Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City
building in Quebec, Canada
The Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City (French: Centre culturel Islamique de Québec, CCIQ; Arabic: المركز الثقافي الإسلامي بكبیك) is an organization dedicated to meeting the spiritual, social and economic needs of the Muslim community residing in Quebec City, Canada. Its main place of worship is the Great Mosque of Quebec City (French: La Grande Mosquée de Québec).
History
The Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City was founded in 1985 at Université Laval. Its stated mission is "to work proactively to help the Muslim community grow and flourish spiritually, socially, and economically as well as to provide services that properly consider the specific Muslim identity of its members and promote their integration into Quebec society."
Activities
The centre offers various services and activities:
Integration conferences.
Quranic school and Arabic classes.
Celebration of births and marriages.
Funeral services
Many fundraisings and donations are organized to help anyone in need and especially the Canadian society:
The fundraising on 12 of May 2017 to support the flood victims of Montreal.
Yearly blood donation organized by Héma-Québec.
The centre is also actively engaged in many humanitarian causes.
Each year, the centre opens its doors to everyone, people from different cultures and religions meet and talk to better know each other and to help promote integration.
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