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According to [[Canada 2011 National Household Survey|Canada's 2011 National Household Survey]], there were 1,053,945 [[Muslim]]s in [[Canada]], or about 3.2%,<ref name="statscan2011">{{cite web| url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/91-003-x/2014001/section03/33-eng.htm| title=Canadian Demographics at a Glance, Second edition| website=statcan.gc.ca| access-date=April 23, 2020| date=February 19, 2016| publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref> of the population, making Islam the second largest religion in the country after [[Christianity]]. In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), 7.7% of the population is Muslim, and in [[Greater Montreal]], 6% of the population is Muslim.<ref>[http://soundvision.com/info/muslims/muslimsincanada.asp The Profile of Muslims In Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203162837/http://soundvision.com/info/muslims/muslimsincanada.asp |date=February 3, 2012 }}, [[Abdul Malik Mujahid]].</ref> A majority of Canada's Muslim population follows [[Sunni Islam]], while a significant minority adhere to the [[Shia]] and [[Ahmadiyya]] branches.<ref name=environics/> Islam is the fastest growing [[religion]] in [[Canada]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Press|first=Jordan|date=2013-05-07|title=National Household Survey shows Muslim population fastest-growing religion in Canada|work=Canada.com|url=http://www.canada.com/national+household+survey+shows+muslim+population+fastest+growing+religion+canada/8354099/story.html|access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>
==Demographics, concentration, and life==
{{Historical populations
|type =
|footnote = Note:<ref name=mslm>[http://www.anewlife.ca/muslim-demographics-in-canada/ Muslim Demographics and History in Canada]</ref>
|1854 | 3
|1871 | 13
|1901 | 47
|1921 | 478
|1931 | 645
|1971 | 33,430
|1981 | 98,165
|1991 | 253,265
|2001 | 579,640
|2011 | 1,053,945
|2013 | 1,153,677
}}
The majority of Canadian Muslims live in the provinces of [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]].  According to the 2011 National Household Survey, there were 424,925 Muslims living in the [[Greater Toronto Area|Greater Toronto]] Area equalling 7.7% of the total metropolitan population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=535&Data=Count&SearchText=toronto&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=Religion&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1|title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census metropolitan area/Census agglomeration|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=May 8, 2013|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> It consists of people especially a large number of Muslims of [[Pakistani]], [[Bangladeshi]], [[Indian people|Indian]], [[Demographics of Iran|Iranian]] and [[Demographics of Egypt|Egyptian]]/[[Arabs|Arab]] descent. Greater Montreal's Muslim community was 221,040<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=462&Data=Count&SearchText=montreal&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=Religion&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1|title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census metropolitan area/Census agglomeration|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=May 8, 2013|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> in 2011 or nearly 6% of the total metropolitan population which includes a highly diverse Muslim population from Western/Southern Europe, Caribbean, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.  Canada's national capital [[Ottawa]] hosts many [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]], [[South Asian]] and [[Somali people|Somali]] Muslims, where the Muslim community numbered approximately 65,880 or 5.5% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMA&Code1=505&Data=Count&SearchText=ottawa&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=Religion&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1|title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Census metropolitan area/Census agglomeration|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=May 8, 2013|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> In addition to [[Toronto]], [[Ottawa]] and [[Montreal]], nearly every major Canadian metropolitan area has a Muslim community, including [[Vancouver]] (73,215), where more than a third are of Iranian descent, [[Calgary]] (58,310), [[Edmonton]] (46,125), [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]] (15,575), [[Winnipeg]] (11,265), and [[Metropolitan Halifax|Halifax]] (7,540). In recent years, there has been rapid population growth in Calgary and Edmonton because of the booming economy.[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/98-310-x/98-310-x2011001-eng.cfm]
