2nd Session, 41st Parliament,
Volume 149, Issue 87
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker
Jamatkhana
Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I have risen in this chamber many times and talked about my journey to Canada. I have expressed my sincere gratitude to the Canadian people for welcoming my family, along with thousands of others Ugandan refugees who came to this country with nothing more than the clothes on our backs.
Although I have worked hard to integrate into Canadian society and was extremely grateful for the generosity shown to me by my neighbours, I missed home. I missed my friends, my house and my favourite foods. However, every time I felt homesick, I went to Jamatkhana.
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For an Ismaili Muslim, Jamatkhana is a place of worship and socializing. It is a place of contemplation and friendship. It is where we give thanks for everything we have and seek solace. It is where we cleanse our hearts and enlighten our souls.
No matter where I am in the world, no matter how far I am from my loved ones, I always feel right at home in any Jamatkhana around the world.
Click here to read more: http://mobinajaffer.ca – Senator Mobina Jaffer – New Jamatkhana in Toronto
About Senator Mobina Jaffer:
Senator Mobina Jaffer represents the province of British Columbia in the Senate of Canada, where she chairs the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights. Appointed to the Senate on June 13, 2001 by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, she is the first Muslim senator, the first African-born senator, and the first senator of South Asian descent. Senator Jaffer also sits as a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, and the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
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