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Prepare for Ramadan
Prepare for Ramadan

Prepare for Ramadan

Date5/8/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Prepare for Ramadan: The Rakie family gathers to get ready for the holiest month of the Moslem year. From left are Ayisha; 16 months; Ali; 35; Nabeeleh; 7; Naimeh; 31; Fatimah; 3; Zubaideh; 8 and Ahmad; 5. Ali Rakie; who will fast from dawn until dusk each day; says that by not eating he is reminded of the sufferings of the poor.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013334F
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
5/28/1987
A man in traditional Muslim attire is flanked by his two children, also in traditional attire.
Muslim celebration. Haider Khan with his daughters Seema, 4, and Huma, 7, celebrate the end of Ramadan in Earl Bales Park, North York
8/1/1981
Ministry students: Two students at the Kisemanito spiritual centre in northern Alberta, Edward Moonias, an Ojibway Indian, and Jim Andrew, a Salish Indian, prepare for Mass
Ministry students: Two students at the Kisemanito spiritual centre in northern Alberta, Edward Moonias, an Ojibway Indian, and Jim Andrew, a Salish Indian, prepare for Mass
12/20/1984
New Mosque nears completion, Electrician Muzafar Choudhary prepares an electrical outlet for instatllation into the Bait-Ul-Islam Mosque, owned by the(...)
New Mosque nears completion, Electrician Muzafar Choudhary prepares an electrical outlet for instatllation into the Bait-Ul-Islam Mosque, owned by the(...)
8/17/1992
Metro's Jew Mark Yom Kippur, Four generations of one family read from prayer book at Jewish Home for the Aged as Metro's 110,000 Jews prepare to obser(...)
Metro's Jew Mark Yom Kippur, Four generations of one family read from prayer book at Jewish Home for the Aged as Metro's 110,000 Jews prepare to obser(...)
10/8/1970
Tracy Wise, 8, helps mother Lynda prepare special chocolate roll for Passover dessert
Tracy Wise, 8, helps mother Lynda prepare special chocolate roll for Passover dessert
3/22/1985
Sholom and Rifka Eisenstat prepare to celebrate the Sabbath with their children Yedida, 5 1/2, and Ayala, 2
Sholom and Rifka Eisenstat prepare to celebrate the Sabbath with their children Yedida, 5 1/2, and Ayala, 2
5/18/1989
Overhead view of large number of people bent over praying with a young girl standing and a path ...
Muslims kneeling to pray during a festival at the Canadian National Exhibition
7/13/1989
Baisakhi Day Community meal at Dixie Rd Sikh Temple
Baisakhi Day Community meal at Dixie Rd Sikh Temple
4/10/1996
Resham Singh
Resham Singh
2/25/1973
The Sikh religion was founded nearly 500 years ago and this is the altar in the Vancouver temple
The Sikh religion was founded nearly 500 years ago and this is the altar in the Vancouver temple
6/30/1945
Temple duty
Temple duty
4/21/1991