Most Canadian Muslims are people who were raised Muslim. {{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} As with immigrants in general, Muslim immigrants have come to Canada for a variety of reasons. These include higher education, security, employment, and family reunification. Others have come for religious and political freedom, and safety and security, leaving behind civil wars, persecution, and other forms of civil and ethnic strife. In the 1980s, Canada became an important place of refuge for those fleeing the [[Lebanese Civil War]]. The 1990s saw Somali Muslims arrive in the wake of the [[Somali Civil War]] as well as [[Bosniaks]] fleeing the breakup of the former [[Yugoslavia]]. However Canada has yet to receive any significant numbers of Iraqis fleeing the [[war in Iraq|Iraqi War]]. But in general almost every Muslim country in the world has sent immigrants to Canada&nbsp;– from [[Pakistan]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Albania]] to [[Yemen]] and [[Bangladesh]].<ref>2001 Census of Canada: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/home/index.cfm</ref>
The fertility rate for Muslims in Canada is higher than the rate for other Canadians (an average of 2.4 children per woman for Muslims in 2001, compared with 1.6 children per woman for other populations in Canada).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-americas/|title=Region: Americas |work=Pew Research Center|date=January 27, 2011|language=en-US|access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/91-209-x/91-209-x2003000-eng.pdf?st=RhXUliDk Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada]</ref>
There are a plethora of Halal/Zabihah restaurants across Canada, and many are located in the Greater Toronto Area. In Toronto alone, there are more than 400 Halal/Zabihah restaurants<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zabihah.com/|title=Zabihah - Find halal restaurants near you with the original Halal restaurant guide|website=www.zabihah.com|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>
Table 1: Muslim Population of Canada in 1991,<ref name=mslm/> 2001, and 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E|title=Statistics Canada: 2011 National Household Survey Profile|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=May 8, 2013|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
![[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
!Muslim 1991
!% 1991
!Muslim 2001
!% 2001
!Muslims 2011
!% 2011
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ontario.svg|20px]] [[Ontario]]
|145,560
|1.4%
|352,530
|3.1%
|581,950
|4.6%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Quebec.svg|20px]] [[Quebec]]
|44,930
|0.6%
|108,620
|1.5%
|243,430
|3.1%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Alberta.svg|20px]] [[Alberta]]
|31,000
|1.2%
|49,045
|1.7%
|113,445
|3.2%
|-
|[[File:Flag of British Columbia.svg|20px]] [[British Columbia]]
|24,925
|0.7%
|56,220
|1.4%
|79,310
|1.8%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Manitoba.svg|20px]] [[Manitoba]]
|3,525
|0.3%
|5,095
|0.5%
|12,405
|1.0%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg|20px]] [[Saskatchewan]]
|1,185
|0.1%
|2,230
|0.2%
|10,040
|1.0%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg|20px]] [[Nova Scotia]]
|1,435
|0.1%
|3,550
|0.4%
|8,505
|0.9%
|-
|[[File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg|20px]] [[New Brunswick]]
|250
|0.0%
|1,275
|0.2%
|2,640
|0.3%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg|20px]] [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
|305
|0.0%
|630
|0.1%
|1,200
|0.2%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg|20px]] [[Prince Edward Island]]
|60
|0.0%
|195
|0.1%
|660
|0.5%
|-
|[[File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg|20px]] [[Northwest Territories]]
|55
|0.1%
|180
|0.5%
|275
|0.7%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nunavut.svg|20px]] [[Nunavut]]
|–
|–
|25
|0.1%
|50
|0.2%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yukon.svg|20px]] [[Yukon]]
|35
|0.1%
|60
|0.1%
|40
|0.1%
|-
|[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|20px]] '''Canada'''
|'''253,265'''
|'''0.9%'''
|'''579,640'''
|'''2.0%'''
|'''1,053,945'''
|'''3.2%'''
|}
As the [[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]] guarantees freedom of religious expression, Canadian Muslims face no official [[religious discrimination]] but have been victims of many hate crimes which have been increasingly going up.  Learn more about [[Islamophobia in Canada]].
