Hello Ali Shabbir
Muslims are dispersed throughout the GTA. In terms of the Shia community specifically, there is a huge concentration of Iranis in North York and Thornhill on either side of Steeles Avenue. There is a large Shia Mosque on Bayview Avenue, north of Steeles, which is the biggest mosque for the Shia community in Toronto. There are also large numbers of Shia sub-sects such as Bohras and Ismailis and they have their own mosques and jamaatkhanas, respectively.
For more info, refer to this website
http://www.jaffari.org/default.asp
All the best
Location: Canada-Glorious and Free
Posted on: 08-11-06 16:26:10
Ali
If this is your motive for coming to Canada....
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Originally posted by Ali Shabbir
If I only wanted to live in the shia comunity I am very happy here in pakistan or as one of my desi friend told me to go to Iran or Iraq I would have gone there...But Canada is a nice place and it will give my children a better future.
Then do not worry. There are plenty of people of all backgrounds here. You will be amazed at the backgrounds of people here. I know I am. And if you truly do not care to live in a ghetto, then this city is your oyster. Of course there is nothing stopping you from joining fellow shias and participating/ celebrating / observing / communing in your religion. Understand that nobody can strip your identity. Your neighbours or your neighbourhood do not define who you are. And the less you label yourself, the less others will label you.
BV
Hi....freakoutguy, Thanks for your info...
Big Vee, I did not label myself I just asked a simple question... anyway lets not make this personal or a big issue... Soo I'll be also a Canadian desi, how about that...
take care, ali.
This Comment is for BIG VEE and DESI RAJA that Mr.Ali Shabbir was just asking a question about a specific community so that he could feel at home with his family and be easily absorbed in a new environment.Its not a crime nor an offense to do so.I see here several posts where folks even ask where they could get vegetarian desi food why doesnt anybody makes fun of that....He might be asking it for several reasons.it might be for his place of worship,to intoureract with his community or to purchase something particularly for his faith and belief.You guys should be ashamed of yourself that instead of making this forum more friendlier and welcome everybody with open arms despite of his race or religion you make fun of people.If we want to make this world a better place we have to learn to accept people and their beliefs .I think you guys made a fool of yourselves by posting such a remark that shows your lack of knowledge and your intolerance to other races and religion.
