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6 reviews by zabiha:
| TARIC Islamic Centre |  As a regular at TARIC, it is a great non-intrusive islamic center, if you are looking for trouble or help or a lecture on adab, it may not be for you, but if all you want is to come pray, it is a nice mind-your-own-business type place. Not too many Muslims live nearby, so it is kind of a commuter islamic center, where people are around only when events are taking place, which is pretty much on weekends only. It is run by a tight knit group of Guaynese and Trinidadian Muslims, you will not find any trouble-making Arab or Pakistanian people in the masjid administration. Although everyone is welcome in the congregation, which is mostly a good mix of Muslims from all over. Mostly Somali families, Arab working class bachelor types, few Bangladeshi activists, and alhamdulillah very few of the arrogant Desi type subarbanites or those pseudo salafist intolerables. Imam is a classic moulvi type, ceremonial, big eater, arrogant, and condescending. Good with the insiders, but unhelpful to stangers. I suppsoe in keeping with the times. Studied Arabic in some Muslim lands, and is always kissing up to Arab people and downright rude to Desi people who do not speak his adopted language. Which may not be a bad thing I suppose. Khutbas are often great, we have public persona Dr. Masri, eloqunt Imam Abdool Hameed, and Egyptian firebrand Shaykh 'oops, I forget his name' as regular khateebs. Clean and well run islamic center with several good family events held regularly year around. (Submitted on 2006-06-17)
| | Madina Masjid | Madinah masjid is the de facto headquarters of the all-powerful, universal and ubiqtuous Jamat-e-Tableegh. If you are not a regular to the masjid, you will immediately become aware that you are being watched and observed silently. I assume as a potential recruit for the jamat. Or am I being neurotic here! That aside, the men's area is very spacious and well-organized with good wudu facilities. A very open large sunny main hall to pray in. Surrounded by many Islamic shops and Muslims everywhere in sight in the neighborhood. (Submitted on 2006-06-17)
| | Islamic Society of Baltimore |  I used to be a regular at ISB some years back. It is masha'allah a good multicultural community serving a wide range of Muslims. What I like about ISB is its lack of prentensions, which I guess goes with anybody who cares to live in Gotham City aka Baltimore. Or shall we say is forced to live in. Due to its prmoximity to DC, often celebrity guest speakers show up out of the blue. Like Dr. Israr Ahmed, Anwar al-Awlaki and many others. (Submitted on 2006-06-17)
| | Masjid Toronto |  Masjid Toronto is a blessing from Allah. Located dead in the middle of downtown it is a pofessional two-story bank building that now serves as a masjid. It is very clean and elegant inside, decor is actually VERY nice. Thick plush rug carpet, newly made restrooms, and a VAST collection of classical Arabic books make up the central floor. Staff are a bit condescending and unhelpful, unless you are suited booted and look like someone with donation potential. But that is forgiveable given the amount of money needed to pay off this super-nice facility in a prominent location, right behind the Greyhound Station and the Hospital complex. It offers two-Friday prayers which is a God sent, although I find the khutbahs utterly boring and dry everytime I go there. (Submitted on 2006-06-17)
| | Downtown Mosque |  Downtown Mosque is actually a masallah, and not a mosque proper. It is like many restaurants one comes across where the proprietor has redone the basement into a masallah to allow people a place to pray. In this case, the owner of the clothing store on the ground floor has dedicated the entire 2nd floor to the cause of Islam. It has limited bathroom facilities, but boasts a packed ouse Juma'a khutbah every week and is basically 2 min. walk from Ryerson Univ. A group of dedicated poor and working class regulars ensure that 5-times daily prayer is held day-in day-out. (Submitted on 2006-06-17)
| | Muslim Community Center | I cannot believe i get to be the first to review MCC! Which is one of the oldest and most prominent of masajid in Chicago. A decidedly working class Islamic Center in a city choke full of suburbs and resulting elistist professional class of Muslims and their suburban pseudo masajid-catering centers-exercise clubs. When you go to MCC, you literally feel like you are in some big mosque in some third world Muslim country. The people are abrupt and quick tempered, the khutabahs have a tinge of firebrand to them and everybody is universally treated with disdain by the harried staff. (Submitted on 2006-06-17)
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