Under [[Section Two of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms|Section 2(a)]] of the Charter, the wearing of a ''[[hijab]]'' is permitted in schools and places of work, although Quebec has ruled that medical faculties are not required to accommodate Muslim women who wish to be served by female employees.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-health-board-not-obliged-to-accommodate-minorities-1.865771 | work=CBC News | title=Quebec health board not obliged to accommodate minorities | date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> Religious holidays and dietary restrictions are also respected, but outside major urban areas it may be difficult to find [[halal]] food. It is also often difficult to observe [[Islamic banking|Islamic rules against usury]]. Some Muslims in some parts of Canada have asked to have family dispute courts to oversee small family cases but were faced with rigorous opposition from both within the Muslim community (both conservative and liberal), and by non-Muslim groups.<ref>Boase, Sharon, "Women's groups fight sharia in Ontario; Two reports submitted by a Muslim women's organization say introducing Islamic law into the province will harm the rights of vulnerable women", ''Hamilton Spectator'', September 16, 2004</ref><ref>Ogilvie, Megan, "Canadian Muslims give mixed reviews on moratorium; Debate urged on Islamic penal code Proposal would halt death penalty Proposal would halt stoning, death penalty Debate urged on Islamic penal code", ''Toronto Star'', April 1, 2005.</ref>
In 2011, the Harper government attempted to ban the niqab during citizenship ceremonies.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Teresa|title=Veiled threat: Niqab ban has some fearing a less tolerant Canada|url=https://vancouversun.com/life/Veiled+threat+Niqab+some+fearing+less+tolerant+Canada/5874839/story.html|accessdate=December 17, 2011|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> In 2015, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled against the ban,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ottawa asks for stay on niqab ruling pending Supreme Court appeal|url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-asking-for-stay-on-citizenship-ceremonies-pending-niqab-appeal/article26421828/|website = The Globe and Mail|accessdate = October 31, 2015}}</ref> and the Supreme Court turned down the government's appeal.
==History==
[[File:Canadian Chaplain Muslim.jpg|thumb|500px|Uniform hat insignia for Canadian military Muslim chaplains.]]
Four years after Canada's founding in 1867, the 1871 Canadian Census found 13 European Muslims among the population.<ref>1871 Census of Canada</ref><ref>https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/29823/1/Nagra_Baljit_201106_PhD_thesis.pdf</ref>  The first Muslim organization in Canada was registered by immigrants from Lebanon living in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] in 1934 in. The first Canadian [[mosque]] was constructed in [[Edmonton]] in 1938, when there were approximately 700 European Muslims in the country.<ref>Saudi Aramco World: Canada's Pioneer Mosque: http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199804/canada.s.pioneer.mosque.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511014641/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199804/canada.s.pioneer.mosque.htm |date=May 11, 2009 }}</ref> The building is now part of the museum at [[Fort Edmonton Park]]. The years after [[World War II]] saw a small increase in the Muslim population. However, Muslims were still a distinct minority. It was only after the removal of European immigration preferences in the late 1960s and early 1970s that Muslims began to arrive in significant numbers.
Bosniaks and [[Albanian-Canadian|Albanian]] Muslims were the founders of [[Jami Mosque, Toronto|Jami Mosque]], the first mosque in Toronto in 1968, whose readjustment into [[masjid]] (originally an old Catholic school building) occurred on June 23, 1973. The mosque was readjusted for the [[Bosniaks]], with the support of the local Christians.  Later, with the action of University of Toronto professor Qadeer Baig, it was purchased by Asian Muslims, while Albanians and Bosniaks later founded the Albanian Muslim Society and ''Bosanska džamija'' (Bosnian Mosque) respectively. The oldest mosque in [[Toronto]], with the oldest [[minaret]] in [[Ontario]] built in Osmanic style is in [[Etobicoke]], part of the Bosnian Islamic Centre.<ref>[http://www.islamabc.org/service1.htm Shia Muslim Centres in Canada]</ref>
The first [[Madrasa]] (Islamic seminary) in North America, [[Al-Rashid Islamic Institute]] was established in [[Cornwall, Ontario]] in 1983 to teach  [[Hafiz (Quran)|Hafiz]] and [[Ulama]]  and focuses on the traditional [[Hanafi]] school of thought. The Seminary was established by Mazhar Alam, originally from Bihar, India, under the direction of his teacher the leading Indian [[Tablighi]] scholar [[Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi]]. Due to its proximity to the US border city of Massena the school has historically had a high percentage of American students. Their most prominent graduate, Muhammad Alshareef completed his Hifz in the early 1990s then went on to form the [[AlMaghrib Institute]].
