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Quebec City: Paul Chiasson and Evening Prayers

quebec city: Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Giuseppe Valiante The Canadian Press Sun., Feb. 5, 2017 QUEBEC During a break from picking up passengers outside Quebec City's airport, Karim removes a piece of cardboard hanging on the wall of the trailer and places it on the ground, he stands on it, and begins evening prayers, according to Toronto Star. 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. Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN PRESS On Friday, many gathered to remember three of the six victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting. 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. Article Continued Below Karim, who came to Quebec from Morocco in 1991, completed a master's at Laval University in 1996 in management. Read the latest news on the Quebec mosque 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.