Community
The Shia Muslim community (jamaat) manifests itself in two main forms in Canada. One is through the Twelver (Ithnaasheri) rite and the other is through the Ismaili (Sevener) rite. However, due to the lack of census questions that go into specific details in Canada, it remains unknown which community is larger between the two. However, both have established community centres encompassing spiritual congregational halls and attached leisure centres. The Shia Ithnaasheris have Masjids (Mosques) and the Shia Ismailis have Jamatkhanas in the country. The two most prominent Ismaili centre is the Ismaili Centre, Toronto (ICT) at the Charbagh Gardens and Ismaili Centre, Burnaby (ICV), while the most prominent Twelver Shi'ism, Ithna Ashari centre is the Jaffari Community Centre, Jaffari Community Centre (JCC) in Vaughan, Ontario.Population
The Shiite population in Canada is estimated to be approximately 300,000 people. The arrival of Shiite Muslims in this country is because of the migration of Shiites from countries such as Iran/Pakistan/Lebanon, and other countries that have settled there, and most of the mentioned population lives in cities such as Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.Adherents
Reza Hosseini Nassab is a Canadian Grand Ayatollah of the Twelver rite. Anisa Mehdi, a film director and journalist, who although a Shia, reports on her faith from a Pan-Islamic viewpoint.The Oxford Handbook of American Islam - Page 469, Jane I. Smith - 2014Some Notable Canadian Shia Muslims
* Amir Attaran - lawyer, immunologist and law professor * Maziar Bahari - journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist * Farid Haerinejad - documentary maker and blogger * Salma Lakhani - Lieutenant Governor of Alberta * Mobina Jaffer - lawyer, British Columbia senator * Rahim Jaffer - former Alberta Member of Parliament * Amir Khadir - National Assembly of Quebec, National Assembly member and former Québec Solidaire co-spokesperson * Hassan Khosrowshahi - founder of electronics retailer Future Shop * Rizwan Manji - television and film actor * Anisa Mehdi - Emmy Award-winning film director and journalist * Reza Hosseini Nassab - Grand Ayatollah * Naheed Nenshi - non-profit sector consultant, mayor of Calgary * Yasmin Ratansi - accountant, Member of Parliament (Canada), MP; first Muslim woman elected to the House of Commons of Canada * Omar Sachedina - television journalist and newsreader * Aliza Vellani - television actress (Little Mosque on the Prairie) * Ali Velshi - television journalist now working in the US * Alykhan Velshi - lawyer and former political advisor to Stephen Harper * Murad Velshi - former member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly, father of Ali Velshi * Rana Bokhari- Lawyer, Former Leader of Manitoba Liberal Party, Anti-Racism Activist.See also
*Ismaili Centre, Toronto *Jaffari Community Centre *Ismaili Centre, Burnaby *Ahlul Bayt Assembly of Canada *List of Canadian Shia Muslims *Shia Islam in El Salvador *Shia Islam in BotswanaReferences
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