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“It was a scene out there today.” – Labyrinth Walking – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto – Pedestrian Sunday July 30 2023

Muslimah walking my Re-Painted Square Labyrinth with her Little One on Augusta Avenue during Pedestrian Sunday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Katrine Bertrand (@katreezyb)

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“We have created you from male and female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know one other” (Qur’an 49:13) – Islamic Calligraffiti – Vancouver Mural Festival

Directions and process “I was commissioned by Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies to create this mural. At first, we were looking to create a design that would represent Muslims in Vancouver. It immediately felt like an overwhelming task, because one piece of work won’t do any justice to the complexity and uniqueness of these people. […]

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“Maze Runner 😂” – Eric Rhys Miller

“Trying to leave a Masjid while others are praying” Okay, I found that funny, as would any Muslim… Youll never know a real maze until you are trying to leave the mosque while some people are still praying #thestruggle — Amun Uppal (@amun824) August 3, 2013 Maze Runner 😂 #muslim #muslimmemes #maze #masjid #prayer -follow […]

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“Ada yang Putra Putrinya baru pertama kali belajar puasa? . . Ajak si kecil menyelesaikan labirin ini saat menjelang berbuka ya moms.. 😉”

It’s Ramadan and this caught my attention… This image visually weaves together two of my parallel projects, this, The City of Labyrinths Project and my 30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan project. Another stepping stone in my understanding of Labyrinths in Islam. Ada yang Putra Putrinya baru pertama kali belajar puasa? . . Ajak […]

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“Highlight was group of Muslim women who walked it & then hugged me & thanked me for sharing ‘my’ story” — Rev. Helen Kirk – Aylesbury, England

@minxsterev Helen that is marvellous ! — ruth watkins (@wuufw) March 31, 2015

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GTA Eid al Fitr — Masking Tape Labyrinth

Muslims in Toronto have been marking the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan with Eid al Fitr. I attended GTA Eid at Metro Toronto Convention Centre hosted by Muslim Association of Canada. After prayers, Muslim children, namely brothers Omar and Ammar and their big sister, helped create a Labyrinth using masking tape.

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Labyrinths in Islam – Hidden in Plain Sight . . . Five Times a Day

Bismillah Bismillah — In the Name of God Alone — is spoken aloud and whispered upon the lips millions of Muslims — and some Arabic speaking Christians — before they began any endeavour, simple and ordinary or complex and involved. I found myself catching the Fajr — Dawn — prayers at the Dawah Centre in […]

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