Shaping an Architecture for the Muslim Community of Northern Ontario
Date Added
25/06/2022
Content Type
Dissertation
Category
Masters
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Subject Area
Mosques
Author
Muhammad Suleman Khan
Publisher Name
Muhammad Suleman Khan
Year of Publication
2020
Description
The role of a mosque in a minority
community, such as Northern Ontario, shifts from
its common role as solely a sacred place. There is
a consistent conflict that arises in western mosque
architecture: western mosques have become isolated
entities, located on the edges of cities and disconnected
from the communities that need them.01 In a minority
community the mosque must transcend the singular
program of prayer/religious practice and begin to serve
the secular along with the religious communities.02
This integration of community allows the mosque to
become a more integral part of the society as a whole.
Beyond the traditional roles they play in Muslim
majority communities, mosques become places for
both secular and non-secular programs through secular
spaces, such as, educational, cultural, art, and social
places.
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English
Mosque Identity Candian-Muslim Ornament Community Traditional/Contemporary
Muhammad Suleman Khan
Laurentian University
2020