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Unity Mosque: Task Force and Majeed Kayhan

unity mosque: They were also active in the Church and Wellesley area, according to police at the time, according to Toronto Star. When news of their disappearance first emerged in 2012, El-Farouk Khaki, who founded the Unity Mosque, an LGBTQ prayer group, was very aware that the men weren't white. Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, Majeed Kayhan, 58, and Abdulbasir Faizi, 42, were all middle-aged, of similar skin colour and immigration status. Police have made great attempts at reconciliation with the community, he said. Project Houston was formed in November 2012, nearly five years before the disappearance of two other men prompted police to set up another task force. But, it falls short by not recognizing that the queer community is not monolithic . . . Relationships need to be nurtured across. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.