Canada’s First Masjid, The Al-Rashid Mosque,
Opened on December 12 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta.
On April 16 2021,
The First Friday of Ramadan 2021,
Canada’s oldest Muslim Community experienced this:
A 14 year old Muslim boy in Edmonton named Pazo, who is also black, was beaten.
His school, Rosslyn School, where the attack took place, is across the street from the current location of the Al-Rashid Mosque.
Family demands justice after 14-year-old Edmonton boy beaten in 'racist attack'
WARNING: disturbing video pic.twitter.com/3rLmwHVQr8
— CityNews Edmonton (@CityNewsYEG) April 24, 2021
14 year old Pazo’s school,
Rosslyn School,
where the attack took place,
On the First Friday of Ramadan 2021
Is across the street from,
And line of sight of Current location of Edmonton’s
Al-Rashid Mosque . . .
(1/3) We are angered and dismayed after a video was released showing the beating of a young 14 year-old, Pazo Police, at Rosslyn School. Pazo was subjected to racial abuse and horrifying violence during the assault by several boys. https://t.co/Z5Akxoz34x
— NCCM Alberta (Formerly AMPAC) (@NCCMAlberta) April 24, 2021
(3/3) We will be supporting efforts to ensure that police are held accountable.
We will be supporting efforts to ensure that our children – as many raciliazed and Muslim children attend Rosslyn – are kept safe.
— NCCM Alberta (Formerly AMPAC) (@NCCMAlberta) April 24, 2021
