Islamic Centers

Islam has been present in North America for more than four centuries, beginning with enslaved West African Muslims. Some 3.45 million Muslims now live in the United States and 1.05 million in Canada, in communities formed by conversion and by immigration.

Mosque building in the twentieth century, when newly independent states raised great congregational mosques and migrant communities built for themselves. The result set traditional forms alongside reinforced concrete, new engineering and contemporary design.