[[File:Toronto Da'wah Centre.jpg|thumb|Toronto [[Dawah]] Centre, 2007]]
According to the Canadian Census of 1971 there were 33,000 Muslims in Canada.<ref>1971 Census of Canada</ref> In the 1970s large-scale non-European immigration to Canada began. This was reflected in the growth of the Muslim community in Canada. In 1981, the Census listed 98,000 Muslims.<ref>1981 Census of Canada</ref> The 1991 Census indicated 253,265 Muslims.<ref>1991 Census of Canada</ref> By 2001, the Islamic community in Canada had grown to more than 579,000.<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/Religion/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1b&Code=01&Table=1&StartRec=1&Sort=2&B1=01&B2=Counts|title=Religions in Canada|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> Estimates for the Census 2006 pointed to a figure of 800,000.<ref name=environics>[http://www.environicsinstitute.org/PDF-MuslimsandMulticulturalisminCanada-LiftingtheVeil.pdf Muslims and Multiculturalism in Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127182349/http://www.environicsinstitute.org/PDF-MuslimsandMulticulturalisminCanada-LiftingtheVeil.pdf |date=January 27, 2012 }}. March 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2011.</ref> As of May 2013, Muslims account for 3.2% of the total population, with a total of over a million, and Islam has become the fastest growing religion in Canada.<ref name="news.nationalpost.com">{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/survey-shows-muslim-population-is-fastest-growing-religion-in-canada|title=Muslims fastest growing religious population in Canada {{!}} National Post|last=News|last2=Canada|date=May 8, 2013|language=en-CA|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>Canada's Muslims: An International Comparison: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/islam/muslim-survey.html</ref>
In January 2017, six Muslims were killed in [[Quebec City mosque shooting|a shooting attack at a Quebec city mosque]].
==Canadian Muslim Social Organizations==
There are several organizations working to support the Canadian Muslim community by representing their causes and voices, and channeling the efforts of Muslims for the greater good of Canadians as well as people struggling in other parts of the world. Some are listed below:
# [[Muslim Association of Canada]] (MAC) is a charitable organization and a grassroots movement to establish an Islamic presence in Canada that is balanced, constructive, and integrated in the social fabric and culture of Canada''.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Mac|url=https://www.macnet.ca/about-mac/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=MAC|language=en-US}}</ref>
# [[National Council of Canadian Muslims]] (NCCM) is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organization that protects Canadian human rights and civil liberties, challenges discrimination and Islamophobia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NCCM - National Council of Canadian Muslims|url=http://www.nccm.ca/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=NCCM - National Council of Canadian Muslims|language=en-US}}</ref> 
# [[Islamic Relief]] Canada helps Canadian Muslims channel charitable contributions to not only Canadians but people in need across the globe. Their platform helps strengthen the relationship between donors and beneficiaries by providing a high level of transparency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Muslim Charity - Zakat, Sadaqah {{!}} Islamic Relief Canada|url=https://www.islamicreliefcanada.org/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=www.islamicreliefcanada.org|language=en-US}}</ref>
# [https://www.ccmw.com/ Canadian Council of Muslim Women] (CCMW) is an organization dedicated to the empowerment, equality and equity of all Muslim women in Canada. It has chapters all over Canada and has launched several projects through community engagement, public policy, stakeholder engagement and amplified awareness of the social injustices that Muslim women and girls endure in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Story|url=https://www.ccmw.com/our-story|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Canadian Council of Muslim Women|language=en-US}}</ref>
# [https://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/ Muslim Welfare Canada] works to fight hunger through its food banks and meals on wheels programs for senior citizens. They also run homes/shelters for women and children as well as refugees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Halal Food & Essential Items Bank - Muslim Welfare Canada|url=https://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/causes/halal-food-essential-items-bank/|access-date=2020-10-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Muslim Welfare Home - Muslim Welfare Canada|url=https://www.muslimwelfarecentre.com/causes/muslim-welfare-home/|access-date=2020-10-10|language=en-US}}</ref>
# [https://www.salaamcanada.info/ Salaam Canada] is a volunteer-run national organization dedicated to creating space for people who identify as both Muslim and queer and trans.
