Khoja Shia Ithna Asheri: Difference between revisions

In early 1970s, some Khoja Ithna-Asheri Shia moved to the United States, after they were exiled from Uganda. Khojas live in several states of the United States and make different activities under the Organization of North American Shia Ithna-asheri Muslim Communities (NASIMCO). Ayatullah Sistani has given them the permission to spend a part of the Share of Imam (a) from Khums to build Islamic centers.  

The history of Khoja Ithna-Asheri Shia in Canada dates back to 1967 when a group of Khojas moved there from Tanzania and Kenya and settled in Toronto and Vancouver. In 1972, a group of Khoja Ithna-Asheri Shia immigrants moved there after they were exiled from Uganda. Khoja Ithna-Asheri Shia of Canada have several official communities in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Ontario. However, the Khojas of Calgary, Windsor, Ottawa, Hamilton, Brooks, Kitchener, etc. do not have official communities. All official and non-official Khoja communities of Canada altogether make a population of 4000 to 5000 people.