Apr
2010
Apr
A charity is planning to build a mosque in Inuvik so that Muslim children living in this remote region no longer have to travel long distances to get an Islamic education or attend the mosque.
The Inuvik Muslims purchased two lots of land and approached Muslims in other provinces for help to build a mosque.
The Zubaidah Tallab Foundation is raising money to build a mosque in Winnipeg then ship it 4,000 kilometres by truck and barge to the northern community.
"It is very important to this community - really important," Abdalla Mohamed, an Inuvik resident was quoted as saying.
Abdalla Mohamed lives in Inuvik but sent his children to live in Edmonton.
The pre-fab construction of the mosque for Inuvik will cost close to $185,000, and the shipping another $80,000, the Winnipeg Free Press said.
The Inuvik Muslims purchased two lots of land for a mosque and approached other mosques and foundations for help to build one.
The Muslim community in Inuvik has tried raising money for a mosque, but Mr. Abdalla says that with just 100 members, the community is too small to carry out the project on its own.
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