Mosque Entrance: Neighbours and Mosque

mosque entrance: The event was part of the Muslim Council of Greater Hamilton "Know Your Neighbours" open houses at three city mosques for Islamic Heritage Month, according to The Waterloo Record. Imam Ayman Al-Taher presented five of Ibrahim Jam-E neighbours with framed recognition certificates and thanked them "for saying 'this is wrong' and for acting upon it" when they saw the fire at the mosque entrance that night. The central Hamilton mosque held an open house on Saturday to welcome the community and to thank the fast-acting neighbours who put out the flames. Neighbour Lisa Bartlett said defending the mosque should be a normal act for anyone in such circumstances. "For us, it the right thing to do — to look out for your neighbours," she said. Steele, who has terminal cancer and walks with a cane, immediately called 911 and then followed the man who set the fire at a distance, unsure how far he could keep following him because of the limits imposed by his health, he said. Bartlett and her partner, Ernie Steele, were walking home near the mosque when they saw a man set its front entrance on fire. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.