==Recent controversies==
On December 12, 2011, the Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued a decree banning the ''[[niqab]]'' or any other face-covering garments for women swearing their oath of citizenship; the ''hijab'' was not affected.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/12/12/pol-kenney-citizenship-rules.html Face veils banned for citizenship oaths]. CBC. Published December 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-21.</ref> This edict was later overturned by a Court of Appeal on the grounds of being unlawful.
In 2017 the [[Islamic Society of North America]], Islamic Services of Canada and Canadian Islamic Trust Foundation were stripped of their status as charities by the government of Canada after an investigation revealed links to a foreign militant group. Both the stripped associations shared their postal address in [[Mississauga]] with [[ISNA Canada]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3606224/government-revokes-groups-charity-status-audit-cites-pakistani-militants/|title=Government revokes group’s charity status, audit cites possible funding of Pakistani militants|work=Global News|access-date=August 19, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, the Ottawa Islamic Centre and Assalam Mosque was stripped of its charity status by the Canadian government because many of its guest speakers were misogynistic, homophobic, racist and promoted violence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4373959/ottawa-mosque-charity-hate-intolerance/|title=Ottawa mosque loses charity status for promoting ‘hate and intolerance’|work=Global News|access-date=August 13, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The [[Canada Revenue Agency]] also raised concerns that radicalized individuals had attended the mosque, one of whom was imprisoned for having attempted to join the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]].<ref name=":0" />
==Groups==
Major Canadian cities have local Muslim organizations that deal mainly with issues pertaining to their home city, but that support national associations. Most Muslim organizations on the national level are umbrella groups and coordination bodies. Student-led initiatives are generally well supported and successful, including annual events such as [[MuslimFest]] and the [[Reviving the Islamic Spirit]] conference, the largest Islamic event in Canada.
[[File:Baitul Islam, Ontario.jpg|thumb|[[Baitul Islam, Vaughan|Bait-ul Islam Mosque]] "House of Islam (Peace and Submission)"]]
===Sunni Muslims===
The majority of Canadian Muslims follow [[Sunni Islam]].<ref name=":1" />
===Shia Muslims===
{{main|Shia Islam in Canada}}
===Ahmadiyya Muslims===
[[File:Baitan Nur Mosque Inauguration - Stephen Harper.jpg|thumb|[[Stephen Harper]] (left) seated with Ahmadiyya Caliph [[Mirza Masroor Ahmad]] (right) at the grand opening of [[Baitun Nur]], the largest mosque in Canada, July 5, 2008]]
The [[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]] has about 50 Local Chapters scattered across Canada, mainly in southern Ontario. The community has good relations with the government and helps in humanitarian causes. [[Baitun Nur]] is the largest mosque in Canada.<ref name="canada1">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6 |title=Politicians and faithful open Canada's largest mosque |last=Morton |first=Graeme |work=canada.com |publisher=Canwest News Service |date=July 5, 2008 |accessdate=July 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012150130/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c1ce5c3b-de23-4093-85b8-36162ac636a6 |archivedate=October 12, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="cbc1">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/big-mosque-on-the-prairie-opens-in-calgary-1.766116|title=Big mosque on the Prairie opens in Calgary|date=July 5, 2008|work=cbc.ca|publisher=[[CBC News]]|accessdate=July 15, 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080710221830/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/big-mosque-on-the-prairie-opens-in-calgary-1.766116| archivedate= July 10, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
===Progressive Muslims ===
