Al Rashid Mosque: Building Canadian Muslim Communities

by Earle H. Waugh

Al Rashid Mosque, Canada's first and one of the earliest in North America, was erected in Edmonton in the depth of the Depression of the 1930s. Over time, the story of this first mosque, which served as a magnet for more Lebanese Muslim immigrants to Edmonton, was woven into the folklore of the local community. --Baha Abu-Laban, Foreword

Edmonton's Al Rashid Mosque has played a key role in Islam's Canadian development. Founded by Muslims from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772123331
• ISBN13: 9781772123333
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"