This is not the "most well known" in Toronto. This is a Tabliqi-Jammat mosque, and NOT filled with Pakistanis, but rather with Gujrati/Tabliqi muslims. It is in their tradition to only have the men attend the prayers, while the women observe 'pardah', therefore the accomodations for any women who'd dare to show up, would of course be not acceptable to others standards. I remember growing up in Toronto, back when there were only the Jami Mosque (downtown - the old church) and this Madina Mosque...and people were grouped by which masjid they went to. Only the Tabliqis went here, while the rest of the muslim community went to the Jami Mosque.

UmmIsra

2005-10-10