In May 2009, the Toronto Unity Mosque / el-Tawhid Juma Circle was founded by Laury Silvers, a [[University of Toronto]] religious studies scholar, alongside Muslim gay-rights activists El-Farouk Khaki and Troy Jackson. Unity Mosque/ETJC is a [[gender-equal]], LGBT+ affirming, mosque.<ref>{{cite web|title=El-tawhid juma circle|url=http://www.jumacircle.com/|accessdate=19 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mastracci|first1=Davide|title=What It's Like To Pray At A Queer-Inclusive Mosque|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidemastracci/toronto-lgbt-unity-mosque|accessdate=19 April 2017|work=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=April 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Habib|first1=Samra|title=Queer and going to the mosque: 'I've never felt more Muslim than I do now'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/03/unity-mosque-queer-muslim-islam-samra-habib|accessdate=19 April 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gillis|first1=Wendy|title=Islamic scholars experience diversity of Muslim practices at U of T summer program|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/25/islamic_scholars_experience_diversity_of_muslim_practices_at_u_of_t_summer_program.html|accessdate=19 April 2017|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=August 25, 2013}}</ref>
==Identity and beliefs==
===Opinion of Muslims===
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In a 2016 Environics poll, 83% of Muslims were "very proud" to be Canadian, compared with 73% of non-Muslim Canadians who said the same thing. Canadian Muslims reported "Canada's freedom and democracy" as the greatest source of pride, and  "multiculturalism and diversity" as the second greatest. 94% of Canadian Muslims reported a "strong" or "very strong" sense of belonging to Canada. 48% of Canadian Muslims attend mosque at least once a week. 53% of women wear some sort of head-covering in public (48% wear the [[hijab]], 3% wear the [[chador]] and 2% wear the [[niqab]]). Both pride in being Canadian and having a strong sense of belonging had increased in Canadian Muslims as compared to a 2006 survey. Mosque attendance and wearing a head covering in public had also increased since the 2006 survey.<ref name="poll">{{cite web|last1=Grenier|first1=Éric|title=Muslim Canadians increasingly proud of and attached to Canada, survey suggests|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-muslim-canadians-environics-1.3551591|website=CBC News|accessdate=April 19, 2017|date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
A 2016 survey found that 36% of Canadian Muslims (47% of those aged 18–34) agreed that homosexuality should be generally accepted by society, while 43% disagreed. Older Muslims (55%) and those with the lowest incomes (56%) were more likely to disagree. The acceptance of homosexuality was higher among the Muslims born in Canada(52%), South Africa (42%) and Middle east(48%) than Muslims born in Pakistan (29%) and Africa (33%)<ref name="poll"/><ref>{{cite web |title=FOCUS CANADA: SURVEY OF MUSLIMS IN CANADA 2016|url=http://individual.utoronto.ca/cochrane/Muslims.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
===Opinion on Muslims===
According to the surveys conducted by the Angus Reid Institute (ARI), 24% of the Canadians had a favorable opinion of Islam in 2013 which increased to 34% in the 2016 survey and in Quebec, it increased from 16% in 2013 to 32% in 2016.
The [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] (45%) voters and [[New Democratic Party]] voters (42%) have more favourable opinion on Muslims, than compared to [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] voters (24%).
A majority (75%) of the Canadians strongly support Muslim women wearing Hijab in Public. However, the wearing of full face and body covering niqab and burka is strongly opposed. Only three-in-ten Canadians are supportive of it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://angusreid.org/religious-trends-2017/|title=Religious Trends: Led by Quebec, number of Canadians holding favourable views of various religions increases|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
==Footnote==
[[Category:Islam in Canada]]
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