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Muslim Community: Mosque and Quebec City

muslim community: Taxi drivers such as Karim, 53, who didn't want to use his last name, are thankful for the outpouring of warmth towards the Muslim community from people across the city since last weekend's shootings, according to CBC. How Quebec City is mending the emotional scars left after the mosque attack Quebec City mosque reopens 6 days after shooting But he and his colleagues at the airport taxi stand many of whom hail from French-speaking North Africa can't help but feel frustration at the society they feel hasn't fully accepted them, especially in the job market. Across the small, narrow trailer the television is broadcasting Thursday's funeral service in Montreal held for three of the six men murdered in a mosque across town. Karim, who came to Quebec from Morocco in 1991, completed a master's at Laval University in 1996 in management. I got two interviews.'' Earlier in the week, the vice-president of Quebec City's mosque, Mohamed Labidi, stood sobbing over the dried blood of his friend Azzeddine Soufiane, whom he said tried in vain to stop the shooter. I sent hundreds of resumes,'' he said, about his job search after graduating. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.