See what our communities are building next.
Safinah Directory tracks Shia community centres, schools and housing projects that are coming soon or under construction, starting in Canada and the UK. Explore each project, see who it will serve, and tell the builders what your community needs.
Safinah means ship. We built this directory so that no community project sails alone:
every plan is visible, every voice can be heard, and every outcome is shared.
Built by community, for community.
Planning
Jaffari Village Residences
A campus beside the Jaffari Community Centre: 134 seniors life lease residences, townhouses, walking trails and a playing field open to all of Vaughan.
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Under construction
Al Mahdi Islamic Community Centre
A new multi-purpose centre in Pickering with a domed prayer hall, classrooms, a gymnasium and green rooftop courtyards.
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Under construction
Al Abbas Islamic Centre
A phased rebuild of the Balsall Heath centre that has served Birmingham’s Shia community since 1980.
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The communities behind the projects.
We are grateful to the organisations that open their doors, share their plans and invite their communities in.