It’s about 8 p.m. Tandoori Gardan Restaurant is buzzing. Barely an empty seat.
I’m waiting to place an order for take-out Iftar Dinner.
Sure enough, as the restaurant owner, Khurshid Khan, earlier informed me, Muslim students from the Algoma University Downtown Student residence a few doors down, do turn up to order take-out.
I quickly introduce myself and the 30 Masjids project.
Immediately, they invite me to their join their Iftar in the residence. Ramadan Hospitality FTW!
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For our interview, SooToday Reporter and Photojournalist Ken Armstrong drives us from the Islamic Association of Sault Ste Marie on the outskirts of town where we met, to Tandoori Gardan on Queen Street East in Downtown.
Tandoori Gardan is Sault Ste Marie’s First and Only Halal Food Restaurant.
It’s directly across the street from Smokey’s BBQ Pit & Patio. A rib joint.
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Comments Off on Day 17 – Islamic Association of Sault Ste Marie | 677 MacDonald Avenue, Suite 229, Sault Ste Marie
It’s something past 3 a.m. but before the dawn deadline when we must stop eating and drinking.
My ride, the Greyhound bus, has made a 15 minute rest stop at a Tim Horton’s near Parry Sound, Ontario.
Perfect time to pick up a Timmie‘s. It will be my sahoor for this day of fasting and travel from Toronto to Sault Ste Marie via Sudbury in Northern Ontario.
The plan is to reach the Islamic Association of Sault Ste Marie with plenty of time to make Dhuhr, Afternoon, Prayers. …that’s IF the masjid or musallah is even open at that time. We’ll see.
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Comments Off on Day 15 – On Making “Muslims of Windsor” | Nuha Elalem
Earlier today, I received the following email from Sister Nuha Elalem (@NuhaElalem), who with Asil Moussa, made the film Muslims of Windsor.
Salam!
My name is Nuha Elalem and I just wanted to thank you for including our “Muslims of Windsor” film in your blog.
Asil and I worked very hard on it and when I heard you were interviewing her about it, I was very excited.
Hope all your future endeavors end in happiness and success, inshaAllah.
Best regards,
Nuha
I emailed Nuha a few follow-up questions. She was kind enough to share some thoughts on being a young female filmmaker…
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We sit down to do our Interview, Asil Moussa begins,
“Windsor’s Islamic Community is not normal…”
With that, it immediately becomes apparent this interview will also not be normal.
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Comments Off on Day 13 – VIDEO: Muslims of Windsor | An Asil Moussa Film
Completed a Great interview with #Windsor-based Documentary Filmmaker Asil Moussa (@asilmoussa) earlier. On The Blog Soon. #Ramadan #30DAYS
— HiMY SYeD (@30masjids) July 20, 2013
Have u seen the “Muslims of Windsor” documentary?Free Ramadan viewing! Email asilmoussa17@gmail.com to get it on DVD! http://t.co/RHP8M4LjWk
— Asil Moussa (@AsilMoussa) July 19, 2013
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Comments Off on Day 12 – Dhuhr – West Windsor Musallah | 3330 Bloomfield Road, Windsor
One of the last places to visit before leaving this part of Ontario is the West Windsor Musallah.
Looking it up on line, you will quickly find the address listed as 3330 Bloomfield Road. Finding the actual Musallah however, may take much longer than a quick search engine look-up…
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Comments Off on Day 11 – Jumah – Noor E Islam Madressah and Cultural Centre | 747 Lincoln Road, Windsor
It’s the first Jumah of Ramadan 2013.
It is incredibly hot right now across South Western Ontario, not quite unbearable, but up there.
Instead of opting for the city’s main masjid, the Windsor Islamic Association, I walked the very few blocks from where I am staying to Noor E Islam for today’s Friday Prayers.
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The best #ramadan blog, hands down: http://t.co/3VGWo5K5Vd A stunning look inside women's prayer spaces around the world.
— Bassam Tariq (@curry_crayola) July 15, 2013
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After arriving in Windsor on Via Rail from Chatham, I walked to Noor-e-Islam Madressah and Cultural Centre at 747 Lincoln Road in the Walkerville neighbourhood.
It was mid-afternoon in-between Dhuhr and Asr. Being a small prayer space, understandably it was locked at this time of day.
I returned a couple days later around Asr time and stayed for Iftar and Taraweeh.
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Comments Off on Day 7 – Taraweeh – Witr – Masjid within Rose City Islamic Centre | 5420 Empress Street, Windsor
On the east side of Windsor near a neighbourhood dubbed FordVille, the Muslim Association of Canada operates a Community Centre for the general public. It’s dubbed the Rose City Islamic Centre.
Within the RCIC on the ground floor, are wudu facilities and a complete masjid opened for all five daily prayers including Jumah on Fridays.
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Day 7 of Ramadan and we are inside the Prayer Hall of the Rose City Islamic Centre in Windsor, Ontario.
It’s between Asr and Maghrib time. In the barrier-free sister’s area, a stop motion video is being recorded.
Lina, Bayan, and Amy are filming flower petals being positioned into the shape of letters spelling,
Together We Flourish
. . . the name of their organization.
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Comments Off on Day 5 – Fajr – Bosnian Canadian Islamic Centre – Holborn Mosque | 41 Holborn Avenue, London
Before leaving London for Chatham, there was one Masjid I had yet to visit.
The Bosnian Canadian Islamic Centre is located at 41 Holborn Avenue.
I gather many people just call it the Holborn Mosque, which is also how to find it on the internet: HolbornMosque.com.
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