
- Day 9 – Sharpen the Mind, Elevate the Spirit
- Night 1 – Masjid Toronto
- Day 1 – First Friday: First Jumah in Masjid Toronto
- Day 1 – Fajr – Masjid Toronto Re-opens
- Day 1 – Masjid . . .Toronto?
Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International
Days Open
Architecture
30 Masjids:
- Day 0 – Ramadan Begins
- Day 14 – Great Product, Lousy Salespeople
- VIDEO: Day 25 – Qiyam ul Layl – Islamic Information & Dawah Centre
- Day 15 – Third Friday: Third Jumah in Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International
Canadian Turkish Islamic Heritage Association Inc.
Days Open
Architecture
Year Constructed: c.1960
Style: Post-Modern (1945+)
Building Type: Built in 1700s
30 Masjids:
Bosnian Islamic Centre
Days Open
Architecture
30 Masjids:
Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre
Days Open
Architecture
Our #Turkish inspired #Sufi centre @JerrahiCanada is taking part in the #Toronto @Doors_OpenTO program. Hope to see u Sat or Sun May 24-25! — Urz Heer (@urzheer) May 14, 2014
30 Masjids :
- Day 2 – Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre
- VIDEO: Day 2 – Whirling Dervish
- Day 8 – Second Friday: Second Jumah in Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre
- Day 30 – IFTAR – Canadian Sufi Cultural Centre – South Etobicoke
Officially kicking off #DOT14 at the beautiful Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre! — Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) May 22, 2014
Presenting Sponsor Great Gulf’s Christopher Wein accepts a special #DOT14 thank you from Deputy Mayor @DMayorKelly pic.twitter.com/cPnrO37Pai — Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) May 22, 2014
Beth Hanna from @ONheritage explains the value of preserving historical buildings & engaging w/ community #DOT14 pic.twitter.com/ySRsip4lTj — Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) May 22, 2014
A group photo of our #DOT14 partners, sponsors & supporters after a successful Doors Open Toronto event launch. pic.twitter.com/4Fv0CaTYXY — Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) May 22, 2014
We officially kicked-off @Doors_OpenTO this a.m. & can’t wait for the weekend! Just a few more sleeps until the Doors Open, Toronto! #DOT14 — Doors Open Toronto (@Doors_OpenTO) May 22, 2014
