‘From the Masjid to City Hall’: Muslims from the US Are Coming to Canada to Teach Muslims in Canada How to Take Political Power

On October 10, 2026, the Hilton Toronto Markham will host a training session. The trainers are Muslim elected officials from the United States. The trainees are Muslims in Canada. The subject is how to capture political power for Islamic interests.

The session is called “From the Masjid to City Hall”. The convention is the 24th Annual UMAA Convention, organized by the Universal Muslim Association of America, a Shia Muslim NGO with consultative status at the United Nations. The theme: “The Next Chapter: From Identity to Impact.”