Yellowknife's Muslim community has rallied to raise $10,000 for the funeral of SA国际影视传媒渂rother Ahmed,SA国际影视传媒� a longtime City Cab driver who died last week after being found unconscious inside his taxi.

Ahmed Mahamud Ali was pronounced dead in the early hours of Nov. 19, after being located in the backseat of his cab outside of Stanton Territorial Hospital.

Elias Schiller, 18, and James Schiller, 49, both face murder charges in connection with his death, which was quickly deemed suspicious by Yellowknife Mounties.

In the days following the death of Ali SA国际影视传媒� who has been described by friends and co-workers as a devote Muslim SA国际影视传媒� the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)-Canada Islamic Centre of Yellowknife (ICYK) launched a fundraising initiative to cover the cost of Ali's funeral.

Ali didn't have family in the city, and his brother chose to hold a funeral service in Edmonton on Friday.

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Following the news of Ali's death, Awan said the ICYK executive committee held a special meeting to flesh out fundraising plans.

Awan said ICYK members and families from Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and more all did their part when asked to help the cause. Some donated as much as $500, said Awan.

Donations are still open, and with members raising more than the target goal, Awan said extra funds will go towards the SA国际影视传媒渃onstruction of the new Islamic Centre project.SA国际影视传媒�

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